Paul Edward Kozlowski, previously associate publisher of Other Press, passed away at the Hoboken University Medical Center on June 25. He was 60. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Antiques dealer and TV presenter Paul Martin is publishing his autobiography with John Blake. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Publisher, editor, and award-winning children's book author James Cross Giblin died on Sunday, April 10, following a long illness. He was 82. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founder of Arcadia Books, an adventurous publisher of literary fictionGary Pulsifer, who has died of cancer aged 59, was a pioneering publisher of literary fiction, much of it in translation, and the great majority of it through Arcadia Books, the publishing house he founded in 1996. He... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The founder of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, N.C., who helped launch North Carolina's literary revival, died yesterday. She was 75 years old. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Blake Publishing is to republish Paul Daniels’ autobiography, retitled My Magic Life, as a “tribute to one of Britain’s greatest primetime entertainers”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Sheehan’s story about the alleged gang rape of ‘Louise’ led, eventually, to him being suspended by Fairfax. But how has a writer so reckless survived for so long at a reputable media company? A special report by Richard Cooke for the Monthly and Guardian AustraliaThe office of the Sydney... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British author and comedian Louise Rennison, whose books about teenager Georgia Nicolson were bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic, has died. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After independent bookstores saw a year of strong openings in 2014, the trend continued last year, with the ABA reporting that 60 new indies opened in 2015. In 2014, ABA members opened 59 stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An intellectual property lawyer and former general counsel at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Bursley died on January 30. She was 61. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillel Black, former publisher of Macmillan and editor-in-chief at William Morrow, died February 8 at the age of 86. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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