Sainsbury’s has named single mother Jack Monroe, whose book A Girl Called Jack: 100... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anton Lesser has pulled off a fairly neat trick: Despite having supporting roles on no fewer than three current shows (Qyburn on "Game of Thrones," Harold Macmillan on "The Crown," and Superintendent Bright on "Endeavor"), he's never actually shot a project in the U.S. in his nearly 40 years in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s author Michael Morpurgo has revealed he received radiotherapy last year to treat cancer of the larynx. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight years after the the release of Stanley Kubrick’s film, Marvel and Jack Kirby turned it into one of the least-remembered chapters of comic book history. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Britain’s first black chief constable, Michael Fuller, is publishing a memoir with Kings Road Publishing imprint 535. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Media-owned Quartz has long eschewed programmatic advertising, arguing display ads sold through automation negatively impact user experience. But the company said Tuesday that it is changing its mind, and among other steps has begun selling ads through Concert, a digital ad marketplace... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weeks after publishing his own story of sexual abuse in the New Yorker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz is facing an onslaught of accusations of sexual misconduct and misogyny directed at fellow writers. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy has announced the 2018 literature prize will be given in 2019, the first time since 1943 that the prize has been delayed. Allegations of sexual assault against the husband of one of its former members has created a rift within the secret academy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia is the first purchase in what the two former publishing CEOs see as a series of acquisitions. The purchases will be funded by Lezen Acquisition LLC, an investment group formed by Lynton and his sister Lili. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade insiders say the proposed merger of the UK's second and third largest supermarkets, Sainsbury's and Walmart-owned ASDA, could limit the range of books on offer and put a squeeze on publishers for higher discounts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mic isn’t alone in trying to survive the distributed media landscape, but other publishers have been further ahead in increasing traffic to their own sites. The post Mic faces an uncertain future in a post-Facebook world appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Comey’s new tell-all book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, has had quite a good week. The former FBI director has been on a media blitz, and the title has sold more than 600,000 copies across all formats, according to the New York Times. This is quite a success. To put it... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke to debut novelist Michael Donkor about his inspirations, publishing journey and juggling writing with his career as a teacher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, and general nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American publishers are interested in growing their subscriber bases abroad. But international audiences pose unique challenges. The post Publishers pursuing international subscribers face market-specific hurdles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced criticism Tuesday from senators over his company’s handling of user data in a Capitol Hill hearing that could amount to a reckoning on the technology industry and its practices. “Let me just cut to the chase. If you and other social media... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into â and Out of â Violent Extremism Michael Kimmel University of California. US$29.95 (not published by NZ publisher) Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been making attempts to restore people’s trust in what they come across in their news feeds. In the latest example, the company is rolling out new features that aim to give users more information about the publishers and stories they read. Originally conducted as a test last year,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: March 30, 2018: At PLA, librarians show they ‘get it’; Libraries get a bump in the 2018 federal budget (and a warning for next year); And the New York Times looks at two of Wikipedia’s young citizen editors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her début novel, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones explores infidelity, messy relationships and second chances. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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