Obituary: Michael McCurdy

Illustrator, printer, and publisher Michael McCurdy died on May 28 in Springfield, Mass. He was 74. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Michael Joseph issues 20th anniversary edition of The Naked Chef

Jamie Oliver’s first cookbook celebrates its 20th anniversary this year: Michael Joseph is reissuing The Naked Chef along with a raft of the celebrity chef’s other works to mark the occasion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diana Athill obituary

Remarkable editor at André Deutsch who later in life found success as a frank and clear-sighted memoiristDiana Athill, who has died aged 101, was one of book publishing’s most remarkable editors, but in the latter part of her life it was her own writing that brought her much-enjoyed literary... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Gail Browning

Gail Browning, former Random House v-p and divisional sales director, died January 19 at the age of 80. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Claudio López de Lamadrid

Miguel Aguilar remembers Claudio López de Lamadrid—"He radiated confidence. When you were with him you felt that things could only turn out well." Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver, one of America’s most beloved and popular poets, died at her home in Hobe Sound, Fla., on January 17. She was 83 years old. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Mosley's The Fast 800 speeds into the top spot

Michael Mosley has notched up his seventh week as the UK Official Top 50 number one, with The Fast 800 (Short) leapfrogging Joe Wicks’ Veggie Lean in 15 (Bluebird). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Havell obituary

Jane Havell, who has died aged 65 of pancreatic cancer, was my business partner in the independent publishing house Maia Press.We planned the launch of the company over a kitchen table with a large glass of wine in 2002 and over the next six years, before it was bought by Arcadia, we published... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Audrey Stone Geisel

Audrey Stone Geisel, philanthropist and widow of the late children’s book icon Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, died on December 19 at her home in La Jolla, Calif.; she was 97. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reintroducing Islam’s Founder: 'PW' Talks to Michael Muhammad Knight

In his new book, religion professor Michael Muhammad Knight presents 40 views of the prophet Muhammad, painting him in an unexpected light and demonstrating the wide-ranging diversity within the Muslim world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Claire L’Enfant

Talia Rodgers, publishing director at Digital Theatre, remembers editor and publisher Claire L'Enfant: Claire L’Enfant, who has died aged 67, was an editor and publisher whose work with authors and colleagues set a kind of gold standard for how to get the best out of people. Her quiet... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: James Price

James Price, who has died aged 89, was a publisher of rare imagination and conviction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Leslie Smith obituary

Writer, campaigner and passionate critic of austerity who found fame late in life with his bestselling book Harry’s Last StandIf proof were ever needed that it is never too late to make a major impact, Harry Leslie Smith, who has died aged 95, surely offers it. He was 91 when his bestselling... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara to publish memoir of Orkney GP

Michael O’Mara will next year publish a memoir by Malcolm Alexander, the only doctor on the Orkney island of Eday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara to publish Rachael Bland memoir

Michael O’Mara will next February publish the memoir of Rachael Bland, who documented her cancer journey on the ‘You, Me and the Big C’ podcast.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Kaylee N. Davis

Longtime children's book marketing executive Kaylee N. Davis died on October 30 of complications from a recent surgery; she was 63. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Author Eugene H. Peterson Dies at 85

The bestselling author of ‘The Message’ Bible translation and several other works died at age 85 on October 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthea Bell obituary

Translator best known for her witty English rendering of Asterix, the popular French comic book seriesIn 1970 Anthea Bell found herself with the tricky task of translating Asterix in Britain. The eighth adventure in the comic book series about everyone’s favourite Gaul rested on a French view of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Kate Dopirak

Mary Kathleen "Kate" Dopirak, a rising children’s book author, died on October 10 of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder; she was 43. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurricane Michael hits Florida Panhandle with 155 mph winds. Here's what you need to know about rebooking flights

Travel plans in the Southeast United States were under siege Wednesday , as Hurricane Michael — the seventh hurricane of the Atlantic season — began bearing down on the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday. The Category 4 hurricane packed winds of 155 mph, which may make it the most powerful storm to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: Cengage CEO Michael Hansen on the Company's Digital Switch

This fall, Cengage introduced Cengage Unlimited, a new digital subscription service. Does this mean the textbook's days are numbered? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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