Jessi Jezewska Stevens Goes to Some Galleries and Looks at Art

I read Jessi Jezewska Stevens’ debut novel The Exhibition of Persephone Q in a single sitting on the Sunday afternoon before the quarantine. I was magnetized not just by a great story, but one that felt uncannily timely. The novel is set in the days after 9/11, a period when America was suspended by a […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Tokyo Art Book Fair This Week: Works ‘Lovingly Crafted’

Art book lovers head for the Tokyo Art Book Fair, which has a new award program from Germany's Steidl Verlag, plus a Brazilian partnership. The post Tokyo Art Book Fair This Week: Works ‘Lovingly Crafted’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don't Call Riverhead Design Labs Just Another Art Department

Part traditional art department and part research and development group, Riverhead's design lab operates at the junction where art, books, and marketing meets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bulky, heavy, pricey - yet flourishing. Art catalogs keep print alive in the digital era

As far as art books go, “Matisse in the Barnes Foundation,” published last year by Thames & Hudson, is pretty exquisite: Three hardback volumes, totaling 894 pages, that tell the story of the works that are a bedrock of the Barnes Foundation collection in Philadelphia. The books come in a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The art of editing – books podcast

As the digital revolution sweeps through publishing, is editing in decline? We find out how the 21st-century editor works, with Diana Athill, Matt Weiland, Karolina Sutton and many moreThe upheavals of the information age have transformed traditional publishing, a revolution that has arrived... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Woman detained after reading Syria art book on flight

Publisher Saqi Books has said it is saddened after a British Muslim NHS worker was detained after reading one of their titles on Syrian culture onboard a flight. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A call to action: open up the arts

Student and intern Ella Whiddett argues that publishing internships need to be more accessible for young people that want to enter the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Art of Aardman to S&S UK

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish The Art of Aardman, a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the animation company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessie Burton turns her hand to children’s books

Jessie Burton is to pen her first children’s book following success with adults titles The Miniaturist and The Muse. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 90% off Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification - Deal Alert

Anyone can point and shoot a camera, but few have what it takes to go pro. For $19.99, you can pick up the Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification and learn the skills used by industry pros to take beautiful shots and kickstart your photo career.This 22-module photography... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gallery Books Unveils New Graphic Books Line

The Simon & Schuster imprint's new line will publish graphic novels and graphic nonfiction beginning in the spring. Gallery Books senior editors Ed Schlesinger and Adam Wilson will be acquiring and editing titles for the new line. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Gail Rebuck honoured with painting in National Portrait Gallery

The chair of Penguin Random House and Labour peer admitted she was ‘speechless’ when told the work would hang in the central London galleryA portrait of one of the most influential figures in British publishing, Gail Rebuck, chair and former chief executive of the Penguin Random House group and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Good and the Bad in the Art of Magazines

From cutlines to Q&A’s, most brands could learn from what works. The post The Good and the Bad in the Art of Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vaizey: 'Arts can bring the nation together'

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said “the arts can bring us together” as a nation following the “uncertainty and division” caused by the EU Referendum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure' by Bonnie MacBird

Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure' by Bonnie MacBird, featuring a vulnerable, fallible, more modern Holmes who must recover a kidnapped boy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman, Cassidy and Ardagh concern over arts GCSE take-up

Authors including Philip Pullman and Cathy Cassidy have responded to figures which suggest a “major” drop in the take-up of arts subjects at GCSE level, saying the discreditation of these subjects will do damage that will “last for generations”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts & Sciences, RSA and Blinkink Sign Director Duos

Creative duo CO.LAB have joined Arts & Sciences. Justin Tyler Close comes from a background of art photography. Jeremy Power Regimbal has experience in post-production and cinematography. The Canadian pair formed CO.LAB over a year ago, after their first initial meeting a decade ago. They... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hygge – the Danish art of living cosily – on its way to UK bookshops

A range of titles celebrating this hard-to-translate aspect of the country’s culture is being lined up to tap the appetite for all things NordicForget the bloody crime novels of Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbø and the bleak crime television of The Bridge and The Killing. The latest Scandinavian... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs science writer Steven Johnson

Pan Macmillan has signed science writer Steven Johnson to its non-fiction list, after acquiring Wonderland: How Play and Delight Made the Modern World, due to publish November 2016.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robin Stevens is stopping school events

Children's author Robin Stevens has announced that she is to stop visiting schools “for the forseeable future”, citing exhaustion and an overloaded work schedule. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Cultural Institute invents 'Art Camera' to easily capture gigapixel images of paintings

Digital media is arguably making its analog counterparts less important. For instance, an old vinyl album or rare CD can be streamed -- the physical version just takes up space and can be a burden. The same can be said for books -- having a house full of bound sheets of paper is sort of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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