Two months into life behind a digital paywall, The Atlantic says it sold "record numbers" of subscriptions in both September and October, doubling the amount of sales originally forecast (though it declined to share specific figures). Today, the magazine unveiled what it hopes will be an additional draw to consumers: a single-themed December issue, "How to Stop a Civil War," which debuts a front-to-back redesign in the works since Peter Mendelsund and Oliver Munday were brought in as creative director and senior art director, respectively, at the start of the year. Most immediately noticeable about the new look is the fact that the formerly prominent wordmark on the magazine's cover has been replaced by a simple "A," which is simultaneously a departure but also a nod to the magazine's past; it contains a reference to 1857, the year of The Atlantic's debut issue, and the magazine says it commissioned a new typeface, "Atlantic Condensed" based on the original type used by its founders. "I wanted the design to be readerly. And I wanted it to feel confident. And, again, I wanted to make pages that weren’t clamoring for your attention in too many ways—that allowed you to enjoy that one-to-one experience, reader-to-writer," said Mendelsund, describing the approach he took to the book's interior. "The idea of imagery in magazines for decades now has been that bigger is bolder. But I find that when a picture has a frame around it, it allows you to focus more on the thing itself.... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-12 19:44:42 UTC ]
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The boundary-smashing theater director turns an exuberant flow of reminiscences into a relatively coherent roller-coaster of narrative. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-09 12:59:55 UTC ]
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The collective hopes to turn the Oxford home of the famed author into a center celebrating his works. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2020-12-02 20:54:10 UTC ]
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Nobody has a human right to a lucrative book contract without regard for whether their opinions are sound or valuableJordan Peterson, the Canadian psychology professor and lobster-loving life coach who came to public attention after refusing to use the preferred pronouns of transgender people,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-12-02 13:56:38 UTC ]
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Luke Neima, Josie Mitchell and Rachel Allen have been promoted at Granta magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 03:18:32 UTC ]
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News and Events Photo: Quarantine portrait. Tulsa, Oklahoma. March 22, 2020, by Joseph Rushmore. This photograph accompanied the publication of Rilla Askew's "Cataclysm" in the Summer 2020 issue of World Literature Today. The editors of World... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-11-30 21:07:51 UTC ]
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There’s a new union on the block: Verso Books announced today that its staff has organized to join the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG), a unit of the NewsGuild and the Communications Workers of America. Management voluntarily recognized the union last week, according to a statement from... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-30 20:48:23 UTC ]
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A multi-format storytelling platform, featuring the work of authors including Colum McCann and Chigozie Obioma, and audio performers including Helena Bonham-Carter and David Tennant, has launched this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 20:07:03 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books is to publish Chief of Staff: My Time as the Prime Minister’s Right-Hand Man by Gavin Barwell next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 01:35:29 UTC ]
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Journalist and translator Orsola Casagrande has joined independent publisher Comma Press as editor-at-large. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 19:39:58 UTC ]
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Last week, Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain was announced this year’s Booker Prize winner. It’s no small feat for any writer, but what makes this win so spectacular is the fact that Shuggie Bain is a debut novel. (It’s only the fifth debut novel to win in the Booker’s 51-year-old history.) During... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-24 09:51:08 UTC ]
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"Ideas from our parents form the backbone to our identities... they condition us in more powerful ways than lessons from any book or religion ever could. Now the tale had been destroyed. So what did that mean about who I thought I was?” Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 14:33:19 UTC ]
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Atria Books has created the Black Privilege Publishing imprint and named multimedia personality and author Charlamagne tha God to head the unit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In the first half of 2021, the smart TV maker will start selling CTV ads guaranteed against Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings. The post ‘I need it verified’: Vizio will add Nielsen measurement to lure linear TV ad dollars to its connected TV platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-11-17 05:01:32 UTC ]
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Subscribe on Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | We’re joined by Tom Zoellner, award-winning author and the LA Review of Books Politics Editor. Tom and the co-hosts talk about the election, the tenor of the online political debate, and the future of patriotism. We also discuss Tom’s new book, The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-11-13 17:43:52 UTC ]
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Former Trapeze senior commissioning editor Katie Ellis-Brown is now working for HarperNorth as the new imprint's editor-at-large. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 09:32:12 UTC ]
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Debut author of Yinka Where is Your Huzband, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, and her editor Katy Loftus at Penguin, dish the dirt on the reality behind the dream of being published. THE AUTHOR: LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 21:40:55 UTC ]
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Hodder Studio has pre-empted a "captivating and joyous" debut novel from Buzzfeed editor and writer Tomi Obaro, set in Lagos and following the evolving fates of three best friends. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-30 07:36:18 UTC ]
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After 26 years at The New Yorker, he became chief editor at Random House, overseeing works by a raft of luminaries. He wrote a half-dozen well-received books of his own. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-10-27 16:47:41 UTC ]
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Molly Stern announced Thursday that she is starting Zando, an independent publishing company that will team up with influencers and brands to promote books. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-10-22 20:09:23 UTC ]
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It’s always good news when people want to invest in books, so we’re happy to hear that Molly Stern, the former SVP & Publisher of Penguin Random House’s Crown imprint, is starting a new publishing company in partnership with the independent studio SISTER. (Stern was Michelle Obama’s editor,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-22 12:01:51 UTC ]
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