Kristi Charish: Strong Women and the Dead

“This is probably the biggest reading event I’ve ever attended,” says Kristi Charish, who’s coming from Canada to attend her first BookExpo. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio Top Women: Mariette DiChristina

Mariette is the executive force behind the transformation of the country's longest published magazine from an under-appreciated authority into a digital powerhouse across multiple platforms, serving all types of consumers. During this process, she revamped the editorial, increased online traffic... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio Top Women: Susan Fitzgerald

As part of Madavor Media's portfolio of properties, the company publishes Gluten-Free Living, an accompanying website, conference and daily deal site. It was Susan who identified that Madavor had been very successful in managing the Gluten-Free Living brand, which was positioned as the most... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio Top Women: Christine Gullfoyle

As the SVP/Group Publisher of Better Homes and Gardens, Chris Guilfoyle is responsible for-and excels at-growing advertising for Meredith's flagship brand. Guilfoyle is an expert at leveraging women's lifestyle across multiple categories, including retail, shelter, food and beauty. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio Top Women: Marin Bright

As CEO and founder of Bright Business Media LLC, and publisher of award-winning Smart Meetings, Marin has more than 22 years of experience in the travel meetings industries. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Michela O'Connor Abrams

Michela has worked with Dwell's founder Lara Deam to create a brand that extended beyond its foundation in print into a series of platforms built around community. This vision now extends across 11 platforms including the award-winning Dwell magazine, Dwell.com, Dwell Homes, Dwell on Design and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Honoring Women’s Books in Translation: It’s Time

Writing on the blog Love German Books, translator Katy Derbyshire makes the call for a prize honoring women authors in translation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Awesome Awful tops charts in strong week

David Walliams easily romped to the number one spot on the UK Official Top 50 in the strongest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Strong Summer for Kids' and YA Books in Bookstores

Movies, movies, and more movies were the key to book sales for teens and younger readers this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mens Health stays strong at top of paid-for mens magazine market

Hearst-Rodale titles print sales fall back below 200,000, but remains well ahead of closest rival, Condé Nasts GQ Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga Buzz is Strong at Comic-Con 2014

While there were fewer manga-related panels than ever on the programming schedule at Comic-con International, there was still lots to see on the floor and publishers reported strong sales at this year's show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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NZ Herald sorry for publishing photo of Jackass star instead of dead soldier

Newspaper took photo of the late Ryan Dunn from Facebook page of NZ-born Israeli killed in GazaA newspaper has apologised after mistakenly publishing a photograph of the late Jackass star Ryan Dunn to accompany a story about an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza.The error, on the front page of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lette: women 'written off' by Man Booker judges

Author Kathy Lette has accused the Man Booker judges of having "written off" women... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Store Employees Buy Women & Children First

Lynn Mooney and Sarah Hollenbeck, two Women & Children First employees, have purchased the 35-year-old Chicago feminist bookstore from its founders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA convention debates gender, sex, and strong heroines

Author Isobel Harrop has said that the Young Adult field is “one of the best places to be a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Tarted-Up Book Covers Belittle Women's Fiction

The publishing industry's packaging of women's literary fiction in stereotypically girly covers makes great books seem trashy.If you take a look at the cover of Alice Munro's latest Nobel Prize-winning short fiction collection, The View From Castle Rock, you probably wouldn't guess it includes... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: Steady and Strong for Religion Publishers

Religion publishers were busy during BookExpo America's three-day run in New York May 29-31. Their participation seems to have stabilized--there were no new dropouts, and some publishers have returned after taking breaks over costs vs. benefits, finding the show valuable after all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McBride wins Bailey's Women's Prize

Irish author Eimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (Galley Beggar/Faber &... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: Strong Traffic, Talk of Amazon-Hachette

Show-goers have been impressed with BookExpo America 2014 so far, saying it's one of the most exciting and energetic in recent years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Crowdwatch: Kirby On Stage; Super Strong Female; A Luminous Comic

Crowdwatch spotlights notable crowdfunded comics projects. This week, the life of Jack Kirby on stage, Strong Female Protagonist in Print, A disembodied Mexican leg, a luminous Italian comic, two anthologies, and the return of "Footprints." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's fiction is a sign of a sexist book industry

Joanne Harris says the book industry is sexist. Why else are there categories for 'women writers' and no equivalents for writers who happen to be men?This is the year of reading women, people, remember? We're all reading female writers and helping address the literary gender imbalance which is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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