“Always be closing,” the oft-quoted line from David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, could serve as the mantra at today’s big houses. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Following an overhaul of its sales division late last month, Macmillan has instituted further changes to the division that include promotions and a number of account reassignments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For centuries, women have been using their words to educate and inspire — from Coretta Scott King’s tales from the frontlines Continue reading at The Huffington Post
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This fall the Nobel Prize for Literature will be awarded for both 2018 and 2019, after changes were made to how laureates are chosen in the wake of scandals that forced the literary prize to be cancelled in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Is that John Williams?” Startled fans have the same reaction seemingly every time he walks into a gym. At 6 feet 8 and somewhere close to 300 pounds, he’s a giant, literally and figuratively. Those who played high school basketball against him in the early 1980s in Los Angeles or watched him... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax High’s basketball team was so close to perfection this season. Unfortunately for the Lions, they could never figure out how to defeat Corona Centennial. Centennial ended the Lions’ season Wednesday night with a 76-75 victory at Fairfax in the opening game of the Open Division Southern... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The cloud of Brexit hung over the Scottish Book Trade conference, although the mood of the day was one of optimism and resilience. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the weeks leading up to the national bicentennial of July 4, 1976, communities across America joined in the craze for shoving time capsules into the ground. Among them was the town of Lima, Ohio. But while Lima buried the usual payload of comic books and bumper stickers, local officials... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Book Foundation's 'NBF Presents' expands its events and widens its outreach. The post National Book Foundation’s Spring ‘NBF Presents’ Season: Expanded Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a game-changing move, the streaming giant just bought Homecoming creators Gimlet. Plus: the pod going behind the scenes at the Mueller probeIn what is comfortably the biggest deal in the history of podcasting to date, streaming giant Spotify has bought Gimlet Media, the company behind series... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The feminist publishing company Virago Press was set up by Carmen Callil in the 1970s Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan will join writers James Ellroy, Jeanette Winterson and Robert Macfarlane on the Southbank Centre’s Summer 2019 Literature Season, with a packed programme of more than 25 events taking place from April to August. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On a night when super fan Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers chose to be in a front-row seat at Fairfax High instead of watching LeBron James at Staples Center, the Lions delivered a smashing 87-73 victory over Westchester behind a career-high 34 points from junior guard Keith Dinwiddie. “Keith... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Round 2 of the Fairfax-Westchester basketball rivalry is set for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Faifax, with the No. 1 seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs on the line. Fairfax (22-1) held on for a 50-48 victory over Westchester (20-2) on Friday night. On Wednesday, each team tuned up.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five past presidents of the American Booksellers Association met at Winter Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., last week to talk about where the industry is now and where it's headed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A report showing that UK publishing has failed to reflect regional and racial diversity is a vital reminder that, despite all the initiatives, our work isn’t doneAs a young woman my hobby was reading, and it never occurred to me that I might be excluded from the process of creating books. My... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Memoirs from Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman (Ebury), and Pussy Riot activist Maria Alyokhina, Riot Days (Allen Lane), have been dramatised for the latest instalment of Riot Girls on BBC Radio 4. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New agents and imprints, Northern Ireland’s first Man Booker winner … this year, the books world turned towards inclusivity and a broadening of perspectivesRead John Dugdale’s analysis of the 100 bestselling books of 2018“You brought it on yourself, longest friend. I informed you and informed... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let the new tales, like Klaus and the Crying Snowman, and some comics classics unfold. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They don’t own Whole Foods, but they do sell books! As Groucho Marx once said, outside of a dog, books are man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Effective January 1, Nation Books, a joint project of the Nation Institute and Hachette Book Group, will be known as Bold Type Books. The move comes on the heels of the Nation Institute changing its name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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