Ken Norwick, First Amendment and IP Lawyer, Dies at 82

Ken Norwick, whose clients included a number of prominent authors as well as the Association of American Literary Agents, died on October 30. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Rep Legend Ted Heinecken Dies at 84

Ted Heinecken, who was regarded as a senior statesman of the publishing industry, with a career in publishing that spanned 58 years, 52 of them spent as a publisher's rep calling on stores in the Midwest, died in Chicago on Saturday. He was 84 years old. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Riger Dies at 57

Robert Paris Riger, the longtime publisher and author, died on January 26 of flu-related complications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Publishing’s Joy Chambers dies

Joy Chambers, one of Ebury's longest-serving members of staff, has died following a "long, brave" battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ursula K. Le Guin Dies at 88

The prolific and profoundly influential writer, who brought a literary and feminist touch to works of science fiction and fantasy for children and adults, died at her home in Portland, Ore., on January 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Clarke to headline IPG spring conference

Veteran politician Ken Clarke is to give the keynote speech at the Independent Publishers Guild's (IPG) Annual Spring Conference in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linda Kramer, Longtime Publisher, Dies at 81

Linda Kramer, the cofounder and former publisher of H.J. Kramer and longtime publishing industry mainstay, died at her home in Marin County, Calif., on December 24, 2017, after a brief illness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q&A: Publisher Defied Trump to ‘Defend the Principles of the First Amendment’

John Sargent, the chief executive of Macmillan, the parent company of Henry Holt, which has received orders for more than a million copies of “Fire and Fury.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump's lawyers try to stop release of explosive exposé on his presidency

Donald Trump's lawyers have moved to prevent publication of an explosive "insider's account" of his presidency, due to be published next week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime writer Sue Grafton dies

US mystery writer Sue Grafton, creator of the Alphabet series of novels featuring PI Kinsey Millhone, has died at the age of 77. She had been suffering from cancer. Pan Macmillan publisher Jeremy Trevathan told The Bookseller: "Sue Grafton was one of the bedrock authors of the Pan Macmillan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Firefighter killed in Thomas fire died from burns and smoke inhalation, autopsy shows

Cory Iverson, the firefighter who was killed while battling the Thomas fire, died of burns and smoke inhalation, the Ventura County Medical Examiner Office said Saturday. Iverson, 32, was assigned to the blaze as a part of a strike team from the California Department of Forestry and Fire... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USC halts three-game losing streak with victory over Santa Clara 82-59

A half-dozen NBA scouts sprawled in an anonymous row of seats behind one of the baskets at Galen Center. The serious-faced men balanced cellphones, bottles of water and notebooks covered with the pebbled texture of a basketball Thursday night. None of the announced crowd of 2,712 paid attention... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 Is The Year Autoplay Video With Sound Dies

Mark it on your calendar: Come early 2018, autoplay video with sound will be killed off by browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Although the news is likely to be celebrated by consumers, many publishers will mourn the ad format's death.Autoplay-with-sound's execution comes at the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Spring Press publisher Hastings dies aged 52

Robert Hastings, publisher at independent Black Spring Press, has died aged 52 following an illness. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Sensational' Doreen Montgomery dies aged 89

Doreen Montgomery, the “remarkable” chairman of the literary agency Rupert Crew Ltd, has died aged 89 following a seven-decade career in the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker's Amelia Edwards dies aged 77

The founding art director of Walker Books, Amelia Edwards, who helped create Five Minutes’ Peace and Owl Babies, has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not All Book Startups Have Died

The closure of Pronoun prompted some soul-searching about the entrepenurial culture in publishing, but there still are startups creating new ways to reach readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Parker B. Ladd, Retired Publishing Executive, Dies

The former executive at Charles Scribner's Sons, a director of the Association of American Publishers, and cofounder of Literacy Partners died on November 14. He was 89. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Roslyn Targ, Longtime Agent, Dies at 92

Roslyn Targ, a longtime Manhattan literary agent who worked with some of the biggest writers of her day and brought translated American works to Europe, died in her Greenwich Village apartment on October 29. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Juska, who wrote about late-in-life sex, dies at 84

Jane Juska, whose chronicle of searching for sex as a woman in her 60s became a best-selling memoir and later a stage show, has died. She was 84. Juska died Tuesday at a Chico care facility after a long illness, her son, Andy Juska, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday. She was a retired... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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