The fertile mind of ‘BoJack Horseman’s’ Lisa Hanawalt hatches the surreal ‘Tuca & Bertie’

‘Bojack Horseman’s’ A few episodes into Lisa Hanawalt’s new, terrifically funny animated series “Tuca & Bertie,” there’s a moment when a puffin in a pink suit calls a crowded auditorium to attention. In the process, she tidily summarizes the show’s twisted and (yet undeniably human) perspective.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Lucas Named National Book Foundation Director

Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz wins 'high-octane' thriller The Hatching

Gollancz has won a "fun as hell" thriller at auction from a "remarkable new talent", US writer Ezekiel Boone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reconnecting with the Spirituality of Food: PW Talks with Lisa Graham McMinn

Lisa Graham McMinn looks at how spiritual attitudes toward food and feasting have changed since the mass industrialization of agriculture in her book, 'To the Table: A Spirituality of Food, Faith, and Community.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Quantum' conference replaces LBF's 'Digital Minds'

The London Book Fair is replacing its digital conference, traditionally held on the Monday before the fair opens, with “Quantum”, a data-driven overview of the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Debuts a New Push-Minded App for Publishers Called Notify

Facebook wants to become a one-stop shop for breaking news while giving media brands more mobile channels to reach viewers. The social media giant today launched Notify, an app curating push notifications from dozens of publishers and other media sources all into one place: your iPhone's lock... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Strangeness in My Mind' explores Istanbul with the eyes of an amiable Everyman

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has written about his native city many times, most recently in the memoir "Istanbul" and a 2008 novel, "The Museum of Innocence." He always seems to have more to say, however, and he taps into a new vein of tenderness in "A Strangeness in My Mind," the story of a dreamy... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's Steve Hatch joins Trinity Mirror board

Social network’s UK and Ireland managing director to assist publisher with digital expansionThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has appointed Facebook’s UK and Ireland chief as a non-executive director to boost its drive into digital publishing.Steve Hatch, Facebook’s first managing director for... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German site Heftig modeled itself after Upworthy, and what happened next will blow your mind

Viral sensation Upworthy has seen its traffic decline from a peak of 50 million last summer. But that hasn’t stopped others from jumping on Upworthy’s successful formula. One of the biggest knockoffs is Germany’s Heftig.co, which claims 50 million monthly uniques worldwide since launching a year... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to draw… the Mona Lisa

Salvatore Rubbino gives us a tour through A Walk Through Paris, which has just won the Independent Bookshop Week children’s picture book award 2015 – including lesson on how to draw the Mona Lisa herself Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: A Meeting of the Minds at Akashic

Akashic publisher Johnny Temple loves publishing. Like any good publisher, he is excited each season about his new list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LBF’s Digital Minds Emphasizes “People Over Pixels”

If one theme resonated at the London Book Fair's Digital Minds conference, it was that even in the age of digital, we need to remember we are selling books to humans. The post LBF’s Digital Minds Emphasizes “People Over Pixels” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholls tells Digital Minds: 'Showrooming is like shoplifting'

Showrooming is just a “genteel form of shoplifting” author David Nicholls told an audience at the London Book Fair Digital Minds Conference this morning (13th April).  Giving a keynote speech at the digital event ahead of the fair's official start tomorrow (14th April), Nicholls spoke of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2015: At Digital Minds, Publishers Urged to Experiment, and Learn

The seventh annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference kicked off the London Book Fair, with the main exhibits officially opening on Tuesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vaizey 'not minded' to intervene in Lincolnshire

Libraries minister Ed Vaizey has said that he is not minded to intervene in Lincolnshire's proposed library plans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What will be on digital publishers’ minds a year from now?

At Digiday’s Publishing Summit in Vail, Colorado, the big issues crowding publishers’ minds included viewability challenges, mobile and programmatic. So we wondered: What will we be talking about in a year from now that’s not getting much attention now? Publishing execs predicted growing ad... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social media conference ahead of Digital Minds

The London Book Fair (LBF) is extending its Publishing for Digital Minds conference, with the first social media conference to focus on trends in global publishing. The virtual conference, named “Around the World in 8 Hours”, will take place throughout the day from 9 a.m. on 18th March across... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside the Mind of Moses: PW Talks with Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg

Biblical scholar Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg trains her trademark lens on the Book of Numbers, using psychoanalytic concepts to understand the story of the people of Israel wandering in the wilderness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houellebecq reveals change of mind on Islam

Michel Houellebecq has said that "even an inattentive reading" of his latest novel Submission would show it was not Islamophobic, and that he has changed his views on the religion since the 2001 interview in which he called it the most stupid one in the world. The novelist made the comments in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Questions for...U.K. Publisher Lisa Highton

We spoke with Lisa Highton, publisher of the three-year-old U.K. imprint Two Roads, about the lure of debut authors, the difficulties of overseeing a young imprint, and what she's learned from attending literary festivals and talking to reading groups. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Nerd: Are You Ready for Grant Morrison’s Mind-Bending Multiversity?

The Multiversity spans 52 parallel universes and features characters like a Nazi Superman and a vampire Batman. Keeping track of everything requires an infographic. It's a lot. That said, Grant Morrison's new, mind-bending mini-series still encompasses everything that's right in the alternate... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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