The Bronx-born and London-based literary agent, whose clients included a who's-who of bold-faced names from Eric Clapton to David Cameron, was known for bringing a touch of Hollywood flare to the business of author representation. He died of a heart attack on Wednesday night. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced it will stop publishing six of his books. His oeuvre shows the author's work evolved and he was willing to learn from past mistakes. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-03-06 12:00:44 UTC ]
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She was known for two book series centered on complex female characters, and for stories that illuminated her native North Carolina. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-02 23:14:40 UTC ]
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An Ivy-educated lawyer, he wrote several books that made him one of the foremost commentators of the 1990s on race and class in the United States. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-02 10:58:56 UTC ]
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Carl Apollonio, who retired as v-p and director of sales of Crown Publishers in 1990, died on January 24. He was 91. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Mexican American children's book author, photographer, and filmmaker George Ancona has died at age 91. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet whose outlook spanned anarchism, ecology and small business, as founder of the City Lights Bookstore in San FranciscoLawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, artist, activist and founder of San Francisco’s famous City Lights Bookstore, who has died aged 101 of interstitial lung disease, was the least... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-23 22:42:13 UTC ]
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An unapologetic proponent of “poetry as insurgent art,” he was also a publisher and the owner of the celebrated San Francisco bookstore City Lights. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-02-23 20:23:41 UTC ]
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Poet and countercultural pioneer put on trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s Howl went on to become a beloved icon of San FranciscoLawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter and political activist who co-founded the famous City Lights bookshop in San Francisco and became an icon of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-23 19:42:46 UTC ]
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Ferlinghetti was the co-founder of the legendary City Lights bookstore and a champion of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-02-23 18:50:28 UTC ]
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The acclaimed poet was longtime proprietor of City Lights, the San Francisco bookstore and avant-garde publishing house that catapulted the Beat Generation to fame. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-23 06:26:33 UTC ]
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He trained his investigative powers on the automotive and energy industries, far-right hate groups and the U.S. prison system. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-16 13:39:48 UTC ]
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David Cully, who served in executive positions at some of publishing’s biggest companies and retired as president of Baker & Taylor in 2019, died on February 14 of cancer. He was 68. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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She introduced Americans to new cuisines and helped transform cooking from a domestic chore to a cultural touchstone, inspiring her daughter, Alex, to be a chef. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-02-11 23:05:52 UTC ]
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In short stories like “The Immortals” and novels like “The Listeners,” Mr. Gunn helped prepare readers for the future. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-02-11 17:10:44 UTC ]
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Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described "smut peddler who cares" who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free speech, has died at the age of 78. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2021-02-11 02:25:53 UTC ]
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She brought her exacting tastes, both literary and culinary, to undertakings including a massive update of the time-honored tome ‘Joy of Cooking.’ Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-10 13:23:20 UTC ]
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Evangelical publishing stalwart William J. Petersen died January 31 at age 91. His career spanned six decades including 25 years with Revell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The editor behind the 1997 revision of 'The Joy of Cooking' and many other influential cookbooks, as well as works of nonfiction and literature, died on Saturday on Long Island. She was 79. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Irish, a leading figure in children's bookselling in America, died on January 26 at age 78; she was among a cadre of women who opened and purchased bookstores in the 1970s and 1980s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Malcolm Peters MacDougall, director and former chairman of Peters Booksellers in Birmingham, has died following complications from recurring cancers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-01 21:22:33 UTC ]
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