‘We weren’t part of the fashion world. An intern turned up in a purple velvet Jean Paul Gaultier suit and was so disappointed he left after a week’I’d been editor of the NME for five years, but I was scarred by the experience of being the fulcrum between a maverick staff and a corporate structure. I began to think about a new idea – rock and pop music, with an underlying fashion element. Something that could sit in WH Smith as well as the ICA bookshop. Publisher Emap said to come back in six months, because they were launching a football weekly instead. I was peeved that the money they were making from one of my other ideas – Smash Hits – wasn’t being used for this. So I thought: could I possibly publish it myself? I had £3,500 of savings, and bought the paper: seven and a half tons of it from Finland. I remember thinking: will they just dump it at Harwich docks and I’ve got to get a van to go collect it? What have I done?Kate Moss did her first ever cover with us – the face of the Face. She personified modernity and youthWe had disasters and near misses every issue. You had to be obsessed to make it work Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Dominican American woman’s conundrums echo our national conversation about migrant communities. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-08 14:57:00 UTC ]
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“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-07 09:00:07 UTC ]
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Indie publishers face an “existential crisis” during the pandemic lockdown but remain hopeful they can make it to the other side. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 06:36:44 UTC ]
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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s new book combines memoir and reporting to tell the stories behind the headlines. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-03-24 09:00:12 UTC ]
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A reader explains why working in the publishing industry made him appreciate the value of a book more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-17 10:35:25 UTC ]
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Custom Publishing's Helen Rochester is joining HarperNonFiction as editorial director for Thorsons. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 01:31:49 UTC ]
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GOP officials squashed efforts to expand the vote and combat gerrymandering, David Daley writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-13 13:52:27 UTC ]
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The Little Tiger Group is bringing all of its imprints—Little Tiger, Caterpillar, Stripes and 360 Degrees—under the Little Tiger brand, with Thomas Truong promoted to the role of group publishing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 00:36:47 UTC ]
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A trans author reflects on the fraught history of trans women’s memoir covers, and why she didn’t want her likeness on her own. Continue reading at Guernica
[ Guernica | 2020-03-10 12:00:35 UTC ]
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Kate Evans is to move to a new role at PFD, joining the books department full time as an agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 01:31:13 UTC ]
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Helen Fremont’s parents were Holocaust survivors. Her new book “The Escape Artist” explores what happened when she shared that in a book. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-20 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward J. Larson on the collaboration between two men with very different personalities. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-13 23:57:03 UTC ]
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‘Do You Compute?’ investigates how technology went from being written off as science fiction to something we engage with every day. In the years following the end of World War II, computers were just starting to make their way into the public consciousness. The intimidatingly technical devices... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-01-27 09:00:47 UTC ]
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The folks behind Belletrist—which is so much more than a beloved Bookstagram account—are debuting a short video documentary series, Studio Sessions, in which they take a behind-the-scenes look at the artistic process of graphic novelists, illustrators, and designers. (Check out episode one, with... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 20:40:57 UTC ]
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Ten libraries could be closed across Hampshire with others having their opening hours reduced after the local authority announced plans to slash £1.76m from the service’s budget. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 01:00:51 UTC ]
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While 2019 winds down, many of us are reflecting on the year that was. We talk about our favorite movies, TV shows, records, etc. But here at Folio:, one of our favorite things to look back at are the year's best magazine covers. As an annual tradition, we reach out to some of the top designers... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-19 19:17:56 UTC ]
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A Galley Beggar Press fundraiser has raised £20,000 within an hour of launching, as the indie faces a £40,000 "black hole" from The Book People’s administration status. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 20:00:20 UTC ]
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One article shifted the culture. Ronald K.L. Collins wonders whether it could happen today. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-13 07:10:24 UTC ]
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A few years ago I started making predictions about the upcoming year. Admittedly, they haven’t exactly been bold, but have really been more of a heads up on what trends to look out for and what sort of coverage you can expect from us as a reader. Last December, I followed up on my predictions... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-12 16:41:44 UTC ]
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In 1977––just three years after the publication of Tom Wolfe’s The New Journalism, a landmark, incendiary anthology that declared journalists using fictional technique had erased the novel as literature’s dominant form—I was fresh out of college and had just landed my first job as a journalist.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-06 09:48:12 UTC ]
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