Mark Nepo: Doing Soul Work

It doesn’t hurt to be endorsed by Oprah: After she smiled on him, inspirational philosopher and poet Mark Nepo’s 2000 book hit #1 on the 'Times' list. Nepo talked with PW about his newest, 'The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be,' before joining Oprah’s The Life You Want tour on Sept. 5. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Big Publishers Work On Getting Their Houses in Order

Publishers continued to look for more efficiency through restructurings in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three new Mark Billingham novels to Sphere

Sphere has acquired three new novels from Mark Billingham for Little, Brown, the first of which will be a new Tom Thorne novel and the crime writer's 20th novel to date, publishing in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook defends Mark Zuckerberg's exposed emails

The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld to mark Wood's 25th anniversary with library giveaway

Transworld is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of Val Wood's first novel, The Hungry Tide (Penguin Random House), by giving out 10 sets of all the author’s books to Hull libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do you work for Facebook? What is the mood like?

We would like to hear from Facebook workers following allegations published last week in the New York TimesMark Zuckerberg has defended his leadership of Facebook, claiming ignorance of the company’s relationship with a PR firm that linked its critics with George Soros. Related: Facebook... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stan Lee was working on final superhero Dirt Man with daughter, she says

The comic book creator's daughter says a new character, Dirt Man, was in the works before his death. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Horrid Henry book to mark series' 25th anniversary in 2019

Francesca Simon is publishing a new Horrid Henry book in 2019 with Hachette Children's Group as part of the series' 25th birthday celebrations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September acquires John Howkins' take on the future of work

September Publishing has bought John Howkins’ Invisible - The Future of Work, about the increasing importance of the often invisible creative process in the work place. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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League of laureates join forces to mark two decades of role

A tour of former Children’s Laureates and a celebratory anthology are just some of the plans being put together to mark next year’s 20th anniversary of the Waterstones Children’s Laureate role. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universal Credit threatens to drive working-class writers from profession, warns SoA

The Society of Authors has warned MPs that Universal Credit could silence working-class writers, impeding diversity in publishing and making it harder to attract different types of reader. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universal credit could silence working-class writers, MPs told

All-party inquiry into authors’ incomes hears new benefit’s rules could mean only the wealthy will write. Meanwhile booksellers welcomed budget business-rate changesMPs have been warned that the rollout of universal credit championed in Monday’s budget will further undermine professional... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knights Of marks first birthday with pop-up bookshop

Inclusive publisher Knights Of is marking its first birthday by opening a pop-up bookshop inside Brixton Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘There’s nothing easy about social’: Weed publishers try to work around digital hurdles

Facebook lifted a ban on cannabis companies surfacing in search results, but weed publishers still struggle to gain awareness on the network. The post ‘There’s nothing easy about social’: Weed publishers try to work around digital hurdles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton Marks 150 Years in Book Publishing

At 150 and now owned by Hachette, the UK's Hodder & Stoughton has a huge list of hits to its name and was ahead of the Penguin paperback revolution with pocket-size hardcovers in the 1920s. The post Hodder & Stoughton Marks 150 Years in Book Publishing appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Tattooist of Auschwitz' makes its mark on charts top spot

Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Zaffre) has swiped the UK Official Top 50 number one spot from Zoe Sugg’s Cordially Invited (Hodder & Stoughton), selling 25,567 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pallante makes her mark at AAP a.g.m as travel ban hits Iranian publisher

Association of American Publishers c.e.o. Maria Pallante has overseen a more robust and outspoken trade body, one which made a pointed award at its recent a.g.m.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read Mark Judge’s “Wasted” gen X book, courtesy of the Internet Archive

A hard-to-find book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge has appeared online. Copies of Mark Judge’s out-of-print memoir, Wasted: Tales of a Gen-X Drunk, are listed on Amazon for $150 and more, but the book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend is now available on the Internet... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEIBA Show Marked by High Energy

Higher sales, strong fall lists, and the addition of many first-time bookselling attendees combined to make this year's NEIBA trade show particularly strong. These turbulent political times also set the tone for many of the conversations and educational sessions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Mark Haddon novel set for May 2019

Vintage imprint Chatto & Windus will next year publish Mark Haddon's first novel in seven years - The Porpoise, an "ambitious and dazzling" novel based on the epic tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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