She published her first book in her 40s and became the biggest selling author of the past decade in any genre – The Gruffalo alone has sold 13m copies. How did this former busker make it so big?The room where the children’s author Julia Donaldson writes – the heart of her vast picture book empire – is down a winding staircase, in the cellar of her grand white house in Steyning, West Sussex. Her desk looks out on the street at knee height. “I’m thinking of writing a book about legs,” Donaldson said, as she showed me around the house this summer. Children from the nearby school often wave in at her as they pass. Donaldson is well known in Steyning, due to her frequent signings at the local bookshop. She and her husband, Malcolm, a retired paediatrician, recently bought the local post office to save it from closure. But elsewhere she can walk the pavement without being recognised. “I got a letter the other day for Jacqueline Wilson,” Donaldson told me. “It said: ‘You’re my favourite author!’”If you are not someone who spends much time with young children, you may only be dimly aware of Donaldson’s work – although you will probably be familiar with her most famous creation, the Gruffalo. If you have children, however, you will know her as a cultural juggernaut whose influence among children is perhaps only surpassed by the works of Disney and CBeebies. Donaldson, who is 72, has written more than 210 books: chiefly picture books, but also poetry, plays, a 60-part phonics... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-12-17 06:00:31 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the magazine publisher spun off of Time Warner Inc. last year, plunged in New York trading after its fourth-quarter results and 2015 forecast were worse than analysts expected. The shares... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tepid ad market is continuing to give cable networks fits as they work to sell the commercial time they didn't book in the upfront, when advertisers shop for the upcoming TV season. Sales executives have been looking for strong growth in the so-called scatter market after a sluggish upfront... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Machines are now selling some print ads at Time Inc.The nation's largest magazine publisher -- owner of People, Time, Sports Illustrated and InStyle -- is letting marketers buy print ads with the same automated technology used to buy digital ads. This type of deal, where a computer facilitates a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will publish three children’s classics by Charlotte’s Web author E B White as ebooks for the first time this March. Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, both written by White and illustrated by Garth Williams, will be published digitally along with The Trumpet of the Swan,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We Love Books! is an exhibit within the second edition of the inspiring Graphic Arts Festival taking place in Paris until March 4th. The post Paris Exhibit Praises the World of Book Covers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elena Lappin's Pushkin Press imprint ONE, which publishes one "exceptional" fiction or non-fiction title per season, has done its first world rights deal for a debut novel by 32-year-old American writer Ted McDermott Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. Chances are you do, too.I used to feel pretty good about the e-tailer. Now, increasingly, I feel a little dirty every time I patronize it.For one thing, its nearly yearlong price-setting war with Hachette -- which quietly wrapped up in December with Amazon more... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week on the Digiday Podcast we give the digital media world a reality check. The post Digiday Podcast Ep 2. Make or break time for VC-backed publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg Businessweek's latest cover offers a first for the magazine, according to Josh Tyrangiel, the magazine's editor in chief. This week's cover features @bw's first-ever shirtless male model! http://t.co/EOIqeFKvwB pic.twitter.com/QD2EiKXZFv Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A good book is all you ever used to need on the beach but data-use figures show we're still reaching for our cellphones even when we're on holiday. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Scholastic and Bloomsbury are re-releasing the series with full-color illustrations.Between author J.K. Rowling's fan hub experience Pottermore and a slew of fans bringing elements of Harry Potter's world to life (Marauder's Map, a seven-book saga in one), the boy who lived lives on,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, introduced a new website on Monday that collects articles about do-it-yourself projects and home decor from its magazines and several dozen partner websites, including Apartment Therapy.The new site, called "The Snug," is aimed at millennials... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through the award, five schools in Britain and Ireland will receive funds for their libraries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster announced the launch of its new video platform, SimonSays. Consumers can pay to watch video courses on health, finance, and self-help. The post Simon & Schuster Enters the World of Paid Online Video appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through the award, five schools in Britain and Ireland will receive funds for their libraries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the Kansas City Business Journal, 1987 is a significant year: It's when Publisher Joyce Hayhow joined the team. Hayhow has been publisher for 23 years, leading the newsgathering operation on a remarkable journey. Friday marks her last day, as she enters a new phase — retirement. RELATED:... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont has acquired Mel Foster and the Demon Butler, a middle grade adventure story set in Victorian London, by Julia Golding. Fiction publisher Stella Paskins acquired the world English rights from Caroline Walsh at David Higham Associates. The book, which is about an orphan who takes on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW interviews IDW/EuroComics editor Dean Mullaney and translator Simone Castaldi about 'Under the Sign of Capricorn,' the first of twelve projected reprint volumes of Hugo Pratt's beloved Corto Maltese series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's like the phrase "curl up with a good book" was invented for the month of December. Here's what we're reading by the fire. The post A Time-Traveling Graphic Novel and More Great Books We’re Reading This Month appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records 2015 (GWR) is the UK's official Christmas number one. In the seven days ending 20th December, the annual tome of record-breaking achievements from across the globe sold 58,477 copies, a volume rise of nearly 12% week to week. This is the first time in over a decade that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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