Remembering Fred Kobrak, Our Friend and Colleague

We remember our friend and colleague, Fred Kobrak, an international book publishing industry veteran and fixture at the Frankfurt Book Fair, who passed away on December 12. The post Remembering Fred Kobrak, Our Friend and Colleague appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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D-Day Remembered and Reimagined

Publishers are offering up a range of titles to mark the 75th anniversary of one of history’s most important military operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Today at London Book Fair: Friendly, Non-Intimidating Coding for Publishers

Publisher Emma Barnes, the UK's leading evangelist for code-capable publishers, brings her Consonance team to London Book Fair. The post Today at London Book Fair: Friendly, Non-Intimidating Coding for Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Callaway Makes Sure You'll Remember Its Books

Remember Madonna’s 'Sex,' the 1992 succès de scandale that shook the publishing world? Or the Miss Spider books, TV series, and app? Both, and more, are the brainchildren of Nicholas Callaway, founder and CEO of Callaway Arts & Entertainment, which turns 40 this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why you shouldn’t post photos of friends without permission

If your friends and family are deliberately keeping themselves off social media - extend the courtesy by asking before you put pictures of them onlineEverything sounds dodgier prefixed “shadow”, but the “shadow Facebook account” is unsettling in a whole new way. A study has found that even... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donne Forrest Remembered

Donne Forrest, longtime rights director at Dutton Children's Books and Dial Books for Young Readers, died on January 7 at age 80. Here, some of her friends and colleagues offer tributes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid’s best friend takes centre stage in new Kinney novel

Puffin, part of Penguin Random House Children’s, will this April publish Jeff Kinney’s first novel outside of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, about protagonist Greg Heffley’s best friend Rowley Jefferson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remembering Eileen Battersby

In an extract from his eulogy given at Eileen Battersby's funeral, publisher Neil Belton considers her contribution as the Irish Times' literary correspondent . Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Brilliant Friend director talks about bringing Elena Ferrante’s beloved novel to life for HBO

Italian director Saverio Costanzo spoke with Fast Company about the challenge of adapting the first novel in the Neapolitan series (as a man, no less). In 2007, Italian director Saverio Costanzo wrote to the publisher of Elena Ferrante’s novella The Lost Daughter and asked if he could option the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Friend scoops the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction

The 69th National Book Awards took place in New York last night, emphasising the importance of translation and open borders. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Huge' TV adaptation of My Brilliant Friend set for broadcast

The first episode of the My Brilliant Friend TV adaptation will broadcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 19th November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2018: Remembering Sheila Barry at Groundwood Books

Groundwood’s new publisher, Semareh Al-Hillal, discusses sustaining the legacy of her late predecessor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Remembering Harlan Ellison, following Robert Frost and more

Hello readers. I’m Carolyn Kellogg, L.A. Times Books Editor, with what’s new in books this week. THE BIG FAREWELL It came as a surprise, I was told: Harlan Ellison died in his sleep Wednesday night at age 84. The science fiction writer — who hated it when people called him that — was sharply... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to be a black woman and succeed: two friends who have written the manual

Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke have turned a dream into a hot publishing property – a self-help guide for black womenIn March 2015, Elizabeth Uviebinené had a brainwave that a less determined 22-year-old might have dismissed as a water-cooler pipe dream. It was ignited by a single chapter... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scholarly Publishing Community Remembers Elsevier's Karen Hunter

The Week in Libraries, June 15, 2018: The scholarly publishing community mourns Elsevier's Karen Hunter; The EU will vote next week on a controversial change to copyright law; Net neutrality sunsets, but the fight goes on. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Clinton, Patterson Share #1 As Readers Remember Bourdain

President Bill Clinton and James Patterson share a #1 bestseller in Apple's iBooks store with 'The President Is Missing,' while the late Anthony Bourdain's memoir 'Kitchen Confidential' hits #2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018: Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans: Fathers and Friends

The actor and his lifelong friend have channeled their deep bond into a series of powerful and passionate picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remembering Book Publisher Peter Mayer

Peter Mayer, former Penguin CEO and publisher of Overlook Press, died on May 11, 2018. He will be remembered around the world for his zeal for book publishing and literature. The post Remembering Book Publisher Peter Mayer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Assistant wants to talk to you like a friend—and call in your dinner reservation

Google Assistant may have debuted as a bonus feature in the company’s ho-hum Allo messaging app, but it’s been on a roll ever since. The AI helper is now embedded in more than 500 million devices worldwide, Google revealed Tuesday during its annual I/O developer conference keynote. The company... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Toby Eady remembered at pre-LBF memorial

Friends, family and clients gathered at the Royal Over-Seas League in St James’s yesterday to pay tribute to agent Toby Eady, who died on 24th December aged 76. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For News Publishers, Facebook Is a Less Reliable Friend

As Facebook’s share of traffic to news sites has been falling sharply since early last year—and will only decline more—Google AMP has been on the rise. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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