He wielded his pencil at Random House for more than 50 years, nurturing the writing of Seymour Hersh, Neil Sheehan, Pete Dexter and other authors. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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In a heated exchange before a judge, YouTuber Commander Holly (real name: Holly Conrad) faces off against actress Tina Huang. The issue at hand is one that has divided many a Trekkie: William Riker, yay or nay? Welcome to Nerd Court, where arguments that one might normally witness at a comic... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skybound Entertainment has had success with The Walking Dead across all mediums. Robert Kirkman’s comic book company has expanded into television with the AMC series, which is now the most popular show in the world. They’ve also enjoyed the same level of critical and commercial success through... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press is reviving a Penguin Poetry list, headed up by a full time poetry editor. Donald Futers, who joined Penguin in 2012, will become editor of the list, with Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric becoming his first acquisition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Mal Peet has died, his agent Peter Cox has announced. Peet died last night (2nd March), after being diagnosed with cancer just last Christmas. The writer, whose latest novel The Murdstone Trilogy came out in 2014, won a number of awards during his career, including the Carnegie Medal,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Esson has died following an illness. Esson, who worked in academic book publishing for almost 40 years, passed away following a few months’ illness surrounded by his family on 20th February. Esson worked in senior sales positions, including for Allen & Unwin / Unwin Hyman, before... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has hired Nia Roberts as art director, where she will be responsible for the cross portfolio design strategy. She will also develop the picture book list. Roberts is currently art director at Simon & Schuster where she has worked with authors and illustrators... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Robert Alter, translating the Old Testament is not only a way of expressing his love of both Hebrew and English, but also of illuminating the Bible as the key work of Western literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norton executive editor Robert Weil reflects on his career in response to winning this year's Friedrich Ulfers Prize for the promotion of German literature. The post Norton’s Robert Weil on His Career Promoting German Literature appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The award will be presented at the opening ceremony of New York City's Festival Neue Literatur 2015 on February 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to sell a special limited-edition run of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s forthcoming novel, Dancing in the Dark (Harvill Secker). The book, the fourth instalment in Knausgaard’s My Struggle series, will also be promoted with national press adverts, a targeted online pre-order ad campaign,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Levine, poet of the American working class and U.S. Poet Laureate from 2011-2012, has died at 87. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joining a slew of other student newspapers nationwide, The Spectrum at the University of Buffalo just released its annual sex edition. You can view it through the popular digital publishing platform Issuu — but only if you sign in first and ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lord Gavron, owner of The Folio Society and Carcanet Press, has died at the age of 84. Gavron's death, thought to be caused by a heart attack suffered on Saturday (7th February) after playing tennis, comes just ahead of the announcement of the shortlist for the second Folio Prize, to be made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colleen McCullough, the Australian author of The Thorn Birds, has died at the age of 77. The author died in hospital on Norfolk Island on Thursday afternoon, her publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed. Shona Martyn of HarperCollins Australia paid tribute to McCullough, calling her "one of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcus J. Borg, author of key books on the historical Jesus and champion of progressive Christianity, has died. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Fickling Books (DFB) is to publish the paperback edition of the Costa shortlisted Running Girl. DFB has acquired the paperback rights to the book from Penguin Random House and publication is scheduled for June 2015. Running Girl, written by Simon Mason, was nominated for the 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Random House group deputy chairman Simon Master died suddenly on Friday (January 16th). Master, who was 70, died while on holiday. Master was deputy group chairman for Random House from 1989 to 2004 and previously worked at Pan, where he was editorial director, publishing director and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French bookshop in South Kensington has had more than 400 calls from people wanting a copy of the magazine, but has no idea how many will be delivered on FridayWhere can I buy a copy of Charlie Hebdo?Review: what’s inside the ‘survivors’ edition Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sudden death has been announced of Irish bookseller John McNamee, president of the European Booksellers Federation from 2005 to 2014. McNamee is understood to have suffered a heart attack at the weekend. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheraton, former 'New York Times' food critic and cookbook author, talks about the challenges and joys of creating the ultimate foodie bucket list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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