Taylor Norman Named PW Star Watch Superstar of 2024

The executive editor at Holiday House/Neal Porter Books was honored for what she describes as a life-long ambition: working as a children’s book editor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH signs Fleabag’s ‘hot priest’ as part of star-studded audiobook cast

Penguin Random House has announced a star-studded cast including "Fleabag" and "Game of Thrones" actors to narrate a new series of 50 Penguin Classics audiobooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 22:34:58 UTC ]
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The Stars of 2019

This year marks the fifth anniversary of Star Watch, a partnership between Publishers Weeklyand the Frankfurter Buchmesse, which recognizes outstanding individuals who further the cultural and economic success of publishers, bookstores, and the industry at large. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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TIME Names New Sales, Marketing Leads | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_170617" align="alignright" width="150"] Viktoria Degtar[/caption] Five weeks into Keith Grossman's tenure as president of Time magazine, the list of new additions to its executive ranks is getting longer. Following last month’s appointment of chief legal officer Dana... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-05 19:34:18 UTC ]
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Her name is Chanel Miller, not ‘unconscious intoxicated woman’ in the Stanford assault case

Miller, who addressed her assaulter in court, has written a memoir called "Know My Name." Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-05 18:42:59 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Shortlist

The 2019 Man Booker Prize shortlist is here! The post Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Shortlist appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2019-09-03 12:55:26 UTC ]
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The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book Goodnight Moon was published on this day in 1947. It’s widely beloved, well-reviewed, and much parodied, and also hated intensely by a serious few. You know where this is going—I compile at least one of these one-star reviews pieces a month, but I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-03 08:50:11 UTC ]
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Lost Girls by DJ Taylor review – love, war and literature 1939-51

An urbane attempt to offer belated autonomy to a small band of well-born, well-connected young womenThe scene with which DJ Taylor begins his 26th book, Lost Girls, in which a girl enters, with some trepidation, a literary party in a house in Bloomsbury, is striking for many reasons. It is, as... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-08-31 07:58:41 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 2, 2019

Salman Rushdie's reimagining of "Don Quixote," plus the story of the woman who defied the Nazis in the world’s most dangerous horse race. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quietly Curious: PW Talks with Lauren Michele Jackson

In 'White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation' (Beacon, Nov.), literature professor Jackson explores how appropriation manifests in music, art, memes, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Kenwright Films options C L Taylor thriller

C L Taylor’s latest thriller has been snapped up for screen and a possible stage adaptation by Bill Kenwright Films. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 20:58:41 UTC ]
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The Atlantic Names New Global Marketing Head | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_170049" align="alignright" width="150"] Alisa Leonard[/caption] The Atlantic expanded its marketing and editorial teams this week with three new hires. Alisa Leonard is taking on the role of head of global marketing and will be tasked with leading the brand’s marketing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-22 14:30:23 UTC ]
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McCaughrain named new Seamus Heaney Children's Writing Fellow

Kelly McCaughrain, author of Flying Tips for Flightless Birds (Walker Books), has been named as the new Seamus Heaney Children's Writing Fellow.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 17:45:29 UTC ]
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Hamlyn bags book from Loose Women stars

Octopus imprint Hamlyn has bagged a book of anecdotes, laugh-out-loud moments and uplifting life lessons from ITV panel show “Loose Women”, marking its 20th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 04:41:45 UTC ]
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Welbeck Names Malcolm Edwards To Publish André Deutsch Line

Welbeck Publishing Group reactivates the André Deutsch line as an imprint under the direction of former Orion publisher Malcolm Edwards. The post Welbeck Names Malcolm Edwards To Publish André Deutsch Line appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-16 08:04:07 UTC ]
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Introducing the 2019 Folio: 100 and Rising Stars Honorees

Throughout the year, we report on the good and bad things happening in and around the print and digital publishing world. Sometimes the stories offer true inspiration, while other times they make us and our readers cringe. But that’s business. What’s always consistent in what we report is... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-13 19:29:59 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Testing Subscriptions on Its Facebook Watch Video Destination

Facebook will begin testing subscriptions on its Facebook Watch video destination in the U.S., with initial publishing partners BritBoxTV, CollegeHumor Dropout, MotorTrend On Demand and Tastemade Plus. The social network would not provide details on payments by publishers or on subscription... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-08-08 18:05:58 UTC ]
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Lee Child's Night School named UK's most borrowed library book

Night School by Lee Child (Bantam Press) was the most borrowed library book of 2017/18, according to new statistics. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:43:10 UTC ]
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Cisco names Dentsu's Isobar its digital marketing innovation agency of record

Cisco has added Dentsu Aegis Network's Isobar to its roster of agencies, naming it digital marketing innovation agency of record (say that 10 times fast). Under the partnership, Isobar has signed onto a one-year retainer contract with the IT, professional networking and cybersecurity solutions... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-06 18:07:06 UTC ]
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Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison explain why she told black stories

Celebrated novelist Toni Morrison has died at 88, and she leaves behind a commanding legacy of the black experience in literature. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died, according to a friend who confirmed the news to the Associated Press. She was 88 years old.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-08-06 11:00:50 UTC ]
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Tuning In: PW Talks With Enric Corbera

PW caught up with Spanish wellness expert Corbera to discuss his latest book, 'Encuentros con mi alma' ('Encounters with my soul'). The book is published by Grano de Mostaza and distributed in the U.S. by Spanish Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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