Lizzie Damilola Blackburn | 'We’re all human and we all go through the same things'

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s irresistibly titled novel will be Viking‘s lead commercial fiction début for 2022 and Netflix has already snapped up TV rights. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-08 12:55:53 UTC ]
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The Human Apparatus

“Fat City” is old slang for prosperity and advantage—the good life. If you’re in Fat City, you’re in luck. But the phrase is wry irony as the title of a novel that has stunned and mesmerized successive generations of readers since its publication in 1969. This month New York Review Books brings... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 things to know about the Meredith-Media General deal

Media General and Meredith Corp. are combining to form the third biggest TV broadcaster. What you need to know: This is the latest in a TV consolidation wave as broadcasters seek a hedge against declining audiences and a shift to digital and try to capitalize on political ad spending. It looks... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Humans Made Chickens Look Ridiculous. Really Ridiculous

Out today is Poultry Suite, a stunning photo book that catalogs some seriously impressive chicken breeds. The post Humans Made Chickens Look Ridiculous. Really Ridiculous appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unionized Newsrooms Threaten the Very Thing That Helped Digital Media Grow

With unions cropping up in digital newsrooms across the media landscape, publishers have to be wondering if they should be worried. Could their staff be next?     For those who have grown their businesses on the back of a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A print magazine devoted to vlogging? It’s a generational thing

Those who are so quick to dismiss the launch of Oh My Vlog! and its coverage of the new breed of online superstars are missing the pointOn Wednesday afternoon, while Piers Morgan was penning his important and completely helpful musings on the concept of Nicki Minaj’s support from Black Twitter,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Mellon grant for Open Library of Humanities

Birkbeck, part of the University of London, has been awarded a grant of $741,000 (£476,372) to “cement and expand a new model for open-access publishing in the humanities disciplines”. The grant, from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, will go towards the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) platform... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free school visits ‘one of the worst things an author can do’

Following the debate over whether authors should be paid to appear at festivals, children’s writers have warned that fewer schools are now offering to pay for author visits. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Humans vs. Machines in This Week’s Webmonkey Podcast

On this week's episode, we talk about curation and algorithms in digital publishing. The post It’s Humans vs. Machines in This Week’s Webmonkey Podcast appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Gamification ‘Taps into What Makes Us Human’

A new ebook co-authored by Wharton professor Kevin Werbach offers ideas for using game elements to engage customers, employees and others. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton

[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Big Problem With Facebook as a Platform for News: It Deletes Things

As Facebook rolls out its “Instant Articles” initiative, in which news entities such as the New York Times and The Guardian are publishing directly to the social network, instead of just posting links to their own sites, media org ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Things Editors and Publishers Can Do to Survive Digital Disruption

About a year ago, I stopped referring to Bon Appétit as a magazine and started calling it a brand. Six months later I even dropped the air quotes. Not that it was easy. If you attended journalism school or worked for your college daily, you were reared on the separation of church and state.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3 Things You Need To Know About PwC’s Magazine Media Outlook

Digital growth coming, B2B magazines could strike it big in new markets. The post 3 Things You Need To Know About PwC’s Magazine Media Outlook appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Randall Munroe's upcoming book 'Thing Explainer' is already a bestseller

'Explainer,' the upcoming book by 'What If?' writer Munroe, is already near the top of bestseller lists despite not being published until November. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

Magazine media continues to do what we have done for hundreds of years. The post The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Big Things Marketers Need to Know From Facebook's Developer Conference

Facebook is revealing its latest technology to the world this week at its annual Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. And while the show is geared at developers, a good chunk of the news should apply to brands and publishers that regularly use the platform, particularly with mobile... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 Things B2B Publishers Should Worry About In 2015 (Part 2)

Getting control of distribution, leveraging your strengths and keeping your team on target. The post 6 Things B2B Publishers Should Worry About In 2015 (Part 2) appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 Things B2B Publishers Should Worry About In 2015

Securing recurring revenue, adjusting to a mobile audience and getting to know programatic. The post 6 Things B2B Publishers Should Worry About In 2015 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Premonition of the Digital Humanities, Fifty Years Ago?

In 1964, the great science fiction writer Stanisław Lem published his philosophical magnum opus Summa Technologiae. But it wasn’t translated into English (from Polish) until two years ago. Lem’s book is an exhilarating take on the future of humanity. It jumps from idea to idea throughout science... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 things we learned about native ads in 2014

Native advertising became a full-blown phenomenon in online publishing in 2014. Here's what we learned about it this year. The post 5 things we learned about native ads in 2014 appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Approved biography of Thin Lizzy's Lynott due Jan 2016

Constable is to publish the first biography of Thin Lizzy’s lead singer Phil Lynott written with the approval of his estate. Publishing director Andreas Campomar bought world rights to Cowboy Song from Matthew Hamilton at Aitken Alexander Associates. Lynott was the lead singer and principal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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