Rupi Kaur | 'Paper is where poetry lives, but performance is where the words come to life'

Canadian instapoet Rupi Kaur talks to us about her poetry journey and love of live performance, following a sold-out UK event during London Book Fair. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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How To Sell Nearly a Half-Million Copies of a Poetry Bookts Sweet Spot with ‘Milk and Honey’

Rupi Kaur's book of poetry, 'Milk and Honey,' has sold nearly a half million print copies. How did that happen? Her publisher, Andrews McMeel, is just following "where the audience goes." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The most momentous news of my life': AS Patric wins Miles Franklin award

Author of Black Rock White City, which has won Australia’s premier literary prize, says he feels a bit of sunlight after many years of absolute obscurity Two years ago, Melbourne’s AS Patric couldn’t even get a rejection slip for his book, Black Rock White City. Not one of the big Australian... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Day in the Life: What Hearst’s celebrity talent ‘wrangler’ does all day

As entertainment director for Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Nojan Aminosharei is responsible for wrangling celebrity talent for shoots across Hearst’s 21 digital brands, ranging from Cosmopolitan to Country Living to Esquire. Coming up with fresh ideas and pulling them off takes a lot of... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do book lovers live longer?

Regular book reading appears to promote a 'significant survival advantage,' says a Yale University study. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie Alert: 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'

It's boy vs. middle school. The live-action adaptation of James Patterson's bestselling novel 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life' opens on October 7. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks: July 2016 Performances

With eight of the 10 companies listed on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index posting increases in their stock prices in July, the PWSI rose 5.8% in the month, beating the 2.8% increase turned in by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard

Religion news editor Emma Koonse recommends 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard, two memoirs detailing Dugard's kidnapping at age 11, her 18 years in captivity, and her path to recovery over the past six years of freedom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible presents live comedy at Edinburgh Fringe

Audible has curated a comedy stage at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of its sponsorship of The Pleasance, one of the festival’s venues. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'My Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard

Religion news editor Emma Koonse recommends 'My Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard, two memoirs detailing Dugard's kidnapping at age 11, her 18 years in captivity, and her path to recovery over the past six years of freedom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Life and Writing Are Inseparable

Amie Barrodale, author of the story collection "You Are Having a Good Time," argues that life is a story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Learning to Live Loved: PW Talks to Lysa TerKeurst

In her latest book ‘Uninvited,’ TerKeurst explores why rejection hurts so badly and how to conquer insecurity and fear. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix to produce a film of The Panama Papers

Netflix has acquired exclusive film rights for The Panama Papers, published in the UK by Oneworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Testing Mid-Roll Video Ads in Facebook Live

Facebook has started running tests of mid-roll video ads inside live video broadcasts from top publishing partners, the company confirmed Monday.These are Facebook's first ads that get served directly inside videos on the social network. "We're running a small test where a group of publishers... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Armitage and McGough on Winchester poetry line-up

Simon Armitage and Roger McGough are amongst the line-up for this year’s Winchester Poetry Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Live video is taking the conventions by storm

The conventions weren't just live, they were virtual. ABC News, CNN and The Huffington Post all published VR and 360-degree videos to give viewers a more immersive snapshot. Also on the topic of video, Insider editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson joined us on this week’s episode of the Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five questions for Rebecca Smart about Penguin Living

Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart talks about consumer and lifestyle brand Penguin Living and its first event, the Careers 360 Immersion Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Live video takes center stage at the presidential conventions

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and a whole host of digital publishers plan to bring gavel-to-gavel live coverage of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. This includes live streams of the speeches and onstage shenanigans from legacy outlets like ABC News and CBS News, as well as... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Car Throttle finds auto brands love live video

Car Throttle, the auto community, gets 80 percent of its revenue from branded content. In all of these programs, brands are asking for live video. The live videos often focus on car reviews and events. On Snapchat, the publisher has been posting daily stories for two years, which often get up to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Promise, Energy, Surprises’: A White Paper on ‘The Markets’ 2016

Download our free white paper on international publishing regions featured at Frankfurt Book Fair on October 18 in The Markets: Global Publishing Summit. The post ‘Promise, Energy, Surprises’: A White Paper on ‘The Markets’ 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlborough Book Festival 'True Stories Told Live' pre-event sells out

An event where five well-known New Zealand authors share stories about their lives has sold out, book festival organisers say.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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