Levy Named to NBF's Board

Reynold Levy, former head of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, has been elected to the board of the National Book Foundation. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Triangle Award Finalists Named

The awards will be presented on April 24 at the the New School in New York City, in a ceremony free and open to the public. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DiPreta Named Publisher of Hachette Books

The Hachette Book Group has appointed Crown Archetype editor-in-chief Mauro DiPreta v-p and publisher of Hachette Books, a new division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smart Named MD of Ebury

Rebecca Smart, currently CEO Osprey Group, will be the new MD of Ebury Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finalists Named for PW Bookstore of the Year

Booksellers from the Midwest and the West Coast dominate this year's shortlist for the 22nd annual award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jack Higgins's name used by writer of 'erotic' ebooks

A Little Friendly Orgy and other porn stories have been sold as work by the author of The Eagle Has LandedReaders fancying a journey into the world of the bestselling thriller author Jack Higgins may be getting a different kind of thrill, courtesy of another writer selling erotic novels under... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK’s Fiction Uncovered Adds £80K Jerwood Name, Self-Pub

The UK Fiction Uncovered promotion has secured £80K for 2 years of £5k grants from the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and is now open to self-published authors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Sci Fi, Fantasy Imprint Gets Name, Logo

The newly dubbed Saga Press will be headed up by Justin Chanda as publisher, working with executive editor Joe Monti and editor Navah Wolfe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aspinall joins Foyles board

Foyles has appointed the current managing director of London’s Bond Street Development... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Names Exec Sales Team

Madeline McIntosh, U.S. president & COO of Penguin Random House, has named four executives to new cross-company sales leadership positions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail Online to switch to .com domain name

Publisher thought to have paid potentially as much as £1m-plus in bid to boost international traffic, particularly in the USMail Online is switching from a .co.uk to .com homepage address, following protracted negotiations with the US paper that owned the dailymail.com domain name.Owner Daily... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Names New Technology Chief

Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp continues to fill out his leadership ranks as he prepares to spin off the publishing company from Time Warner later this year into a public entity. Today, he named Colin Bodell as evp and chief technology officer, a newly created role at Time Inc. Bodell will be charged... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebyline Launches Pitch Board to Better Connect Seasoned Freelancers and Publishers

It can be hard out there for a freelancer. The avalanche of emails, stiff competition, low pay and ignored invoices all make it a real challenge. That’s why Ebyline, a conduit between digital publishers and writers, works to connect tho ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After massive layoffs, Martha Stewart names a new ad sales chief

After swinging the ax on about 75 employees Thursday — several of them top executives in the advertising group — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has promoted Amy Wilkins to head of advertising, sales and marketing, the company said Friday.Ms. Wilkins, the publisher of Martha Stewart Weddings,... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names turn out for Folio Prize Festival

The Folio Prize is to launch a two-day fiction festival in March just ahead of the announcement... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names back Authors for the Philippines campaign

Popular authors including George R R Martin, Neil Gaiman, Kate Atkinson and David Nicholls are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Francisco Named Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping

Hearst Magazines named Jane Francisco the editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping magazine, the company said Monday, succeeding longtime editor Rosemary Ellis. Ms. Francisco is editor-in-chief of Chatelaine, a women's lifestyle magazine based in Canada. She begins her new job Dec. 2.Ms. Ellis,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Final Doctor Who ebook author named

Author Neil Gaiman is revealed as the final short story author of the Doctor Who stories. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New name for Random House Mondadori

PRH's Spanish-language publishing division Random House Mondadori has been renamed Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'</em>s Comic Book Easter Eggs: Pyrokinesis and Code Names

Last night's episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Girl in the Flower Dress," didn't feature many overt comic book callbacks, but it did live firmly in the kind of post-Avengers, post-comic book universe that all the Marvel characters seem to occupy, regardless of medium. And the residents of that... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice named Ad Age's publishing company of the year

When Vice first appeared on Ad Age's Magazine A-List in 2010, it raised more than few eyebrows among industry stalwarts. For one thing, it was the first free-distribution magazine Ad Age had ever honored. And another thing—OK, the main thing—Vice is a cheerfully irreverent, quasi-rude... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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