Steve Paul and Henry Schvey on How Evan S. Connell and Tennessee Williams Never Really Left Missouri

Journalist and biographer Steve Paul and writer and Washington University professor Henry Schvey join host Whitney Terrell live from the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri, to discuss their books on novelist Evan S. Connell and Tennessee Williams, respectively. Each of the old masters was from Missouri—Connell from Kansas City and Williams from St. Louis. […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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My problem with Fire and Fury? The sucking-up that’s left out of it | Emma Brockes

Michael Wolff paints a vivid portrait of the Trump administration’s dysfunction. But he is less forthcoming about his own duplicityMichael Wolff, author of the White House expose Fire and Fury, has been subject to a lot of comparisons this week – mostly to his own target, Donald Trump. How... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH distribution m.d. Mark Williams to retire

Penguin Random House's distribution managing director, Mark Williams, is retiring in June 2018 after 17 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freedom To Publish: Macmillan’s Henry Holt Defies Trump Order, Rushes Out ‘Fire and Fury’

The American publisher Macmillan/Henry Holt, under an order from Donald Trump's personal attorneys to stop publication of Michael Wolff's book, instead moves to rush out 'Fire and Fury' on Friday as the publishing world watches developments. The post Freedom To Publish: Macmillan’s Henry Holt... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PubTech Connect 2018: Pamela Paul and Sam Dolnick of the 'New York Times'

The opening keynote speakers for PubTech Connect 2017 are two of the people leading the forward looking efforts at the 'Times': assistant editor Sam Dolnick and editor of the 'New York Times Book Review' Pamela Paul. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Story of the Face by Paul Gorman review – the original purveyor of cool

Revolutionary style bible the Face deserves a more spirited historyIn September 1988, the style magazine the Face celebrated its 100th issue in triumphal fashion. There was an elaborate fold-out cover, essays by star writers such as Nick Kent and Julie Burchill and fashion stories by leading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evan Peters and Barhad Abdi elevate glib, overdone 'The Pirates of Somalia'

Serving as something of a flipside to 2013’s Tom Hanks-starring “Captain Phillips,” Brian Buckley’s “The Pirates of Somalia,” based on a memoir by Jay Bahadur, finds itself navigating some choppy tonal waters prior to emerging as an engagingly performed take on recent world events. Bahadur’s... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Rapha's second book scoops William Hill Award

The second book published by premium cycling brand Rapha Editions has scooped the 29th William Hill Sport Book of the Year for its “startlingly intimate portrait” of Tour de France trailblazer Tom Simpson . Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Paul Auster at Guadalajara; Amazon Publishing on Short Writings

At Mexico’s Guadalajara International Book Fair, which runs through Sunday, Paul Auster has talked of turning to novels after ‘hitting a wall’ with poetry. And Amazon Publishing introduces a new imprint for short-form work. By Adam Critchley And Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief |... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Williams' debut about women and food to Hamish Hamilton

Hamish Hamilton has acquired a debut novel by Lara Williams about women and food entitled Supper Club. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins snaps up psychiatrist's tale

William Collins has acquired another book from the author of The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu, Charlie English, about a psychiatrist whose collection of mental patients’ art inspired the Modernist movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lamb to write on war through women's eyes for William Collins

William Collins has acquired an "unflinching" account of war through women’s eyes by journalist Christina Lamb, exploring "how rape became a weapon of mass destruction". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Henry Volans to depart Faber

Faber's digital and new business director Henry Volans will be leaving the company to take up a position as a diplomat at the Foreign Office. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'My Democratic friends are mad at me': Donna Brazile explains herself in deep-left San Francisco

After publishing an unfettered memoir critiquing Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid, former Democratic Party leader Donna Brazile on Thursday doubled down on her criticism of the nominee before a receptive audience in deepest-left California. Brazile’s tell-all book has revived sour... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paddington at St Paul's, last in classic children's series, due in 2018

Michael Bond’s final book about the accident-prone bear will be published next year on the anniversary of the author’s deathA final adventure for Paddington Bear, in which the marmalade-loving magnet for trouble visits St Paul’s Cathedral, will be published in June 2018, a year after the death... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins buys Rowson's 'new history' of Alexander

William Collins has acquired a book about the "new history" of Alexander the Great by writer, archaeologist and TV producer, Alex Rowson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld pre-empts 'extraordinary' memoir by Julie Yip-Williams

Transworld has acquired rights in a "significant" pre-empt to an untitled memoir by first-time author Julie Yip-Williams, "a powerful book about living". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Heinemann signs two by Lauren Groff

William Heinemann has bought two books by New York Times bestselling novelist Lauren Groff. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury scores two on William Hill shortlist

Bloomsbury has scored twice on the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award shortlist, vying against fellow indies Biteback Publishing and Axis Projects, as well as Simon & Schuster and Transworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Hollywood’s new baking book expected to sell like you-know-what

Bloomsbury to publish Great British Bake Off judge’s A Baker’s Life, accompanied by new four-part TV series, in NovemberBloomsbury, the publisher of Paul Hollywood’s new book, A Baker’s Life, is predicting it will be one of the bestsellers this Christmas, thanks in part to the successful... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Fischer, NEIBA Executive Director, to Retire

Fischer has announced his intention to step down from his position at the New England Independent Booksellers Association, after 11 years at the helm of the regional advocacy group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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