Kaplan transformed the New York Observer and was part of the city's publishing elite during the magazine era's last golden agePeter Kaplan, who died on Friday at 59, of cancer, was an editor whose career spanned and encapsulated what one of his many employees and protégées – John Homans now at New York Magazine – calls the "late Renaissance" of American journalism.It is a career mainly associated with the New York Observer, which he edited for 15 years, but one that also tells a larger story of how the world turned in New York publishing. Kaplan came to the city from Harvard in 1976, when print – newspapers, books, magazines – was arguably the most influential business in the city. Time, Inc was Google. Ivy League editors were princes among the mighty. He went to work at New Times, a bi-weekly feature news magazine, launched a few years before by Jon Larsen (whose father was of the Time, Inc elite) and George Hirsch, a former publisher of New York Magazine, from which all other magazines of the period descended. New York was started by Clay Felker, who all editors aspired to be. (New York, after 45 years as a weekly, has just announced that it is scaling down to a biweekly schedule.)Single title magazine companies seemed like a reasonable model and could be found all over town – or, as it were, midtown. Who didn't want to be in publishing?In 1976, Rupert Murdoch launched a successful hostile takeover of New York Magazine, which also got him its sister publication the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Organizers aim to strengthen the Sheikh Zayed Book Award's international platform and build bridges between Arab regions and the rest of the world. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award and the ‘Cultural Renaissance’ in the Arab Region appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Friends from across the trade came together on Friday (29th September) to celebrate the life of Mo Siewcharran, head of marketing at Nielsen Book, who died in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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On or about this day in 1902, Beatrix Potter published The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the children’s book about an anthropomorphic bunny who outruns a homicidal farmer. You may use the comment thread on this page to celebrate Peter’s escape, or to pursue other points of off topic, freewheeling discourse. Continue reading at Slate
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In humor and praise, Nielsen Book's Mo Siewcharran is remembered in London as someone 'who always saw the bigger picture.' The post Nielsen’s Mo Siewcharran Remembered for Industry Contributions, ‘a Force for Good’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Decision comes after the paper’s parent company News Corp reported a loss of $643m (£479m) for the most recent fiscal yearThe Wall Street Journal will stop publishing its Asian and European editions, the paper has said, amid a wider editorial restructuring and falling revenue. Related: The Wall... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After four weeks of declining sales, units bounced back in the week ended Sept. 24, 2017, increasing 4% over the comparable week in 2016 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Nikesh Shukla and literary agent Julia Kingsford have launched Kickstarter appeal to fund The Good Journal, with further plans for an affiliated agencyAfter selling more than 50,000 copies and being named the British public’s favourite book of 2016, the success of anthology The Good Immigrant... Continue reading at The Guardian
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‘Copyright has come to be seen by many outside our industry as an inhibitor to creativity,’ writes Michael Healy ahead of a special session at Frankfurt Book Fair on proliferating international challenges. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson With Michael Healy, Exec. Director,... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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'Copyright has come to be seen by many outside our industry as an inhibitor to creativity,' writes Michael Healy ahead of a session at Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Ahead of Frankfurt: Michael Healy on World Copyright Issues Publishers Need to Watch appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Kid Normal authors Greg James and Chris Smith are joining the Blue Peter Book Awards’ judging panel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Hogan, publisher at Oberon Books, has paid tribute to the late Peter Hall, founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, as a "Titan of the theatre" and treasured author who helped to transform the fortunes of the small independent press 15 years ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired a biography of George Michael by author Sean Smith to publish in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) has fended off another request from Chinese authorities to censor content in one of its journals. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Cambridge University Press was asked to suppress articles in China Quarterly. It has now resisted, but it is a worrying developmentThe international furore that followed Cambridge University Press’s compliance with “an instruction from a Chinese import agency to block individual articles from... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' stayed on top of the iBooks bestseller list this week, followed by Lisa Wingate's 'Before We Were Yours.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' keeps its #1 slot on the iBooks bestseller list this week, and Jeannette Walls's backlist blockbuster, 'The Glass Castle,' returns to the top five. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' landed at #1 on this week's iBooks bestseller list. Following Connelly was Daniel Silva with 'House of Spies,' and J.P. Delaney with 'The Girl Before' at #3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher John Wiley has launched a content sharing initiative across its research portfolio, following a successful four-month trial run earlier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael Connelly’s ‘The Late Show’ starring a new character, Renee Ballard, debuted at #1 on the iBooks bestsellers list this week after a surge of coverage in the ‘Washington Post,’ 'Time', and other outlets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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