Obituary: Echo Brown

Author and performer Echo Brown, widely praised for her genre-fluid YA novels that blend memoir and magical realism, died September 16 from renal failure. She was 39. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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John Gaustad obituary

Bookseller who transformed the perception of sports writing and set up the William Hill Sports Book awardJohn Gaustad, who has died aged 68, was a quietly spoken New Zealander who revolutionised the British sports books industry. In 1985 he opened Sportspages, a small shop in Caxton Walk, off... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown donates €300,000 to Amsterdam library

Dan Brown has donated €300,000 (£237,000) to a library in Amsterdam to help make texts on alchemy and mysticism which inspired his novels to be viewable online by the public. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the Archives: Our Obituary of Blanche Wolf Knopf

From our archives, our obituary of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. co-founder and longtime president Blanche Wolf Knopf, who died on June 4, 1966. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Lois Duncan

Lois Duncan, author of more than 50 books for children and teens including 'Killing Mr. Griffin' and 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' died on June 15. She was 82. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Patti Hughes

Hughes, a longtime Macmillan executive and, most recently, the publisher's v-p of distribution, sales and special markets, died on June 12. She was 60. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Rhoda Blumberg

Award-winning children's author Rhoda Blumberg, who translated her passion for history into more than 25 nonfiction books, died at home on June 6. She was 98. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: HCCP's Scott Harvey, 52

Joseph "Scott" Harvey, a veteran publishing executive who most recently served as v-p of custom product development at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, died on Friday. He was 52. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Ann LaFarge, Editor and Novelist

Ann B. LaFarge, a former editor for Dutton, Ballantine, Zebra, and Kensington, died at home on May 27. She was 83. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Owen obituary

Publisher whose list of writers included 10 Nobel prizewinnersPeter Owen’s survival as a publisher across 60 years was against all commercial odds. In 1993 he described himself as “one of the few remaining independent publishers specialising in translation”, and at his death aged 89 his mission... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Tony Read

Tony Read leaves a legacy of improving educational facilities in a number of developing countries, writes Amanda Buchan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Bookseller and Activist Rhett Jackson

The former ABA president and founder of the Happy Bookseller in Columbia, S.C., died on May 26. He was 91. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Donato Carrisi thriller to Little, Brown

Little, Brown imprint Abacus has acquired bestselling Italian thriller writer Donato Carrisi's latest novel The Girl in the Fog. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Former Macmillan Sales Rep, David Bertin

Bertin, an Air Force veteran and longtime Macmillan sales representative covering the Mid-Atlantic region, died on May 6. He was 79. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics at BEA: New Books from Raina Telgemeier, Jessica Abel, Box Brown

Comics publishers seemed happy with BookExpo's move to Chicago show, citing the opportunity to meet new Midwestern retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown to release YA version of The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown is set to release an abridged version of his hit book The Da Vinci Code aimed at the Young Adult market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Brampton obituary

Women’s magazine editor and author whose memoir Shoot the Damn Dog recounted her experience of depressionThe journalist and author Sally Brampton, who has died aged 60, created the template for the modern women’s magazine. She was hired as editor when the French magazine Elle launched a British... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Peter Janson-Smith

Writer Jeremy Lewis on the life of Peter Janson-Smith, a notable literary agent "of the old school". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Jeffrey Brown: Making Prehistory Entertaining

One impetus for Jeffrey Brown’s participation in BEA is the new trilogy he’s launching with "Lucy and Andy Neanderthal." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Worldwide invests in Curtis Brown parent company

BBC Worldwide is to take a 10% stake in Curtis Brown, which is set to "unlock further production opportunities" for the agency's talent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Glenn Ellis, 70

The former v-p and director of adult field sales at Random House died in hospice care on April 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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