John Kerry: Trump Has “the Maturity of an Eight-Year-Old Boy With the Insecurity of a Teenage Girl”

Former Secretary of State John Kerry was on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday and didn’t waste the opportunity to mock President Donald Trump’s frequent use of social media and his thin skin. The former senator from Massachusetts, who is promoting his new memoir, said Trump is the first president “who spends more time reading his Twitter ‘likes’ than his briefing books or the Constitution of the United States.” Kerry made the comments as he pushed back from an attack earlier in the week from Trump, who questioned on Twitter why the former secretary of state had met with Iranian officials. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-Trump aide Manigault Newman spills all for S&S

Simon & Schuster UK will publish former presidential aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s “jaw-dropping” exposé of the White House under Donald Trump, along with Gallery Books in the US. ​Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House is billed as a “stunning tell-all and takedown from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerry McCluggage Named CEO of IDW Media Holdings

IDW founder and longtime CEO Ted Adams is stepping down and will be replaced by Kerry McCluggage, a former TV executive and current member of the IDW board of directors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump is a 'Russian asset', claims new Transworld book

Transworld is publishing a book suggesting Donald Trump was "successfully targeted" by Russian operatives affiliated with the Russian Mafia over a number of decades in order to implant a Russian asset in the White House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get a sneak preview of John Chambers' upcoming book at Thursday's Pitch event

Former Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers has a book coming in September that he'll preview for attendees at Thursday night's Business Journal celebration of The Pitch. "I always thought a book about me would be something somebody would write after I was dead," Chambers said Monday morning.... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bath Children’s Literature Festival gears up for biggest year to date

David Walliams, Philip Pullman and Children’s Laureate Lauren Child are just some of the authors and illustrators lined up to take part in this year’s Bath Children’s Literature Festival, which is gearing up to be the event’s best year yet, according to artistic director John McLay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the age of Trump, ignore women's magazines at your own peril

No one can predict with certainty the direction of women's magazines, which have struggled to maintain print circulation as newsstand sales continue to fall. But if you're placing bets on a strategy that might help them flourish, look no further than Samantha Barry, the 36-year-old woman who is... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnny Depp surprises fans, and Zoe Kravitz calls for Trump's impeachment at 'Fantastic Beasts' Comic-Con panel

Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Hall H panel got off to a political start Saturday morning as the stars of the sequel to the “Harry Potter” spinoff “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” took the stage. Onscreen in the Harry Potter universe, wizards spin extraordinary spells with the wave... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherez scoops 2018 Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

Stav Sherez has scooped the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for The Intrusions (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute Wraps its 40th Year

The New York University Summer Publishing Institute marked its anniversary year with a number of special events this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friday Wake-Up Call: Trump's 2016 ad strategy reportedly impressed Facebook

Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: Chance the Rapper is also a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antonia Hodgson to leave Little, Brown after 23 years

Antonia Hodgson, editor-in-chief of Little, Brown, is to leave the company after 23 years to focus full-time on her career as a writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Staffers... and Their Books

Who’s in, out, and has a deal? We chart the rise and fall of Trump administration officials based on their books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. Reports 2017 As Record Year for Publishing

The U.K. publishing industry had a record-breaking year in 2017, with income up 5% to £5.7 billion, according to figures released by the Publishers Association in its annual Yearbook. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenage blogger Lucy Powrie strikes three-book deal with Hachette

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a three-book teen series from founder of #UKYAChat, blogger and YouTuber Lucy Powrie in a pre-emptive deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beanie Feldstein to star in How To Build a Girl film

Beanie Feldstein, Paddy Considine and Alfie Allen have joined the cast of the adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s semi-autobiographical novel How To Build A Girl. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John A. Stormer, popular right-wing author, dies at 90

John A. Stormer, a religious leader and right-wing activist whose self-published Cold War tract “None Dare Call it Treason” became a grassroots sensation in 1964 and a rallying point for the emerging conservative movement, has died at 90. Stormer died July 10 after an unspecified yearlong... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Honeyman heads the half-year pack as print market inches up once again

Solid but unspectacular growth in print value and volume has been posted through Nielsen BookScan in the first half of 2018, with range the key in the absence of a breakout trend. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH strikes two-year partnership with National Literacy Trust

Penguin Random House has embarked on a two-year partnership with the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Del Boy pens new book for Ebury

Ebury has struck a new deal with the "Only Fools and Horses" estate to publish a new book from Derek "Del Boy" Trotter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump's 'tweet highlights' to JMP ahead of presidential visit

Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to the UK, John Murray has revealed it is publishing a book of the US president's "tweet highlights". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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