Oz magazine co-founder Richard Neville dies aged 74

Richard Neville, the Australian author and co-founder of controversial 60s counterculture magazine Oz, has died in Byron Bay aged 74. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keri Hulme, New Zealand's first Booker Prize winner, dies aged 74

Keri Hulme, the first New Zealander to win the Booker Prize, has died aged 74 after battling ongoing health conditions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-29 05:10:58 UTC ]
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Emerald Publishing founder Dr Keith Howard dies, aged 89

The founder and owner of Emerald Publishing, Dr Keith Howard, has died peacefully at his home at the age of 89. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 08:04:56 UTC ]
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights bookshop, dies aged 101

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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'A visionary publisher': Tony Elliott, Time Out magazine founder, dies

Elliott developed his London listings and culture magazine into a ‘global media empire’Tony Elliott, the founder of the events listings magazine Time Out, has died after a long illness, the magazine has said.The 73-year-old set up the magazine in London in 1968 and grew it into a major... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-17 18:46:36 UTC ]
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Felicity Bryan dies, aged 74

Literary agent Felicity Bryan has died, aged 74. She died on Sunday (June 21st) at her home in Kidlington "as she had wished", according to a statement from her family. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 06:13:43 UTC ]
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King of Hay Richard Booth dies, aged 80

Tributes have been paid to Richard Booth, after the self-styled King of Hay died aged 80. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 21:10:20 UTC ]
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Literature prize founder David Cohen dies, aged 89

Dr David Cohen, founder of the eponymous £40,000 literature prize, has died aged 89. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 10:03:11 UTC ]
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Tributes paid after Gay's The Word founder Jonathan Cutbill dies, aged 82

Tributes have been paid to Gay’s The Word bookshop co-founder Jonathan Cutbill, who has passed away aged 82 after a period of ill health. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 17:00:19 UTC ]
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Novelist Richard Gordon dies aged 95

Dr Gordon Ostlere, who wrote novels under the penname Richard Gordon, has died aged 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Matthew Evans, former Faber and Faber boss, dies aged 74

Evans was one of the literary scene’s leading figures for decades, working with writers including Ted Hughes and Hanif Kureishi Matthew Evans, one of the most important figures in British publishing and the man who led Faber and Faber for several decades, has died aged 74.Evans, or Baron Evans... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein dies aged 77

Publisher who helped break down legal barriers against pornography dies in Brooklyn after long battle with illness Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age's 2014 Magazine A-List: Vice Is Magazine Brand of the Year

For most magazine companies, 2014 was a difficult year. Backs against the wall, publishers looked beyond print for growth -- to digital media, live events, consumer products and TV deals.Vice magazine is way ahead of them.The free magazine founded in 1994 as Voice of Montreal has grown into one... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charted: Which Magazines Made Ad Age's Magazine A-List Most in the Decade?

Every year Ad Age's Magazine A-List honors glossy titles that are doing great in print and intelligently building their brands in digital media or elsewhere, and you can find the new 2013 edition right here.But which brands are the biggest repeat winners?We charted the biggest winners in the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age's Magazine A-List: Bon Appetit is Magazine of the Year

When Conde Nast closed Gourmet in 2009, the company staked much of its epicurean business on Bon Appetit, a staid magazine with a big circulation but little traction outside the food category. But soon enough Conde Nast took another risk, assigning the title's reinvigoration to a pair of leaders... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jim Murphy, children’s author who humanized U.S. history, dies at 74

His books about the Great Chicago Fire and America’s first epidemic were Newbery Honor winners. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Cumberland House Founder Ron Pitkin Dies at 79

Pitkin, who founded the Nashville-based publisher Cumberland House and co-founded Rutledge Hill Press, died April 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Henry Patterson, author of The Eagle Has Landed, dies aged 92

The bestselling novelist wrote 85 books, mostly thrillers and spy stories, using the pseudonym Jack HigginsHenry Patterson, the bestselling novelist who wrote the The Eagle Has Landed, has died aged 92.The writer died at his home in Jersey surrounded by his family, his publisher HarperCollins... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-04-09 20:18:44 UTC ]
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Alan J. Hruska, a Founder of Soho Press, Dies at 88

A litigator for 44 years, he was also a novelist; a writer, director and producer of plays and films; and helped establish the independent publishing house Soho Press. Continue reading at The New York Times

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