Lisa Gersh Named CEO and President of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Lisa Gersh has been tapped as president and chief operating officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO), effective June 6. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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Meredith CEO Considers Splitting Broadcast, Publishing Units

Meredith Corp. has considered splitting its broadcast and publishing units, perhaps uniting one with a strategic partner, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Lacy said.The idea is one of several possibilities the company is considering after its plan to merge with Media General fell through, Mr.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookish jobs: how to kickstart a career in publishing – live chat

Join our live chat on Wednesday 3 February from 1–3pm to ask the experts how to get a career in publishingIf you’ve been hidden away with your nose in a book, you may not have heard that Penguin Random House is the latest global employer to announce it no longer requires new candidates to have a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardinge's 'Lie Tree' named Costa Book of the Year

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge, published by Macmillan Children's Books, has been crowned the winner of the £30,000 2015 Costa Book of the Year: the first children's book to claim the prize in more than a decade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing Fiction changes its name to Bonnier Zaffre

Bonnier Publishing Fiction is changing its name to Bonnier Zaffre, effective immediately. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Finalists Named for 2016 PW Bookstore of the Year

This year’s bookstore finalists represent a broad range of general independent bookstores, both big and small. The winner will be named in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gadsby Named to Head Academic Group at R&L

Rowman & Littlefield has appointed Oliver Gadsby to the newly created position of president of its academic and professional division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Thousands sign petition to name new element in Pratchett's honour

A petition has launched to name a newly-discovered element "octarine" - the colour of magic in the late Terry Pratchett's novel of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Kobo promotes Swinkels and Anderson to executive vice presidents

Kobo has created two new executive roles to focus on publisher relations and content sales worldwide. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gene Luen Yang Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Gene Luen Yang, Printz Award winner and two-time National Book Award finalist, has been named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The post Gene Luen Yang Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Publishers Association Names New Chief Exec

Stephen Lotinga will succeed Richard Mollet as chief executive of the U.K.-based advocacy group for publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Name that book: emoji special answers

Did you try our emoji book quiz? Take a look at the answers and let us know how many you got right. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the Man Who Wasn't Supposed to Win Became Argentina's President

The government's hand-picked candidate Daniel Scioli, the governor of Buenos Aires province, was so heavily favored to win by a wide margin that he didn't turn up for the first presidential debate. Mr. Scioli, who is also from a wealthy family and lost an arm in an accident years ago while... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller's Christmas Trading Survey now live

The Bookseller's annual Christmas Trading Survey for independent bookshops is now live. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Welsh Named Publisher at Ballantine, Bantam Dell

Kara Welsh, who was senior v-p and publisher of Penguin's Berkley Group, has been tapped to head Random House's Ballantine Bantam Dell. Welsh is replacing Libby McGuire, who will step down from the role at the end of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Trinity Names New Director

Thomas Payton will succeed Barbara Ras as director of Trinity University Press. He will start at TUP on January 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Ben Greenberg Named Exec Editor at Random House

Greenberg, who is currently executive editor at Grand Central Publishing, will join Random House on January 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Wiz Live!' eases on down road to strong ratings for NBC

"The Wiz Live!" got NBC pretty close to the Emerald City, at least ratings-wise. NBC's nearly three-hour telecast of the 1974 Broadway musical -- a soul-tinged retelling of "The Wizard of Oz" -- delivered 11.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. Queen Latifah starred in the title role,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google-backed Lost My Name has sold 1m children's books in two years

British startup has shipped to 160 countries, based on its mantra of being ‘a technology company that happens to make physical books’British startup Lost My Name has sold more than 1m of its personalised picture books for children since launching its first title two years ago.The company’s The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Girl on Train named WHS 'Book of the Year'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Doubleday) has been named as the WH Smith ‘Book of the Year’. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The creators of 'The Martian' and 'XKCD' will chat live on Facebook today

It's been a big year for Andy Weir, author of acclaimed sci-fi novel The Martian. His bestselling book -- originally published serially for free on his personal website -- was turned into a similarly excellent movie starring Matt Damon and Jessica Ch... Continue reading at Engadget

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