IGN appoints Reader's Digest's Shepperson

IGN Entertainment, the News Corporation-owned publisher of games website IGN and AskMen, has appointed Chris Shepperson to the newly created role of head of entertainment. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2011-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Little Scratch’ drops readers into the reality of a distressed mind

Rebecca Watson’s debut novel has a simple story line and an experimental approach. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-18 07:39:15 UTC ]
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‘Love After Love’ reminds readers why we go to books in search of answers to life’s great questions

Ingrid Persaud’s Trinidad-set debut is a memorable, moving account of wounded people who come together to create an alternative family. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers have many opinions on how to cull your book collection — and also why you never should

Commenters responded to a recent essay about giving away books with a mix of philosophical musings and practical advice. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Boldwood marks first birthday with new appointments and authors

Boldwood Books is marking its first birthday with three new authors and two extra team members, including the arrival of Emily Ruston as editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-28 19:18:14 UTC ]
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Carcanet appoints John McAuliffe associate publisher

Carcanet Press has appointed Irish poet John McAuliffe associate publisher, for a period of six months.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-28 13:40:05 UTC ]
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Author Christie Watson appointed UEA professor

Costa Award-winning author Christie Watson, who worked a registered nurse for 20 years before her writing career, has been appointed professor of medical and health humanities at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 23:05:45 UTC ]
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Think Young: Christian Fiction Imprints Reach for Under-40 Readers

Publishers, trade groups, and booksellers of inspirational fiction discover millennials 'are not unicorns.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Impact: Nielsen Book India on Readers in the Pandemic

Nielsen Book's extensive survey of India's consumer behavior in and after lockdowns reveals shifts in the time spent reading–and listening–for publishers. The post Coronavirus Impact: Nielsen Book India on Readers in the Pandemic appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-15 14:45:54 UTC ]
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Kobo's new entry-level e-reader is the $100 Nia

Rakuten’s Kobo readers are still hanging around to compete with Amazon’s Kindle lineup, and the company just unveiled a new model. The Kobo Nia is an entry-level reader with a six-inch, 1,024 x 758 Carta E Ink display (with Kobo’s ComfortLight front... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-07-15 10:05:12 UTC ]
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A.H. Kim’s ‘A Good Family’ is a domestic suspense that will keep readers guessing

Savvy readers know from the get-go that the title of Kim’s debut thriller must be ironic. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-15 05:17:42 UTC ]
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Wayne State U Press Appoints New Director

Wayne State University Press, which endured three weeks of internal chaos in February after three senior employees were fired but later reinstated, announced that Stephanie Williams has been appointed director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Katie Bond appointed publisher at Aurum

Katie Bond is departing her role as publisher at the National Trust to become publisher at The Quarto Group's Aurum imprint.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 20:04:25 UTC ]
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‘Black and Asian people not seen as readers’: Bernardine Evaristo condemns books industry

In foreword to report into diversity in publishing, Booker prize-winning author rails against ‘ridiculous’ beliefsBernardine Evaristo, the first black woman to win the Booker prize, has hit out at “ridiculous” and “misguided” beliefs in the publishing industry, where “black and Asian people are... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-23 11:06:09 UTC ]
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LMBPN Feeds “Whale Readers”

After just a few years in business, LMBPN Publishing has more than 700 titles in its backlist and has expanded into new genres, formats, and languages—and its aggressive publishing model is keeping e-book readers happy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Welbeck appoints Brown as VP of sales and marketing for US

Welbeck has appointed Kim Brown, formerly of Parragon Books, as vice president of sales and marketing for North America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 18:08:56 UTC ]
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Politico Takes Daily Newsletters Weekly for Some Readers

Subscribers to Politico’s newsletters will soon receive a weekly version rather than daily if they aren’t Politico Pro members. The publisher announced this Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-18 18:00:14 UTC ]
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‘The Silent Patient’ ends with a major twist. Should a savvy reader have seen it coming?

The thriller has been a best-seller mainstay with a movie adaptation in the works. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-16 15:46:12 UTC ]
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CUP's online coronavirus essays prove a hit with readers

Cambridge University Press has revealed that its collection of online essays about coronavirus, Cambridge Reflections: Covid-19, has attracted 44,000 visitors in the month since it launched. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 09:01:30 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Appoints First Woman of Color as Top Editor

Samira Nasr, a former Vanity Fair fashion director, is leaving Condé Nast to take a key job at Hearst Magazines. Continue reading at The New York Times

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‘No reader is too young to start’: anti-racist books for all children and teens

It’s never too early to learn that racism is wrong and we should be doing something about it. These books will help show our kids how, writes publisher and bookseller Aimée FeloneDo the work: Layla F Saad’s anti-racist reading list The weight of the world seems heavier than ever right now. The... Continue reading at The Guardian

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