Stephanie Duncan Smith, previously senior acquisitions editor at Baker Books, has been promoted to executive editor at the Baker Publishing Group imprint. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Stephanie Duncan Smith, previously senior acquisitions editor at Baker Books, has been promoted to executive editor at the Baker Publishing Group imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 11:15 Grahame Baker-Smith has won this year's CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for his novel FArTHER (Templar). In his acceptance speech today he attributed his award to "a complete change of style" after 15 years in the field, and in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jada Pinkett Smith's memoir will take readers on 'a rollercoaster ride from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of personal rediscovery.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-06 19:59:48 UTC ]
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LET’S DISPENSE WITH the small surprises up front. The latest outing from Smith Henderson, acclaimed author of what others might call literary fiction — his award-winning 2014 debut, Fourth of July Creek — is indeed a thriller. And it’s not a solo endeavor — he’s teamed up with a friend, Jon Marc... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-10-11 12:30:47 UTC ]
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North America, especially U.S. airport stores, is becoming a major growth engine for the U.K.-based bookstore chain. Sales in North America rose 9% in fiscal 2024, to £401 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The real-life dame and on-screen dowager countess, who has died aged 89, earned fame in her 70s and 80s for blockbuster roles. But her early work at the National Theatre marked her out as a talent for the agesDame Maggie Smith’s trophy cabinet reflected her extraordinary achievements across... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-27 13:37:47 UTC ]
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In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall• Mark Lawson: Maggie Smith was a magisterial star with the courage and talent to do absolutely everythingMaggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor whose... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-27 13:17:05 UTC ]
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Before the great cartoonist released his classic series, Bone, he created its characters as part of Thorn, his “precocious college comic strip” penned for the Ohio State University paper. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As the freshly knighted author prepares to publish his 25th No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novel, he finds his readers more eager for softness than ever before. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Los Angeles independent publisher Unnamed Press has unveiled Smith & Taylor Classics, a new imprint helmed by acquiring editors Allison Miriam Woodnutt (née Smith) and Brandon Taylor, author of 'Real Life,' 'Filthy Animals,' and 'The Late Americans.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephanie Jackson has been tapped to lead the Life segment, including the recently announced imprint DK Red, at DK Living, the publisher’s adult division, effective November 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In its announcement, the company said cHQacademic will “harness the same technology” used by public librarians “to help academic library professionals make informed, efficient decisions about their collections and enhance the student experience.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Takeaways from GWU’s Inaugural Student Journal Symposium, by Rachel Smith & Madeline Meyers From the Road [email protected] Wed, 05/29/2024 - 15:27 Photo by Madeline MyersReflecting on their trip to attend a conference dedicated to literary and... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Two veteran publishers are settling into new roles this month at two venerable Christian publishing houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books, are Austria’s Heinz Janisch, for writing; and Canada’s Sydney Smith, for illustration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dave Baker’s new graphic novel 'Mary Tyler MooreHawk' is a relentlessly inventive sci-fi adventure epic starring an eponymous plucky teen superhero who takes on a succession of monsters, evil robots, and supervillains. An eight-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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“I have a lot of books on near-death experiences, psychic phenomena and past-life regression on my shelves,” says the two-time poet laureate, whose new book is the memoir “To Free the Captives.” “These kinds of books nudge me to remember our world is but one facet of an enormous continuity.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-11-16 10:00:11 UTC ]
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Stephanie Land’s new book, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education, is out today, so we asked her a few questions about her routine, writing advice, and how she deals with writers block. Who do you most wish would read your book? Anyone who has authority over a person who... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-07 09:50:56 UTC ]
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Tracy K. Smith’s To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul is available tomorrow, so we asked her a few questions about her readers, when she writes, and her favorite book to recommend to others. * Who do you most wish would read your book? People who are weary of the limits of […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-06 09:56:46 UTC ]
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Stephanie Land's second memoir, 'Class,' a sequel to her blockbuster debut, 'Maid,' follows her journey to get an education — and holds readers at a distance. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-31 10:00:21 UTC ]
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