Legendary Cookbook Editor Maria Guarnaschelli Dies at 79

The editor behind the 1997 revision of 'The Joy of Cooking' and many other influential cookbooks, as well as works of nonfiction and literature, died on Saturday on Long Island. She was 79. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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James Silberman, Editor Who Nurtured Literary Careers, Dies at 93

At Random House and elsewhere, including his own Summit imprint, he worked with James Baldwin, Marilyn French, Hunter S. Thompson and many others. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-08-01 18:32:40 UTC ]
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Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor

On a bookshelf alongside the dining-room table, I maintain a narcissistic shrine consisting of first-edition copies of my eight books. Four of them were published by Alice Mayhew, the legendary editor at Simon & Schuster who died earlier this week at the well-disguised age of 87. And those... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-06 00:28:27 UTC ]
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Elisabeth Sifton, Editor and Tamer of Literary Lions, Dies at 80

She was also a publisher and an author whose memoir affirmed that her father, the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, had popularized the Serenity Prayer. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-13 22:52:39 UTC ]
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Susan Kamil, a Top Book Editor and Publisher, Dies at 69

Salman Rushdie, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lena Dunham, Elizabeth Strout, Gary Shteyngart and Prince were among the authors she nurtured. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-10 22:55:59 UTC ]
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Mitchel Levitas, Editor in Leading Posts at The Times, Dies at 89

A Polk Award winner, he edited the Op-Ed page, The Book Review, The Week in Review and also oversaw coverage of the New York area. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 21:24:11 UTC ]
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Stan Lee, legendary Marvel Comics architect, dies

Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Sire, Influential IVP Editor, Dies at 84

The late InterVarsity Press author and editor James Sire was lauded as a major force in Evangelical intellectualism and apologetics -- in his own works and those of the authors he brought forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Defining American Cuisine: PW Talks to the Editor of ‘America: The Great Cookbook'

Joe Yonan, the editor of 'America: The Great Cookbook,' discusses the challenges of representing the American food scene, in all of its complexity diversity, in a single volume. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Review of Books editor Robert B Silvers dies

The exacting editor of the high-brow magazine was a legend on the New York literary scene. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Silvers, 'NYRB' Co-Founder and Editor, Dies at 87

Robert B. Silvers, the co-founder of the New York Review of Books and its editor since 1963, died on the morning of March 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jimmy Breslin, legendary New York City columnist, dies at 88

Jimmy Breslin, the street-savvy, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist whose two-fisted prose championing the little guy and pillorying those who betrayed the public trust made him a New York City institution for more than 40 years, died Sunday. He was 88. Breslin, who also turned out a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barry Holmes, Cassell editor for Poems on the Underground, dies

Barry Holmes, former senior commissioning editor at Cassell, has died after a long illness.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former ABC managing director Brian Johns dies aged 79

Johns – also an adviser to Gough Whitlam and to Malcolm Fraser, political correspondent and head of Penguin books – remembered as a cultural leaderFormer ABC managing director Brian Johns has died of cancer aged 79.The outgoing managing director, Mark Scott, paid tribute to his predecessor,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Phyllis Tickle, Founding PW Religion Editor, Dies

Religion expert, author, and PW founding religion editor Phyllis Tickle has died at age 81, leaving a legacy that reaches far beyond books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Magazine editor John Mack Carter dies at 86

An editor whose long career in women's magazines included 20 years as editor-in-chief at Good Housekeeping has died. John Mack Carter was 86. A statement from Hearst Corp. said Mr. Carter died... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

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Karl Miller, founding editor of London Review of Books, dies at 83

Literary world praises Miller for his intelligence, wit and literary acumen, and lasting pride in his Scottish rootsKarl Miller, founding editor of the London Review of Books, critic and award-winning author, has died, aged 83.After stints as literary editor of both the Spectator and the New... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Kaplan, editor who commissioned Sex and the City, dies at 59

Former New York Observer editor was known as cultural arbiter and was credited with cultivating style of influential paperPeter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City" has died. He was 59.Kaplan died... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Former News Corp and Daily Mail editor Luke McIlveen appointed executive editor of Nine newspapers

McIlveen was previously editor-in-chief of news.com.au and founding editor of Daily Mail Australia. He takes on Tory Maguire’s former role at the Age and SMHFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer News... Continue reading at The Guardian

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PRH launches commissioning editor traineeship Next Editors

Penguin Random House (PRH) is launching a new positive action traineeship to offer talented people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds the opportunity to develop the skills and expertise required for a role as a commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 01:30:04 UTC ]
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Announcing a New Publishing Project and a Call for Co-Editors: Best Translations: An Annual Anthology, by The Editors of WLT

News and Events Photo by Wendy Call / www.wendycall.com Deadline for Applications: Thursday, January 7, 2021 Call for Applications: Two series co-editors, one with expertise in Asian literatures and one with expertise in Middle Eastern and/or... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-12-09 14:16:34 UTC ]
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