The case for Jimmy Carter as a ‘consequential’ president

The usual narrative about the 39th president has it backward, Jonathan Alter argues. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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BookCon 2018: Wake-Up Call For America: President Bill Clinton And James Patterson

The former president and the world's most prolific thriller writer conjure a suspenseful—but, they say, entirely possible—scenario in the White House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’ for ‘Interfering With Copyright’

In some of the most pointed commentary yet on the crisis created by the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act, the International Publishers Association testifies that Canada is 'internationally an outlier' for failing to protect intellectual property. The post IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon under fire from PA president Redmayne

The Publishers Association's new president, HarperCollins' c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne, has criticised Amazon as "a powerful engine for copyright infringement". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dennis Quaid to narrate The President is Missing audiobook

American actor Dennis Quaid, who played Bill Clinton in the 2010 TV movie "The Special Relationship", has been cast to narrate the audiobook of The President is Missing by James Patterson and Clinton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebel Wilson receives defamation court case support from Taylor Swift

Rebel Wilson has returned to court in Melbourne to fight an appeal by magazine publisher Bauer Media, which was last year found to have defamed the Hollywood star. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bottomley takes over BA presidency

Mr B's bookshop co-owner Nic Bottomley has been elected as president of the Booksellers Association, taking over the role from Rosamund de la Hay, owner of The Mainstreet Trading Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The case for abolishing online anonymity | Letters

The Guardian requires a name, address and phone number for all of its letter-writers, points out Dr Monica Threlfall. Nigel Gann, Michael Rundell and Martin Davidson air their thoughts on Cambridge Analytica. And Patrick Cosgrove says just don’t use FacebookWhen democrats fought for free speech,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Presidency Reinvigorates Feminist Bookstores

While there are only a handful of feminist bookstores in the U.S., several of them report that the perfect storm of Donald Trump’s 2016 election and the subsequent #MeToo movement have reinvigorated their businesses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Case for Category-Based Ad Sales

Publishers tend to merge categories during difficult times—when they really should be doing the opposite. The post The Case for Category-Based Ad Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kremer succeeds Wise as AAA president

Lizzy Kremer of David Higham Associates has succeeded Gordon Wise of Curtis Brown as president of the Association of Authors' Agents (AAA). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbour Publishing Names New President, COO

Mary Burns, a Barbour Publishing veteran of 23 years, has been named president and chief operating officer of the Ohio-based Christian press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP's new president on his key challenges

CILIP president Ayub Khan MBE outlines the key challenges facing libraries, and how they can turn these into opportunities. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letter from the Editor: Macmillan Stands Up to President Trump

PW' editorial director Jim Milliot examines Macmillan's resolution to stand firm against threats from President Trump, and 'PW' publishes Macmillan CEO John Sargent's letter to staff on the matter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philippe Sands to take on English PEN Presidency

Prominent human rights lawyer Philippe Sands QC is to be the new president of English PEN, taking over from Maureen Freely. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump presidency exposé climbs pre-order chart after media storm

An insider's account about Donald Trump's presidency has risen up the Amazon pre-order charts after the Guardian got hold of an early copy and revealed some of its controversial contents. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump's lawyers try to stop release of explosive exposé on his presidency

Donald Trump's lawyers have moved to prevent publication of an explosive "insider's account" of his presidency, due to be published next week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown to publish 'inside account' of Trump presidency

Little, Brown is publishing what it calls an inside account of Donald Trump's presidency by journalist Michael Wolff. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonham Carter and Beale read MCB poetry collection

Helena Bonham Carter and Simon Russell Beale are the stellar readers on an audiobook version of A Poem for Every Day of the Year compiled by Allie Esiri (Macmillan Children's Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radhika Jones to succeed Graydon Carter as Vanity Fair editor, sources say

New York Times reports appointment of own employee to Conde Nast titleSources tell Guardian Hollywood Reporter’s Janice Min among candidatesRadhika Jones, editorial director of the books department at the New York Times, will succeed Graydon Carter as editor of Vanity Fair, sources with... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Napack appointed Wiley president and c.e.o.

Brian A Napack, a former president of Macmillan and currently an advisor at Providence Equity Partners, has been named the new president and c.e.o. at John Wiley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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