Staff Pick: 'Pond' by Claire-Louise Bennett

Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Pond' by Claire-Louise Bennett, featuring an unnamed, slightly unhinged narrator who has sheltered herself into a cottage in the countryside. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice to axe 250 staff in latest round of digital media job losses

Cuts follow recently announced redundancies at HuffPost and BuzzFeedVice has announced plans to sack 250 staff, as a wave of job cuts affecting the digital media industry continues to hit companies around the world amid questions over the sustainability of ad-supported online publishing.Almost... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pool 'in crisis talks', with staff awaiting pay

Women’s lifestyle website The Pool is reportedly in crisis talks, with staff yet to receive their January wages. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed loses 11 staff in Australia amid global job cuts

Reporter says every member of the news team received a letter about redundancies on Tuesday morningThe Australian arm of BuzzFeed will have to cut 11 staff as a global downsizing strategy targets 200 of the digital publisher’s international workforce.BuzzFeedOz news reporter Alice Workman said... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 28, 2019

This week: Maurice Carlos Ruffin's stellar debut novel, plus a surreal political thriller in which assassination is a business “driven by market forces.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts

Online publisher announces job losses to shore up finances as Verizon unveils plan to sack 800 workersBuzzFeed has announced plans to lay off hundreds of staff, as digital media firms struggle to turn a profit while dealing with the same financial issues that have plagued traditional publishers... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Shifts More Staff at Crown, Hogarth

After the recent reorganization of Crown that Penguin Random House unveiled, the company has made some additional changes and promotions in the unit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette to pay EU staff’s Brexit application costs

Hachette will cover the cost for any employees who are European Union nationals applying for settled and pre-settled status to continue living in the UK after June 2021.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 21, 2019

This week: a Kafkaesque suburban horror story, plus Stephanie Land's memoir about the struggles she faced as a young single mother living in poverty. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slim pickings: Wicks, Kerridge lead New Year, New You charge

British book buyers awoke in January from their collective holiday hangover/food coma and embraced "New Year, New You" tightly, with 12 titles in last week's UK Official Top 50 in the healthy eating, fitness and personal development space, led by Joe Wicks' latest chart-topper. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S president hails 'magnificent year' in staff briefing

Simon & Schuster president and c.e.o. Carolyn Reidy has discussed the “phenomenal” sales of Bob Woodward’s Fear, the fastest selling audiobook in the publisher’s history, whilst acknowledging the booming backlist sales and the UK big-hitters in a staff newsletter heralding a "magnificent" year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's Top Authors Pick Their Favorite Books of 2018

We asked the authors of our top 10 books of 2018 to share their favorite titles published this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate's editorial staff goes on strike as tensions at digital publisher escalate

Writers and editors at Slate have voted nearly unanimously to green-light a strike, escalating tensions between the digital publication and its newly unionized employees.Slate's editorial employees authorized the potential strike by a vote of 52 to 1, according to a spokesman for the Writers... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 10, 2018

This week: the winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize, plus Yan Lianke's satiric, chilling take on China’s policy of forced cremation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox Chapel Acquires Old Pond Publishing

U.S.-based Hobbyist and DIY crafts publisher Fox Chapel Publishing has acquired the U.K.-based house Old Pond Publishing, which specializes in books on agriculture, machinery, and animal husbandry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Claire L’Enfant

Talia Rodgers, publishing director at Digital Theatre, remembers editor and publisher Claire L'Enfant: Claire L’Enfant, who has died aged 67, was an editor and publisher whose work with authors and colleagues set a kind of gold standard for how to get the best out of people. Her quiet... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook staff to investigate George Soros' finances

Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., told employees to investigate the financial interests of billionaire George Soros in response to his January criticism of the social media giant. Sandberg wanted to know if Soros had a financial incentive to criticize Facebook, the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 3, 2018

This week: around the world in 20 languages, plus the love-hate relationship between L.A. and its inhabitants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook staff to 'look into' Soros investments

It has been about two weeks since the New York Times published an exposé on Facebook's response to bad press and protests against it over the last couple of years. Since then, an outgoing exec took responsibility for hiring a PR firm, Definers... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 19, 2018

This week: Amparo Dávila's creepy story collection, plus the lies women tell about sex—and the truths they reveal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Picks NYC, Arlington, Va., as New HQ Sites

Amazon said it will begin hiring for its new headquarters in New York City and Arlington, Va., in 2019. The company is also opening a operations center in Nashville. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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