Jeffrey Fleishman is a career storyteller. In 1997, when he was a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Pulitzer Prize board chose him as a finalist in feature writing, citing a vivid account of the flight of a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns fleeing Chinese soldiers (Fleishman traveled... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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William Heinemann has acquired a non-fiction title about “desk killers” by Dan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new series is based on a comic book and graphic novel imprint of the same name.At E3 yesterday, Sony announced a new TV show produced exclusively for the PlayStation Network. The new animated show, Powers, is "based on the comic book and graphic novel series of the same name," said its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Now in my 80s, in my second or third childhood, I’ve come back to the noir influence,” says Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist, author, and award-winning screenwriter and playwright, about Kill My Mother, an original graphic novel (Norton/Liveright, Aug.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has moved into its new global headquarters at 195 Broadway in Manhattan's Financial District. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A small newspaper item about a murderous family in Florida sparked Tracy Letts’s distinguished playwriting career when he was only 26. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir by a man who claims his father was the Zodiac Killer, kept under lock and key by HarperCollins for months, rocketed up Amazon's bestseller chart on May 13, the book's publication date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweden is the guest of honor at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), running from April 30 to May 5 at the vast glass-and-steel Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After negotiations for a better lease fell through, Left Bank Books in St. Louis is closing its 5,500-square-foot downtown location as of May 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO's hit new show has catapulted a 100-year-old short-story collection onto the bestseller lists.A collection of strange art nouveau stories by American author Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow has gone virtually unread for most of the past century. The first half of the book is made up of... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe has acquired UK & Commonwealth rights in a trilogy by Swedish crime writer Christoffer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open sharing has been around forever, accelerating progress in diverse fields. Computing (e.g., Homebrew Computer Club), code (open source), and even academic publishing ("open access", which goes beyond peer review) are just a few that have multiplied their social impact thanks to this... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeffrey Shotts, executive editor at Graywolf Press, appears to have a golden touch when it comes to identifying talent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK author Lord Jeffrey Archer, still combative and unapologetic, believes bookstores are doomed, but is happy to continue cranking out bestsellers — as ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A couple months ago I began the tour for my book about President John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a lecture at Southern Methodist University in Dallas—a talk I was told would be attended by four members of the Oswald family. Also at the lecture were three men who knew a lot about Nov. 22,... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenovo is known for building notebooks with exquisite keyboards, but the company is also no stranger to the tablet game. It has also introduced pioneering convertibles, such as the Yoga 11s and the newer Flex 14. The Miix 10 should be the culmination of that experience, but this hybrid falls... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're not already in a state of advanced excitement over the Breaking Bad finale, Francesco Francavilla's episodic images will put you over the edge. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These days, wearable tech is a beast that cannot be stopped, even if we wanted to (we don't). We recently got wind of an application Motorola submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (initially filed in February of 2012 and published today) for an electronic device designed "to... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has named Jeffrey Bairstow as its new chief financial officer.The magazine publisher said Monday that Mr. Bairstow succeeds Howard Averill, who is transitioning into a new role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner. Mr. Bairstow is president of the... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeffrey Bezos buys the Washington Post for $250 million. The Amazon founder is known as a patient leader who is willing to absorb losses as he builds businesses.Amazon.com founder Jeffrey Bezos, who revolutionized the book business, is now aiming to do the same with one of the nation's most... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot's crime imprint Exhibit A has signed up two historical mystery books starring... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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