Johnston Press is trying to dispose of its Irish newspapers. According to the Sunday Times in Ireland, the company "is in advanced talks" to sell its 12 Irish titles to the British advertising executive Malcolm Denmark.The indebted publisher paid about £115m in 2005 to acquire the stable of regional and local papers that includes the Limerick Leader, Donegal Democrat and Kilkenny People.But the story suggests Johnston would be prepared to accept just £10m from Denmark, who has set up a new company, Iconic Newspapers, to effect the takeover.His main firm, Mediaforce, is an agency that places advertisements and inserts in newspapers and magazines in Ireland and Britain. That almost certainly means his deal would require approval from Ireland's competition watchdog.Denmark would have to convince the authority (and rival publishers) that there would not be a conflict of interest between the advertising and publishing divisions.Johnston has slimmed down its Irish business in recent years in the face of ever-declining profits. Last year it closed the Offaly Express in Tullamore, having previously sold off the Tallaght Echo. The sell-off should be seen in the context of the strategy being pursued by Johnston's chief executive, Ashley Highfield, who is trying to ease the burden of the company's £300m debt pile. However, it appears that Johnston's newspapers in Northern Ireland, such as the Derry Journal and the Ballymena Times, are not included in the sale talks with Denmark.... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Post Hill's new Wicked Son imprint focuses on Jewish voices and is headed by Adam Bellow and David S. Bernstein. It will feature history, philosophy and fiction by authors from the U.S., Israel, and Europe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors contributing to Elsevier's Cell Press portfolio of journals can make their research articles available for everyone to read immediately after publication from 1st January 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Production company Fane has announced it has sold more than 72,000 tickets, 54% of those including a book, for the online events season it launched in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This debut author has learned not to read the comments about his new book, “The Black Friend.” Some are supportive; others contain death threats. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Independent Denver bookstore BookBar has launched its new publishing division, BookBar Press, with the publication of an anthology of micro-plays written by area playwrights. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales like ‘The Travelling Cat Chronicles’ and ‘Tarka the Otter’ offer a unique perspective. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Breaking from the James Bond mold, he turned the spy novel into high art as he explored the moral compromises of agents on both sides of the Iron curtain. Continue reading at The New York Times
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THE BASIC POLITICAL BACKDROP of Alex Niven’s New Model Island is that Britain is potentially only halfway through a 20-year period of Conservative governance, and that the union may lose several members before power changes hands at Westminster. But the book, a peculiar volume of polemic and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
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Deal covers 600 songs including Blowin’ in the Wind and Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorUniversal Music has struck a deal to buy the rights to Bob Dylan’s entire catalogue of 600 songs, from Blowin’ in the Wind to Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, in the biggest music publishing deal in decades.Dylan, whose... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The University of Chicago Press will publish How to Make a Vaccine: An Essential Guide for Covid-19 and Beyond by John Rhodes, a UK-based international expert in immunology and vaccine discovery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 16:10:48 UTC ]
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The planned merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster may be global but it's bad for books both foreign and domestic. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The real-life inspiration for Steve McQueen’s “Red, White and Blue” documents his career in law enforcement in “Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The potential deal would be a breakthrough moment in the library e-book market as Amazon currently does not make its digital content available to libraries. It would also be a major coup for the Digital Public Library of America's upstart e-book platform and its SimplyE library reading app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In her day job, Megha Majumdar publishes other authors' books. And now, her debut novel, 'A Burning' (Knopf) is a finalist for the American Library Association's prestigious Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. PW caught up with Majumdar to talk about how she balances editing and writing,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Digital media businesses want to scale globally in competition with 'new breed' of digital media businesses Brainlabs, Croud, Jellyfish and S4. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2020-12-03 09:34:13 UTC ]
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Interviews Photo of Lilliam Rivera by Lilith Ferreira / Las Fotos Project Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning author of children’s books who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Rivera’s work has appeared in the New York Times,... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Interviews Photo of Lilliam Rivera by Lilith Ferreira / Las Fotos Project Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning author of children’s books who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Rivera’s work has appeared in the New York Times,... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding will publish her memoir with Ebury Press in spring 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-02 19:07:37 UTC ]
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On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-11-27 16:44:05 UTC ]
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Graham Norton, Dara McAnulty and Donal Ryan were among the winning authors at the virtual An Post Irish Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-25 22:26:23 UTC ]
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