Prima Games to Shutter Next Spring

The U.S.-based DK imprint, which publishes strategy guides to video games, will stop commissioning new titles immediately, and will be discontinued in spring 2019. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adrian Mole 50th anniversary among BMS Marketing spring winners

The Book Marketing Society has announced the winners of the best marketing campaigns of January to March 2017, featuring work for Adrian Mole's 50th anniversary and Chimamanda Nogozi Adichie’s Dear Ijeawele, among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Rights Fair Set for Spring 2018

The inaugural New York Rights Fair will run May 30 – June 1, 2018, and will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. The three-day fair will cover rights sales negotiation and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film, and digital channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin confirms new Game of Thrones 'prequel' shows

George R R Martin has confirmed he is working on four Game of Thrones prequel scripts with HBO, which will be new stories set in a "secondary universe". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape to publish Heawood's The Hungover Games

Jonathan Cape has acquired The Hungover Games, a memoir by journalist Sophie Heawood about life as a single mother, following a "fierce" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MLB notes: Red Sox' Matt Barnes banned for four games

Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes has been suspended four games and fined for throwing a fastball past the head of Baltimore star Manny Machado. The commissioner’s office issued the penalty Monday. The Red Sox are off and Barnes is appealing, meaning the reliever can continue to pitch until the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is a fine remaster of an exhilarating game, at a not-so-fine price

I feel very conflicted about Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, a.k.a. Bulletstorm: Remastered. Not so much about the game itself—People Can Fly’s shooter is unabashedly dumb, but in a fun “We did this on purpose” way that mostly works. And the Skill Shot system (more on that later) is still... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff VanderMeer on the biggest dystopia of spring, 'America War' by Omar El Akkad

What would it look like if America went to war with itself over oil, against a backdrop of devastation from the effects of climate change? The dystopian “American War,” a debut novel by journalist Omar El Akkad, makes such catastrophic “what if?” scenarios personal via an intimate portrait of a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don’t just survive: A three-step publisher strategy to beat Facebook at its own game

Get a group of digital publishers together, and you won’t get five minutes into the conversation without someone addressing the elephant in the room — Facebook. The social giant is unilaterally resetting the terms of its relationship with publishers, sending dwindling audience numbers to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capy is making a game for Cartoon Network's new show

If the words "multimedia tie-in" bring back memories of bad video game adaptations and lame comic books pushed by marketing groups to promote feature films, then clearly the 80s and 90s have scarred you too. Cartoon Network's upcoming animated series... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Game Change’ Authors Writing Book About ‘Trump the Man’ and His Campaign

Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Shutters Popular Photography Magazine

The memo went out Monday. And the final print artifact will arrive Friday. Popular Photography magazine, launched in New York with a May 1937 issue, is bowing to the age of Instagram. Bonnier Corp. gave it a valiant effort, switching last year to a bi-monthly publication schedule. But even that... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faith-Based Music Memoirs to Read this Spring

Waylon Jennings’s wife Jessi Colter, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Rory Feek are some of the singers sharing their life stories in titles publishing this season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At SIBA's Spring Event, ABA Addresses Idea of Bookstores as Safe Havens

At the bookselling event, which took place in Atlanta on Monday, a closed-door session addressed indie booksellers' desire to potentially allow their stores to act as safe havens for groups they feel have been threatened under the Trump administration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Southeast Asian Cooking: Spring 2017 Cookbooks

Dishes from Southeast Asia have become more prevalent on American restaurant menus and, increasingly, in Americans’ cookbook collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Home on the Range: Spring 2017 Cookbooks

This spring, cookbooks are coming home. New titles target readers who want to make the most of their kitchens, whether that means learning the basics, mastering new skills or a single dish, saving time and money at mealtimes, or taking full advantage of their arsenal of gadgets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stocking the Shelves: Spring 2017 Cookbooks

New titles teach the fundamentals, deep-dive into single ingredients, help home cooks save time and money, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bring the Funk: Spring 2017 Cookbooks

Books on preserving food are perennial favorites, and this season, fermentation steps into the spotlight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spring 2017 Religion & Spirituality Announcements

Among the big religion and spirituality books coming this spring are titles that attempt to bridge the gap between ways of thinking or offer new takes on seminal religious events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How platforms get publishers to play the access game

By dangling rewards in front of publishers that go all-in with them, platforms, inadvertently or not, worm their way into publishers’ organizations and dictate their strategy. Some publishers including The Washington Post and Mic say the rewards and potential influence with the platforms are... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Game of Thrones story coming this autumn

A new Game of Thrones story focusing on the family history of the Targaryens is to be published this autumn in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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