Melville House Turns 10

In some ways, Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians are the prototypical independent publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Random House Partners with Hasbro on 'Kiya'

Random House Children's Books has acquired publishing rights from Hasbro for 'Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes,' a new animated action-adventure series starring a seven-year-old African girl, Kiya, whose passions for dancing and martial arts are transformed into superpowers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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10 books to add to your reading list in April

Bethanne Patrick's 10 recommended books for April involve tales of mutiny, poison and more, including work by David Grann, Nicole Chung and Don Winslow. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-03-31 13:00:41 UTC ]
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10 Terrifying Serial Killer Thrillers

Ren DeStefano, author of the new thriller 'How I'll Kill You,' selects 10 of the scariest serial killer stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Fell 11% at Penguin Random House in 2022

Sales at Penguin Random House rose nearly 5% in 2022, but rising costs resulted in an 11.8% decline in earnings, which dropped to €666 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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School Reports: Essence biggest faller among top 10 media shops in Nielsen table

WPP outfit merged with the UK's biggest media agency Mediacom earlier this year. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2023-03-26 21:50:25 UTC ]
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10 of the Best Shirley Jackson Short Stories Everyone Should Read

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Shirley Jackson (1916-65) wrote six novels and around two hundred short stories during her brief career. Probably best-known for her novel The Haunting of Hill House and her oft-anthologised short story ‘The Lottery’, Jackson was a writer with a... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2023-03-25 18:00:23 UTC ]
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10 Essential Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories

Mark Dawidziak, author of the new biography 'A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe,' recommends 10 must-read tales by the master of the macabre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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John Steinbeck’s House May Become a Writers Retreat

John Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor home on Long Island may soon secure its place in literary history, thanks to an impassioned coalition of readers, writers, and booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Essential Works of Northern Irish Literature

Alexander Poots, author of the new book 'The Strangers' House,' recommends 10 must-read works of poetry, fiction, and journalism from Northern Ireland. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Laughing Along With 10 of the Best Comedy Manga And Manhwa

Want some smiles in your life? Check out 10 of the best comedy manga and manhwa that will make you laugh until you cry, including She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-03-16 10:30:00 UTC ]
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10 of the Best Flannery O’Connor Short Stories Everyone Should Read

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) In a short life beset by ill health, the American writer Flannery O’Connor (1925-64) wrote two novels, Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear It Away (1960). But it is for her short stories, many of which were collected in just two volumes, that […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2023-03-14 18:00:54 UTC ]
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Turn the Italian manuscript thief loose.

As you may recall, back in January of 2022, after much speculation and an industrywide manhunt, a Tom Ripley-esque rights coordinator by the name of Filippo Bernardini was arrested at JFK airport for the extremely strange crime of impersonating literary agents and book publishers. Between 2016... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-13 17:20:57 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: March 10, 2023

Among the week's headlines: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claims book banning is a media hoax; Illinois goes on the offense to protect the freedom to read; and a new poll suggests that the Right's 'war on woke' might not be an effective political strategy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How sci-fi writer Annalee Newitz turned to real-life scientists to build a (better) future

Novelist and science journalist Annalee Newitz brings 'The Terraformers' to the L.A. Times Book Club March 28. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-03-09 22:20:34 UTC ]
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10 of the Best Edna St. Vincent Millay Poems Everyone Should Read

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was a poet, playwright, andfeminist, who enjoyed considerable success during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. As A. Mary Murphy notes in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry,... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2023-03-09 18:00:15 UTC ]
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Why one children’s books editor turned down Roald Dahl titles | Letter

Sue Bradley on her conversation with the late Marni Hodgkin about the ‘malicious quality’ to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant PeachRe the letters criticising Roald Dahl’s works (Roald Dahl’s mean and nasty books don’t deserve all this attention, 23 February), in an oral... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-03-01 17:24:42 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Announces New Leadership After a Turbulent Period

The country’s largest publisher has had a rocky few months since a deal to buy a rival fell through, and some of its top executives left. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-02-28 21:08:29 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House’s Nihar Malaviya Announces Reorganization

Penguin Random House interim CEO Nihar Malaviya says that international division chiefs will continue to report to him. The post Penguin Random House’s Nihar Malaviya Announces Reorganization appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-28 17:11:50 UTC ]
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10 books to add to your reading list in March

Tales of foraging and magic, cults and deeply embedded social ills are among our top March picks, including new work from Mona Simpson and Victor LaValle. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-28 17:06:03 UTC ]
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Random House, Crown Made Separate Groups in PRH US Reorg

The highlight of a new operating structure for Penguin Random House is the creation of separate Random House and Crown adult publishing groups. No replacement has been named for departing PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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