Journalist Alex Mar: 'A Reader’s Guide' to Witchcraft and the Occult in America

After spending five years researching the occult in America, Alex Mar draws parallels between witchcraft and her childhood Catholicism. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Google donates $213m to help European journalists adapt to digital landscape

Google says it will give European publishers €150 million (NZ$213.6 million) to help them adapt to the challenge of selling news online. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Courtney Love sued by journalist

Courtney Love is sued by a music journalist who worked on her yet to be published memoir. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Become a Better Reader in 10 Steps

Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness Project," on how to become a better reader. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anderson and Nadel pen self-help guide for women

Actress Gillian Anderson and journalist Jennifer Nadel are writing a “revolutionary self-help guide for women”. WE is described as an “urgent and timely book for women, which offers a dramatically new path to fulfilment”. HarperNonFiction publisher Natalie Jerome and editorial director Carolyn... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Young Readers Partners with Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution and Penguin Young Readers are collaborating on a new series of narrative non-fiction books riffing on the Smithsonian experience The post Penguin Young Readers Partners with Smithsonian Institution appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech journalists may have been wrong about Meerkat but they're right to get excited about new apps

The danger of a herd mentality in tech hack circles is real, including missing out on mainstream products, but a nose for interesting news goes beyond analyticsTechnology journalism – and US technology journalism in particular – is getting a roasting every bit as stinging as Justin Bieber’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Authors Force Clean Reader App to Stop Some Book Sales

Creators of the Clean Reader app will no longer sell books after receiving complaints from authors that their works were being altered without permission. The post UK Authors Force Clean Reader App to Stop Some Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dear Reader: Librarians Should Never Forget You

Imagine for a moment that libraries were for-profit enterprises. The good news: you know your core customer: readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keys to Writing Books for Very Young Readers

The cherished French children’s book author and editor of hundreds of books Grégoire Solotareff offers his tips for creating books fore very young readers. The post Keys to Writing Books for Very Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com

Full business model in place after 3 months in public beta. The post TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on the Sun journalists’ acquittal: the right verdict | Editorial

The readiness of juries to defend public interest journalism is good news. But the press should be more transparent about payments to sources for storiesThe case of the Sun journalists charged with paying public officials for information has been a troubling one in many respects. It is, we... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH’s Brightly to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Readers

Brightly is a new online resource from Penguin Random House to help parents find books that will encourage their children to become lifelong readers. The post PRH’s Brightly to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic’s Emily Morrow on Community Building for YA Readers

Emily Morrow discusses how Scholastic's This is Teen online community has helped the company connect with a passionate community of YA readers online. The post Scholastic’s Emily Morrow on Community Building for YA Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politico to launch in Europe in April with more than 40 journalists

Joint venture between US site and Axel Springer will also publish 30,000-copy print edition in Brussels, London, Paris and BerlinThe European arm of Politico will go live online on 21 April with more than 40 journalists spread across the continent as the US media outlet aims to fulfil its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total BooX: Ebooks for the Way the 21st-Century Reader Reads

When it comes to catering to Millennials, Total BooX believes that eliminating the the friction in the traditional ebook purchasing process is key. The post Total BooX: Ebooks for the Way the 21st-Century Reader Reads appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reader's Digest Condensed Book Series to Get Wider Distribution

The Reader’s Guild has signed a long-term licensing agreement to market and publish Reader’s Digest's Condensed Book series as Reader’s Digest Classic Editions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S buys Alex Ferguson on leadership

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a book on leadership by Sir Alex Ferguson, described as a “refreshing, inspiring and straight-talking business book – packed full of leadership lessons that can be applied far beyond the football pitch”. Leading, which will be co-written with investor and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press chief: we will end up with fewer full-time journalists

Ashley Highfield says the ‘economics’ of digital news require the publisher to rely more on a ‘fluid’ selection of contributorsJohnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has warned that the number of full-time journalists working across the group’s local titles will fall from its current... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CUP to reissue venerable grammar guide

Cambridge University Press (CUP) is issuing the fourth edition of the multimillion-selling Essential Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy to mark the book’s 25th anniversary (April, £20). First published in 1990, the book is the elementary companion to Murphy’s intermediate guide, English Grammar... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs Alex Salmond on referendum

William Collins has signed an inside take on the Scottish independence referendum by former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Yes campaign, Alex Salmond. David Roth-Ey, executive publisher of Fourth Estate and William Collins, signed world English language rights to The Dream Shall... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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