Panel Mania: The Silent Invasion: The Great Fear by Michael Cherkas and Larry Hancock

Filtered through the lens of period anti-communist witch hunts, alien flying saucers, and loopy cult conspiracies, The Silent Invasion is a byzantine sci-fi mystery/thriller that stylishly recreates 1950s middle class America in all its kooky, paranoid glory. In this 13-page preview, dogged reporter Matt Sinkage is on the run from mysterious forces, determined to uncover the truth about an alien invasion he believes is getting ever closer to the White House. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Insecurity, fear, frustration and helplessness

Author and librarian G X Todd on how it feels to be a librarian amid the changes to the library service in the past decade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph to publish F*CK YOU, 2016

Michael Joseph is publishing "a humorous look back at the worst year ever", F*CK YOU, 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder blown away by Great Storm acquisition

Hodder and Stoughton has acquired Windblown after a "keenly contested" auction, a narrative non-fiction title written to mark the 30th anniversary of 1987's Great Storm. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Conn Iggulden trilogy to Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has acquired a new trilogy from historical fiction writer Conn Iggulden. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: Comic Arts Brooklyn 2016

Publishers Weekly was on the scene at Comic Arts Brooklyn, an annual festival of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, to capture images of the artists and their works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Magazine Publisher Larry Burstein Leaving After 13 Years in Role

Larry Burstein, who has served as publisher of New York magazine for the last 13 years, is leaving that role, he announced in a memo to staff Friday morning.Mr. Burstein was on his third term as a New York magazine employee -- he worked as an account executive in the early 1980s, returned in... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even Scholars Misunderstand Early Christianity: Larry W. Hurtado

Scholar Hurtado set out to “to correct what I perceived as a scholarly imbalance and some popular misconceptions” with his new book, 'Destroyer of the Gods.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael O'Mara buys memoir of TT's Dunlop

Michael O’Mara Books is publishing Road Racer: It’s In My Blood by "wild man of TT" Michael Dunlop. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brexit-hit firms fear talent drain

Multinational publishers have warned of the consequences of a “hard Brexit” on their businesses, with concerns over whether restrictions on migration would hamper their ability to attract the right talent to work for them. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz grabs late SFF great Gemmell

Orion imprint Gollancz has acquired a newly discovered crime novel by the late fantasy novelist David Gemmell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heartland Fall Forum 2016: A Midwestern, Great Lakes Reunion

This year's Heartland Fall Forum of MIBA and GLIBA booksellers made up for a lower bookseller attendance with enthusiastic attendees excited to meet authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2016

PW hit the floor at the Jacob Davits Convention Center to capture the 150,000-fan strong event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa Book Awards 2016 judging panel revealed

​Costa has announced the judging panels for the 2016 Costa Book Awards, which include writers Nicci Gerrard, Justin Cartwright, Mary Loudon, Andrew O’Hagan and Matthew Dennison, poet, author and vlogger Jen Campbell, and author-illustrator, Cressida Cowell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Yorker Festival Taps Sibling Conde Nast Brands for Sponsored Panels

The 17th edition of The New Yorker Festival begins Friday, including for the second year some panel discussions and events sponsored by brands.Raymond James, the financial services company, will sponsor two panels on Sunday: "Food Pilgrammages," which will focus on "destination dining," and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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9 Novels with Great Long Sentences

Mauro Javier Cardenas, author of the debut novel "The Revolutionaries Try Again," picks nine novels with dizzying and brilliant long sentences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why 'The Great British Baking Show' is too good for this cruel, cruel world

Proving that everything good and pure in this world will one day be snatched from us, the news broke this week that Mary Berry, the improbably named, immaculately coiffed cookbook author who has served as a judge on “The Great British Baking Show” since its inception in 2010, will be leaving the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Benedetta Costantini, UK sales executive, Michael o’Mara Books

This week we interviewed Benedetta Costantini, Uk sales executive at Michael o’Mara Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Great British Bake Off' boost for booksellers

As "The Great British Bake Off" marks its last series on the BBC, ending an era, The Bookseller's charts and data editor Kiera O'Brien takes a look at how much dough books related to the programme have made via Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Foreman sketch collection to Templar

Templar Publishing is set to release a collection of sketches by Michael Foreman about his travels between the 1970s and 1990s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Jónasson series to Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has signed up a new crime series from Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson, whose Dark Iceland series was published by Orenda.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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