My Job in 5: Jo Fenn

Jo Fenn is the HR Director of Imagine That Publishing and the star of this week's My Job in 5 Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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This Week's Bestsellers: June 5, 2017

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author Kevin Kwan rounds out his trilogy with ‘Rich People Problems,’ debuting at #13 on our Hardcover Fiction list. Plus Cassandra Clare has the #3 book in the country with ‘Lord of Shadows,’ second in her Dark Artifices series, and Michael Crichton returns to our lists with... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 5, 2017

This week: Anthony Horowitz's brilliant Agatha Christie–like mystery, plus an investigation into the Donner Party. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Writing Tips: Jeff VanderMeer

"But at some point, no matter how good your partial or rough draft is, you may also have to methodically test your novel—in all ways, from the structure down to the paragraph level." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barack Obama to endorse Jo Cox memoir

The memoir of late Labour MP Jo Cox, written by her husband Brendan, has received the backing of former president Barack Obama who said she "made the world a better place". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 5 Books On Bill Gates’s Summer Reading List–From Jimmy Carter To Trevor Noah

If you are worried your beach reads might be a little too easy this summer, Gates has some more heady suggestions for you. As one of the world’s top philanthropists, perhaps it makes sense that Bill Gates is treating beach reading like an intellectual cause: Each year, he offers up his list of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Season 5 Of “OITNB” Looks Like The Season We’ve Been Waiting For

Since Piper Kerman published her memoir Orange is the New Black, the former felon has become a staunch activist for the rights of prisoners and system reform. Jenji Kohan’s Netflix adaptation has certainly hit on very real topics like the privatization of prisons and poorly trained officers, but... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to create 1,200 new jobs with new Warrington fulfilment centre

Amazon is creating 1,200 new permanent jobs with the opening of a new fulfilment centre in Warrington. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five Ways Reading Fiction Makes You Better At Your Job

It’s no secret that successful people are readers. Reading helps you stay on top of new trends and learn techniques you can use in your career. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett each share their favorite books at the end of the year, and they’re filled with nonfiction titles. But what about... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver 'can't wait' to publish 5-ingredient book in autumn

Michael Joseph is publishing a new cookbook from Jamie Oliver, Jamie’s Quick & Easy 5-Ingredient Food, this autumn to tie in with an eight-part primetime TV series on Channel 4 of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, March 5, 2017

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 5, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo Cox's husband Brendan to publish memoir with Two Roads

Brendan Cox, the husband of the late Labour MP Jo Cox, is publishing a book about her life with Two Roads the day before the first anniversary of her death. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 5, 2017

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 5, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 questions we asked Abigail Bergstrom

Abigail Bergstrom, publishing manager at Gleam Futures, on her role representing the books of digital-first talent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It’s our lifeblood:’ How publishers meet the video challenge in 5 charts

The biggest question for publishers prioritizing video isn’t Snapchat or Facebook Live, it’s simple economics. How many bodies can an organization throw at production and still keep the lights on? Digital publishers are struggling to square demand for video with the bottom line. Five charts that... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4. In a story headlined "Facebook wants you to watch longer videos, so it's going to show you longer videos," Recode's Peter Kafka reports that Facebook "is tweaking its News Feed algorithm to emphasize longer videos that are able to retain their audience; the longer they hold them, the more... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antonia Byatt departs Cheltenham Festivals during job consultations

Cheltenham Festivals is restructuring its business to make cost savings, resulting in job consultations and the departure of literature festival director Antonia Byatt after less than a year in the role. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Citizen's Survival Guide to the Trumpian Era: 5 Books on Media and Government

Novelist and international affairs specialist Derek B. Miller picks five books on the complex relationship between media and government. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s 5 Most-Read Publishing News Stories of 2016

Among the most-read news stories on our website were our coverage of the increase in bookstore sales in the first six months of 2016 and stories related to book discoverability. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 questions for Christian O'Connell

Radio presenter and author Christian O'Connell talks about his forthcoming book Radio Boy, illustrated by Rob Biddulph. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The pitfalls of sponsored content, in 5 charts

Sponsored and branded content have evolved into a crucial source of revenue for publishers of every stripe. Along the way, they've had to sweet-talk advertisers and get into compliance with FTC regulations, but their readers still present the highest hurdles. Large chunks of American readers... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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