Saunders’ “Tenth of December” Wins Inaugural Folio Prize

George Saunders has been announced as the winner of The Folio Prize 2014 for Tenth of December (Bloomsbury), sponsored by The Folio Society. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Scribe acquires German Book Prize winner

Scribe has acquired a novel by Lutz Seiler, titled Kruso, which was recently awarded the 2014 German Book Prize, dubbed Germany’s equivalent to the Man Booker Prize.   Scribe acquired World English rights from Nora Mercurio at Suhrkamp Verlag at auction.   Seiler is a poet and short-story... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Publishing, Memory and the Man Booker Prize

Publishing novels like 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' by Richard Flanagan, which won the Man Booker Prize, helps keep memories alive. The post Publishing, Memory and the Man Booker Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Richard Flanagan takes the Man Booker Prize, National Book Awards finalists are announced

Flanagan took the Man Booker Prize for his book 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North,' while works such as 'All the Light We Cannot See,' by Anthony Doerr and 'Age of Ambition,' by Evan Osnos made the cut for the National Book Award shortlists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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European Union Prize for Literature announced at FBF

The 13 winners of the 2014 European Union Prize for Literature took the stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Folio Top Women: Maggie Murphy

Maggie joined PARADE in 2010 and was challenged to breathe new life into a Sunday magazine that has been around since 1941. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Josie King

Josie has been the leader of Innovation Enterprise, a CFO Publishing company, since its inception in 2009 and has led the compan Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Maureen Slocum

As owner of Zoomba Group, Maureen Slocum publishes two successful B2Bs, Foodservice Equipment & Supplies (FE&S) and Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Columbia Global Reports Sets Inaugural List

Clay Shirky and Bethany McLean are among the first authors signed up for the inaugural Columbia Global Reports list, which debuts in fall 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Shortlists for Saltire book prize

Broadcasters Kirsty Wark and Sally Magnusson are among the authors shortlisted for the prestigious Saltire literary prize. Continue reading at BBC News

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Folio Top Women: Nancy Weber

Nancy Weber, a dynamic publishing industry marketing veteran, has a long history of creating results-oriented initiatives for Me Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Anna Bager

As VP & GM, Anna leads a board that consists of the publishers that bring in major ad dollars for the mobile market. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Kathy Savitt

With Savitt at the helm of the media business, Yahoo has reimagined its lifestyles content and launched new digital magazines: Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Kirkus Prize: The nominees for the first-ever awards have been announced

The book review journal Kirkus Reviews is awarding prizes for the best fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' books for the first time this year. Here's the full list of nominees. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Folio Top Women: Amy Vaxman

When Amy Vaxman joined Hotel Management Magazine in 1994 as a young sales manager, she never imag- ined returning one day as its publisher-but it's a role she has now held since 2012. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Michela O'Connor Abrams

Michela has worked with Dwell's founder Lara Deam to create a brand that extended beyond its foundation in print into a series of platforms built around community. This vision now extends across 11 platforms including the award-winning Dwell magazine, Dwell.com, Dwell Homes, Dwell on Design and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Charlene Finck

Charlene is viewed as the content weapon behind the transformation of Farm Journal. With Charlene's guidance, Farm Journal produces the premier magazine in agriculture, the two most-watched TV programs across the industry, the number-one radio program, the most visited website, most events and more. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Susan Fitzgerald

As part of Madavor Media's portfolio of properties, the company publishes Gluten-Free Living, an accompanying website, conference and daily deal site. It was Susan who identified that Madavor had been very successful in managing the Gluten-Free Living brand, which was positioned as the most... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Marin Bright

As CEO and founder of Bright Business Media LLC, and publisher of award-winning Smart Meetings, Marin has more than 22 years of experience in the travel meetings industries. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Gillian Gorman Round

Gillian Gorman Round is General Manager and Senior Vice President for Lucky, where she oversees all business functions of the brand. In this role, Gorman Round is responsible for revenue generation, brand development and strategic partnerships. She was named General Manager in January 2013,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Folio Top Women: Mariette DiChristina

Mariette is the executive force behind the transformation of the country's longest published magazine from an under-appreciated authority into a digital powerhouse across multiple platforms, serving all types of consumers. During this process, she revamped the editorial, increased online traffic... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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