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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Obituary: Nick Setka

Long-time Bay Area bookseller Nick Setka, past president of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, died on August 26. The cause was cancer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Jack Lamplough

Jack Lamplough, who served as director in the marketing and publicity departments at Tower Books, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, and Quirk Books, and Overlook Press, has died. He was 59. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Morton Schindel

Morton Schindel, founder of the Weston Woods Studios, a company lauded for its quality audiovisual adaptations of award-winning children’s books, died on August 20. He was 98. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Joyce Carol Thomas

Award-winning author, poet, and playwright Joyce Carol Thomas, whose works largely focused on family and the African-American experience, died on August 17. She was 79. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Update on: Essential Politics: Oil lobbyist ghost writes letter for lawmakers, Michael Bloomberg hosts Kamala Harris Senate fundraiser

Essential Politics: Oil lobbyist ghost writes letter for lawmakers, Michael Bloomberg hosts Kamala Harris Senate fundraiser Aug. 17, 2016, 12:03 p.m. Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching: Michael Bloomberg, the former... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Veronica Randall, Ten Speed Press Editor

Randall, who retired from Ten Speed in 2009 after 19 years with the company, died on August 12. She was 61. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Bob Hugo, Spirit of '76 Bookstore Founder

Hugo, founder of four Massachusetts bookstores under the HugoBooks umbrella, died on July 27 of heart complications. He was 72. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second 'secret diary' of Hendrik Groen to Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has acquired a second "secret diary" from Hendrik Groen, the eponymous author of Dutch bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen 83 ¼ Years Old, which it is also due to be published on 25th August this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: James L. Mairs, Longtime Norton Editor

James L. Mairs, an editor at W. W. Norton & Company since August 1963, died of heart failure on July 26. He was 77. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to Publish Found Novel by Late Michael Crichton

The manuscript for 'Dragon Teeth,' which will be published in 2017, was discovered by Crichton's wife, who had been working on the Michael Crichton Archives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Former Wiley CEO, Steve Smith

Smith, the former president and CEO of John Wiley and Sons, died on July 10 following a long illness. He was 61. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Matthew Evans

Faber & Faber’s editorial director for film, Walter Donoghue, recalls memories of the man who led Faber through a literary purple patch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Peter Owen

A publisher of both prestige and pessimism, Peter Owen’s skill was in resuscitating neglected writers, says poet Jeremy Reed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letter: Peter Owen obituary

I first met Peter Owen in the late 1980s, when he published some short stories that I had written about Saudi Arabia. I was invited to interesting parties at his house in Holland Park, west London, and at various embassies where he would launch the many translations of literary fiction he... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pam Royds obituary

Editor who began her career with André Deutsch, shaping its children’s list with child-centred booksPam Royds, who has died aged 91, was a children’s book editor with an instinctive understanding of literary talent, a clear-sighted view of what children as readers really enjoy, a deep commitment... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Alan Rutsky

Alan Rutsky, CFO of Rizzoli International Publications, died on June 28. He was 67. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Gove biography cancelled

Biteback Publishing has confirmed an upcoming biography of Michael Gove has been cancelled. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In ALA Opener, Michael Eric Dyson Delivers Stirring Case for Diversity

The author and political commentator praised libraries as "citadels of enlightenment" in a culture that is "peppered by a dyspeptic resistance to high intelligence in the service of deep truth.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-25 00:00:00 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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