Which authors would form your literary XI? Penguin have created a literary World Cup and we're joining the fun. Nominate the writers you would pick, and explain which positions you would place them in. We will unveil the Guardian readers' definitive team soonEverything is about football these days, so we're all trying to get a look-in - whether in fashion, music, film, food or (yes,really!) beards . Even things that have nothing to do with the beautiful game are "a thing" because of it. In the books world, publishers Penguin have capitalised on the fact that according to a survey 37% of people who aren't interested in the World Cup turn to books to escape. They've cheekily launched their very own Penguin Cup: 16 teams, all formed by each country's all-time literary stars.JD Salinger fails to turn up to training #penguincupnewsTolstoy: Only 90 minutes ? Cant we make it ten hours? #penguincupnews@PenguinUKBooks McEwan does not save ball. Writes book that makes up for not saving ball by saying he did, in fact, save it #penguincupnewsDavid Foster Wallace turns up to training in tennis whites, as if it's some sort of joke #penguincupnewsI'm supporting Brazil in the Penguin Cup. More here: http://t.co/PmjrQDO4K5 pic.twitter.com/kPn3nuRfdg#leftwinger RT @paulmartinovic: Have you noticed you made the Nigerian Penguin Cup team? http://t.co/cdPGh734Zj pic.twitter.com/orEZf6HOXr Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Melanie Rostock with the K Literary and Film Agency in Barcelona offers best-practice advice for literary agents and tips on promising international markets. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Matt Prohaska joined The New York Times as its first-ever programmatic advertising director, he claims to have begun meetings by drawing blood from his arm. "I wanted to show everyone I was human," he said.There was no actual bloodshed. Mr. Prohaska, hired in April after running his own... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Ripp started his new job as CEO of Time Inc. only three weeks ago, but he's already caught the attention of staffers by saying the executive suite had for too long been a place "where ideas go to die." He'll need their imagination and commitment going forward as parent company Time Warner... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child's new Jack Reacher thriller, Never Go Back (Bantam Press), was the bestselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner Inc. has named Joseph Ripp the next CEO of Time Inc., resolving one big question as the publishing unit prepares to strike out on its own but surprising observers who had bet on another candidate.Mr. Ripp is CEO of OneSource Information Services, a business information provider. He... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ripp is a Time Inc. veteran, working at the magazine company from 1985 until 1999, serving as CFO from 1993. In 1999 he became CFO of Time Warner Inc. until its merger with America Online. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Ben Miles has been cast as Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner Inc. will spin off its magazine business later this year, turning the nine-decade-old publisher of Time, People and Sports Illustrated into a separate publicly held company.The board authorized management to proceed with the plan after a review of options, the New York-based media... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even if the Meredith deal doesn't go through - and it should - Jeff Bewkes is out of the magazine business. Investors are partying like it's 2007. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Bewkes and company used to insist they wanted to hang on to their magazine business. They stopped saying that in September. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner is in talks to sell a large portion of its Time Inc. magazine division, including People, InStyle and Real Simple, according to a report Wednesday afternoon by Fortune.Headed for Meredith, Berkshire Hathaway or nowhere new after all?Fortune is itself a Time Inc. magazine but reported... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The selection of Laura Lang, the head of the digital ad agency Digitas, would add online expertise to the countrys largest magazine publisher. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Summer has almost arrived in Japan — you can tell by the stacks of summer manga reading spilling out of beach bags, backpacks, and picnic baskets. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-28 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Disney's logo and branding are a tale as old as time--but even classic stories need a new chapter every now and again. In March, Disney+ unveiled its full Hulu integration for bundle subscribers, combining the Disney+ and Hulu libraries in one application. This came with... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-05-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, Dublin City Council announced the winner of the prestigious 2024 Dublin Literary Award: Solenoid, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter. The Dublin Literary Award comes with a hefty €100,000 purse, with Cărtărescu taking home €75,000, and Cotter €25,000.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-23 12:30:59 UTC ]
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Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading publisher continues to transform during a period of uncertain revenues and generational change Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-05-21 00:54:12 UTC ]
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The departures of Reagan Arthur, who led Alfred A. Knopf, and Lisa Lucas, who held the top job at Pantheon and Schocken, came as a surprise to many in the company. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Apple and Google recently held events to showcase new products and services. From a deals perspective, that means some older iPads are hitting new low prices — we even spotted a few modest $30 and $50 discounts on brand new iPad Air and iPad Pro models. Google's latest smartphone, the Pixel 8a,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-05-17 16:39:00 UTC ]
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