Mahfouz collection on working class artists to Westbourne Press

Saqi imprint The Westbourne Press has bought world English rights to Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art and Making It Happen, edited by poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, recently made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Breakfast with Lucian: A Portrait of the Artist, by Geordie Greig – review

Frances Spalding on one of the most revealing accounts of Lucian Freud ever writtenGeordie Greig's book is an unapologetic mixture of intelligent perception and high gossip. It deepens the reader's understanding of Lucian Freud, as both man and artist, but it also connives with the kind of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shia LaBeouf admits Daniel Clowes' uncredited work was 'inspiration'

Actor Shia LaBeouf posted the short film he directed, "HowardCantour.com," online Monday. Hours after, comic book fans began noticing the work bore a resemblance to Daniel Clowes' "Justin M. Damiano."Actor Shia LaBeouf posted the short film he directed and screened at Cannes,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lindsay Lohan reportedly at work on a book about her life

Lindsay Lohan now has a literary agent, according to TMZ. And where a literary agent with celebrity clients goes, book deals tend to follow.Lindsay Lohan now has a literary agent, according to TMZ. And where a literary agent with celebrity clients goes, book deals tend to follow. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity University Press to Reissue Donald Culross Peattie Backlist

Trinity University Press to reissue forgotten mid-20th-century naturalist and author Donald Culross Peattie's backlist, including A Natural History of North American Trees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Impress versus Ipso - get ready for another press regulation battle

What should we make of Impress, the from-left-field intervention in the press regulation saga?My immediate thought on reading Jonathan Heawood's article on Monday was that it was some kind of front organisation for Hacked Off.This was swiftly and strenuously denied by Evan Harris, associate... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legend Press signs Bea Davenport

Legend Press has acquired a new crime novel by former BBC journalist Bea Davenport.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Harold Evans backs plan for new press regulator to rival Ipso

The Impress Project aims to attract newspapers and publishers that want a regulator 'independent of owners and politicians'The former editor of the Sunday Times, Sir Harold Evans, is backing an initiative to set up a press regulator to rival the body being launched by the publishers of the Sun,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why the Impress Project wants to talk about press regulation

The newspaper owners behind Ipso are ignoring the public, so we need to think about building a robust, independent regulatorWhen I was seven years old I launched my own newspaper. For several days I laid bare hypocrisy and corruption in our small Yorkshire village. Publication lapsed when the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press regulation: most national and regional newspapers sign up to Ipso

New industry-backed watchdog, successor to the Press Complaints Commission, could be up and running by 1 MayMore than 90% of national newspapers and most regional publishers have signed up to the industry's successor to the Press Complaints Commission, according to the new regulator's... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First: Authors share their experiences working as booksellers

The Indies First movement garnered more than 1,000 authors working at bookstores across the US and in Canada for Small Business Saturday, including James Patterson and Garth Stein. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andre Schiffrin dies at 78; book publisher founded New Press

André Schiffrin died in Paris on Sunday of pancreatic cancer. In Schiffrin's nearly three decades at Pantheon Books, he worked with writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Marguerite Duras and Gunter Grass.When André Schiffrin ¿ who died in Paris on Sunday of pancreatic cancer at age 78 ¿ was fired in 1990 as... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press in talks to sell off Irish newspapers

Johnston Press is trying to dispose of its Irish newspapers. According to the Sunday Times in Ireland, the company "is in advanced talks" to sell its 12 Irish titles to the British advertising executive Malcolm Denmark.The indebted publisher paid about £115m in 2005 to acquire the stable of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Works' Bennett criticises 'old-fashioned attitudes'

The Works’ buying director Andrea Bennett has criticised some publishers’ attitudes... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Review Press Hits Major Milestone

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touch Press leads winners at FutureBook Innovation Awards

Touch Press was a major winner at the FutureBook Innovation Awards, scooping a duo of prizes for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anjelica Huston details her childhood, working with father John Huston

Angelica Huston's memoir has received mainly positive reviews and is the first of a planned two-part work. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patience, Persistence Pay Off For Wisconsin Small Press

The Wisconsin Historical Society Press scored big this fall by signing on bestselling author Michael Perry, who wanted a collection of essays published with a quick turn-around. It's a story of patience, persistence -- and nimbleness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies and University Presses Try Balancing the Books

The partnership between independent bookstores and university presses has a long and mutually rewarding history that has balanced the differences between the trade and academic business models. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eyeing Indie Presses for The Next Great Thing

Last fall, Timothy O’Connell, an editor at Vintage, noticed a starred PW review of The Natural Order of Things by Kevin P. Keating. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Wonderland artist's books sold

A collection of first edition books illustrated by the Edwardian artist Arthur Rackham has sold for more than £40,000 at auction. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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