Seventh university presses convention seeks to build on sector’s broad appeal

Occupying a unique place in the publishing ecosystem, many university presses are achieving crossover hits. But balancing that with their bread and butter can be a challenge. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 19:31:14 UTC ]
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Akashic Goes Back to Press After Author Wins Olympic Gold

The indie publisher has high hopes for a recently released memoir by U.S. Olympic swimmer Anthony Ervin after he unexpectedly became the oldest individual swimmer to win a gold medal in Rio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Veronica Randall, Ten Speed Press Editor

Randall, who retired from Ten Speed in 2009 after 19 years with the company, died on August 12. She was 61. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#Women_writers manifesto aims to build community of female authors

Laurie Garrison’s call to arms is intended to foster collaboration ‘rejecting traditional models of publishing’The internet is not always a safe place for women, so there is something hearteningly radical about women staking a claim to this space to assert their own ambitions and interests. The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Broad announces its first visiting special exhibit: 'Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors'

Since the Broad opened last September, Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room” — with its reflective walls, pools of water and glimmering, outer-space-like crystal LEDs — has been the museum’s social media star, a popular art-selfie backdrop for visitors, particularly millennials posting on... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conservationist's 'enigmatic' debut to Penguin Press

Penguin Press is to publish building conservationist Tom Nancollas’ debut Seashaken Houses. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New mental health publisher Trigger Press launches

A new independent publisher dedicated to mental health welfare, Trigger Press, is to publish its first title in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder builds on Broadway success with The Hamilton Affair

Hodder & Stoughton is publishing The Hamilton Affair this October, following the success of "Hamilton", the hip hop musical, which has grossed $61.7m at the box office since its April 2015 Broadway debut. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black science fiction writers face 'universal' racism, study finds

Fireside Fiction’s report, #BlackSpecFic, finds less than 2% of SF stories published in 2015 were by black writers The world of speculative fiction publishing is plagued by “structural, institutional, personal, universal” racism, according to a new report that found less than 2% of more than... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dead Ink seeks submissions for 'working class anthology'

Independent publisher Dead Ink Books is to publish a book of essays written by working class authors in a bid to "challenge preconceptions" following the "messy" EU referendum vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Write a House Is Building a New Literary City in Detroit

As real estate prices soar in traditional artistic and cultural hubs such as Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, writers are looking toward smaller cities with cheaper rent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 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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‘Offer a clear angle’: How Mashable is building overseas

Mashable has gone undergone big changes this year. The digital media publisher shifted entirely away from general-interest news, shedding 30 staff in the process. Instead it outlined a new editorial mandate: to reassert its identity and a voice as an authority on areas like tech, culture and... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Political conventions are proving grounds for VR

ABC News, CNN and The Huffington Post are among the publishers producing VR content at the presidential conventions. HuffPo has six staffers while CNN has two dedicated staffers on-site producing VR content on the go. CNN’s branded content unit Courageous has also produced three VR films for... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYC's Revolution Books Seeks Cash Infusion

After raising more than $100,000 to fund its move from Chelsea to Harlem, the bookstore needs to raise another $25,000 to buy more books, add air conditioning, and build an events stage. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book on First World War signaller to The History Press

The History Press is to publish a book based on an original set of sketchbooks and diaries from a signaller in the First World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Books Seek to Answer Questions of Death and the Afterlife

From accounts of near-death expriences to ways of talking to kids about death, a wave of new books offer for the dying, the grieving, and the questioning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 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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Passing the Torch at Island Press

Thirty years and 1,000 books (including a Pulitzer-winner) since its founding, Island Press is under new leadership, with plans to publish more and bigger books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington Adding Print Line to Lyrical Press

Kensington Publishing will add a mass market paperback line to its Lyrical Press imprint, Kensington’s digital first unit that it bought in January 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette to close LBS and build new 'world class' distribution centre

Hachette is consolidating its distribution operations and building a new "world-class" centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, resulting in the closure of its Littlehampton warehouse and office in 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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