Marisa Crane’s debut novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is set outside of our reality: in an America where a cruel form of public shaming has taken the place of prisons. In Exoskeletons we meet Kris, a new mother struggling to see a future for herself and her kid in the wake of her partner’s […] The post In “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,” a Cruel Form of Public Shaming Has Replaced Prisons appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2023-02-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed, Group Nine Media and Vice are teaming up to try to solve the nagging puzzle of measurement in digital media.The three digital publishers are working with Tubular Labs, a social analytics firm, to create new standards for measuring digital media on Facebook, YouTube and other sites.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily Barrett, commissioning editor at Seven Dials and Orion Spring, has acquired world rights including dramatisation rights to a book about life inside a women’s prison by a former prison art teacher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amanda Ridout, former managing director of Head of Zeus and a prominent figure in the U.K. publishing world, has launched a new publishing house, Boldwood Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV coverage of literary fiction has dwindled, but Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers are exceptions. “Who would have guessed that a 700-page novel would be on national TV?” one publishing executive said. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has won a six-way auction to publish former probation officer Eleanor Fellowes’ investigation into the UK’s prison system. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The literary magazine, founded in 2006 by former 'Paris Review' editor Brigid Hughes, is launching a book publishing imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“It’s where the audiences are, and it’s where our growth is,” Samantha Barry, who became Glamour’s editor in chief in January, said of ending print publication in favor of increasing the magazine’s efforts online. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seventeen magazine says they will only print special issues next year, timed around news events and "key moments" for readers as Hearst prioritizes growing its brands digitally. "Seventeen is leading an authentic conversation with a growing audience, from social issues to important life advice,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After former AWP conference director Christian Teresi wrote an essay that leveled a host of charges against the organization, the AWP board fired back, claiming the organization is in much better shape than it was six months ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail Honeyman’s bestselling debut Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (HarperCollins) has scooped the Books Are My Bag Readers' Choice Award, while Philip Pullman and The Secret Barrister also scored prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_80196" align="alignright" width="150"] Matt Bean[/caption] [caption id="attachment_139943" align="alignright" width="150"] Irene Edwards[/caption] Sunset editor-in-chief Irene Edwards is out and former EIC of Men’s Health and Entertainment Weekly, Matt Bean, is taking... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the future for the Association for Christian Retail remains unclear, a new Christian trade association has been formed as part of an "ongoing effort to support independent Christian retailers and the industry as a whole." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a LibScan chart dominated by crime fiction series and Jeff Kinney, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher remains UK library-goers’ detective of choice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A report conducted by consultancy Frontier Economics has found a "strong" economic case for taking VAT off digital publications in the UK, as permitted under newly agreed European Union rules. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After leaving traditional publishing, in which he served in executive roles with Nelson Books and at Simon & Schuster’s Howard Books division, Jonathan Merkh has joined the ranks of hybrid publishers with his new company, Forefront Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired world Spanish rights to seven books by Swedish international bestselling author Fredrik Backman, and has also formed an International Spanish Acquisitions Board, which will work to expand the reach of HC’s Spanish-language titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is having a structural revamp over the next two years with a new home for the rights and licenses business and a new space for consumers with new enticements for the general public. In 2019 the literary agents and scouts centre moving to the “Festhalle”, near the City... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannibal Boxing, a Boston-based, boxing-focused media company founded by book business veteran Kyle Sarofeen and partner Andy Komack, will launch a boxing book imprint this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) has formed a Rainbow Chapter for members who identify as LGBTQ+ or who are writing novels featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nigel Pickard’s TV career spans more than 30 years of creating shows for children, including stints as controller of BBC Children’s, for which he oversaw two new channels, CBeebies and CBBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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