Hodder pre-empts 'moving' family memoir The Lost Café Schindler

Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted a "unique" and "meticulously researched" family memoir, The Lost Café Schindler by Meriel Schindler, centred on a family business and spanning two centuries and two world wars. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 04:29:57 UTC ]
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Juncker Commission moves copyright enforcement

Responsibility for Europe's copyright enforcement has been moved in Jean-Claude Juncker's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Don’t Publishers Fact Check Memoirs More Closely?

Writing for The Atlantic, Kate Newman wonders why memoirs aren't fact-checked more closely and questions whether a lack of resources is really to blame. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the move 9.4.14

NewBay Media has named John Laposky editor-in-chief of TWICE. Laposky had served as the magazine's managing editor since 1995. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fleetwood autobiography to Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton will publish the autobiography of singer Mick Fleetwood this autumn. Non-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nguyen says Amazon 'moving away from books'

Kevin Nguyen, a former Amazon.com books editor who has just joined US ebook subscription service... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Porcellino’s Pre-Existing Condition

In his longest, most revealing work, King Cat Comix's John Porcellino looks at an unknown but life threatening illness and its effect on his world, a story it took him 17 years to tell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoirs dominate Samuel Johnson longlist

Memoirs dominate the longlist of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, with the personal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lost chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory published

Chapter with more characters and Quentin Blake illustration deemed 'too wild' for British children appears for first timeA lost chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, deemed too wild, subversive and insufficiently moral for the tender minds of British children almost 50 years ago, has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check it Out with Michael Kelley: ALA Moves on Legislative Goals

Much of the media coverage of libraries in 2014 to date has centered on the modest progress made on the ebook issue. But 2014 has been a year of significant progress for libraries in the public policy sphere, with a number of library initiatives advancing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America's Test Kitchen Unveils New 'New Family Cookbook'

The Brookline Village, Mass.-based press has completely revised its first ring-bound cookbook, even removing the rings. It now weighs in at 7.5 pounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the Move | 8.28.14

Nathan Lump has rejoined Travel + Leisure as editor. He previously worked for the magazine from 2000 to 2006. He most recently worked as director of branded content at Condé Nast. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting 'Lost' with Newcomer Adi Alsaid

Adi Alsaid has lived something of a nomadic life…which may be one of the reasons he was inspired to write about a road trip in his debut novel, 'Let’s Get Lost.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CONTEST: 'Let's Get Lost' With Adi Alsaid

Are you out there getting lost on your own? With friends? If so, we’d love to hear—and see—your travels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook moves to rid its feed of click bait

Facebook will reduce “click-bait” posts of outside links that try to lure users with eye-catching headlines.Headlines such as “You’ll never believe why ...” or “This is the craziest thing ever,” are common on the Internet. Publishers, including marketers, post the links on social sites like... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British readers lost in translations as foreign literature sales boom

Popular Scandinavian authors including Jo Nesbø and Stieg Larsson drive growing domestic demand for translated booksBritish readers are devouring foreign fiction in record numbers amid a mini-boom in translated novels, inspired by the success of Scandinavian authors such as Jo Nesbø.Among a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vanity Fair Publisher Moves to Condé Nast Media Group President

The seemingly endless summer of Condé Nast corporate and executive activity continued on Aug. 21 with the announcement by four-year president Bob Sauerberg that Edward Menicheschi (pictured) was ending eight years as Vanity Fair VP and publisher to become president and chief marketing officer of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gritty memoir from the author of 'Little House on the Prairie' to hit shelves this fall

Some of the material from Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography, 'Pioneer Girl,' was used as a basis for the famed children's book series, but many of the more intense scenes were considered inappropriate for children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iowa Bookseller Pumps Up Sales for Author's Memoir

About 25% of the sales of a Holt memoir by a debut author have been in Iowa's bookstores, due to the heroic efforts of a Decorah bookseller Kate Rattenborg. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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