Simon to Head Liveright; Weil Takes On New Role

Robert Weil, editor-in-chief of W.W. Norton’s Liveright Publishing imprint, will take on a new role in July as Liveright v-p and executive editor, and will be succeeded by Peter J. Simon, v-p and editor in Norton’s college department. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'Know My Name,' Chanel Miller Takes Back The Humanity She Was Denied

Miller, known for years only as Emily Doe in the Stanford sexual assault case, has written a memoir that lays bare the complicated truths about survivorhood. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-09-30 17:39:54 UTC ]
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‘I’m not getting much Take a Break’: Extinction Rebellion’s newspaper, reviewed

The climate activists release their first print publication this week. But does a crisis-hit planet make for winning journalism?In a move that feels more than slightly ironic, the climate activists Extinction Rebellion have decided to go into a media on the brink of extinction, having released... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-09-25 16:31:16 UTC ]
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Caroline Criado Perez's gender data gap 'exposé' takes £25k Royal Society Science Book Prize

Feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez’s "exposé" on the gender data gap, Invisible Women (Chatto & Windus), has scooped the £25,000 Royal Society Science Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 14:17:51 UTC ]
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Thomas, Burridge leave Clarivate as restructure gives Ahmed lead role

Annette Thomas, c.e.o. of the Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics, has left the company following a restructure which sees Mukhtar Ahmed, formerly president of its Life Sciences division, become president of a new Science Group, which spans both the Web of Science and Life... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 04:06:44 UTC ]
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Taking a Turn Behind the Circulation Desk (shelftalker)

From cool technology to book clubs to a tricky round of Jeopardy, a bookseller plays librarian for a day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 12:00:45 UTC ]
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Martin Cruz Smith's Latest Book Heads Back to the U.S.S.R.

In Cruz Smith’s ninth Arkady Renko novel, 'The Siberian Dilemma,' the investigator travels into the frozen depths of Siberia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘What’s taking so long?’: children’s books still neglect BAME readers, finds study

Although picture has improved since 2017, research shows that last year only 4% of books for the youngest readers featured a minority ethnic heroIn most children’s books, according to one London primary school pupil, “people are peach”. Another feels there are “no black people” in the stories... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-09-19 11:15:59 UTC ]
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NFL ratings might take a hit as veteran quarterbacks get sidelined

A rough weekend for three of the NFL’s most celebrated old-school quarterbacks may have long-term implications for the league’s TV partners, as the loss of Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees and Eli Manning could cause a shakeup in the Nielsen ratings. No team poses more of a risk than the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-18 21:56:19 UTC ]
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New CUP journal 'takes radical approach' to research publishing

Cambridge University Press is bringing out a new Open Access journal, Experimental Results, “to provide an outlet for standalone research that currently goes unpublished.” Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 17:37:40 UTC ]
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