After the BBCs commissioning of Walter, a police comedy drama submitted by ITVs Kevin Lygo under the pseudonym Ruby Solomon, some commissioners are said to be wearily preparing to find out all the names of their rivals kids, so theyre ready in future for scripts by good but unknown writers for his reverse JK Rowling stunt, the tyro playwright chose the middle names of his actor daughter Madison Ruby Solomon Lygo, who has been cast in Walter (the pilot airs on Friday). For Lygo, theres now the task of creating a social media identity for Ruby, and potential dilemmas over costume if she has to appear in public: taking part in a recent book festival as her alter ego Robert Galbraith, Rowling wore a suit.Gardeners Question Time was attacked last week for being layered with racial meanings and linked to the rise of nationalist and fascist parties in Europe on a programme on, er ... Radio 4. Wednesdays edition of Thinking Allowed, with a theme of race and consumption, ended with the bombshell of an academic guest singling out the cosy gardening show as exemplifying the crisis of white identity in multicultural Britain and the desire to defend a fantasy of the national space; GQTs emphasis on the quality of soil, and continual contrasting of native and non-native species, were seen as especially sinister. Presenter Laurie Taylor might have been expected to leap to the defence of Radio 4 colleagues, but didnt challenge their accuser. GQT chairman Eric Robson wont be happy, Monkey... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Fresh from apparently wrangling online content fees from Google last month, Belgian newspaper websites will, in 2013, launch an industry-wide platform to take back their readers. Major Flemish- and French-language newspaper publishers, magazine publ ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Publishing and education company Pearson PLC agreed to invest $89.5 million for a 5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble Inc.'s digital-business unit, Nook Media LLC. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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Publishers often want to work closely with ebook outlets -- possibly a little too closely -- but it's rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and... Continue reading at Engadget
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Time Inc. has named Martha Nelson as editor-in-chief of the media company. The company said Tuesday that Ms. Nelson is the first woman in the company's 90-year history to hold the role. She has worked for Time Inc. for 20 years and has been editorial director since 2010. She will assume the top... Continue reading at Crains New York
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The New York Times is getting into the ebooks business through partnerships with digital publishers Byliner and Vook. The Times will up to 12 original e-singles through Byliner on a variety of topics including culture, sports, business, science, and health. The first Byliner title, "Snow Fall:... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Partnership with Flingo ports video content to more than 15 million devices. With the rise of internet-connected televisions, the big screen is becoming another place for publishers to get their content in front of viewers. One recent example of this is a partnership between Bonnier and smart TV... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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29th Street Publishing sees no reason why selling subscriptions shouldn’t be as easy as blogging. At a time when print magazines such as Newsweek and tablet publications like The Daily are shuttering, the team at 29th Street Publishing is betting on the future of magazines for iPad and... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Sure, it's probably not going to convince you to pick up a new device if you weren't already in the market for one, but that's not really the point, right? Barnes & Noble's kicking off the season of giving with its "Buy a Nook, We'll Give a Book" promotion, which finds the company donating a... Continue reading at Engadget
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The cry has gone out that publishers need to engage more with readers. Who is the right person for the job? Editors? Marketers? Or should it be the authors? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The Cairo leg of the Edinburgh World Writers Conference has been cancelled due to the violent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Quadrille has acquired the tie-in title to forthcoming primetime BBC2 series, "The Great... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ten young writers have been shortlisted for the Guardian Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The books drawing the most interest on social media in November were mostly tied to movies, according to CoverCake, whose analytical tools track what is trending on various social media platforms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) is to be adapted into a television series... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Literature organisations in the North East have said they face difficult times with a combination... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bonnier children's publisher Hot Key Books has become the latest publisher to join the boom... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Perhaps the muse only came to you at the same time those first few gray hairs popped up on your head. But when you pick up the odd book review or magazine, you are disturbed by the cult of youth.You’re a writer of a certain age. Perhaps you started a family when you were younger, and now your... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The shortlist for the 2012 Educational Writers’ Award has been announced today (19th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American City Business Journals, the nation's largest print and online publisher of local business news, has acquired Streetwise Media, a Boston-based digital media company that uses a community ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Omnibus Press has acquired a biography of British band the Arctic Monkeys, with publication... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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