Nikesh Shukla and literary agent Julia Kingsford have launched Kickstarter appeal to fund The Good Journal, with further plans for an affiliated agencyAfter selling more than 50,000 copies and being named the British public’s favourite book of 2016, the success of anthology The Good Immigrant has prompted the launch of a new literary journal to showcase British writers of colour.The book’s editor, Nikesh Shukla, published the collection of essays on race and immigration after crowdfunding the project with support from big names such as JK Rowling and thousands of pledges from the public. Its success has, said Shukla, been so phenomenal that he and the literary agent Julia Kingsford are now looking to raise £40,000 on Kickstarter to publish a new quarterly, The Good Journal. Related: The Good Immigrant: why BAME writers are 'done justifying our place at the table' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's a fact: even though printed books are not yet dead, there's an increasing number of people who are turning to ebooks to read their favorite book. Trajectory, a Marblehead-based company launched three years ago by two technology veterans, seeks to not only help publishers distribute their... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German ebook distribution platform Bookwire's international expansion is rolling across Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. The post Ebook Distributor Bookwire’s Plans for Global Domination appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New media titans have shown they can attract investors' money, raking in millions in venture capital funding, but they have not answered clearly whether they can show a profit.At South by Southwest, sales chiefs for three heavily-funded digital publishers said they can do that too, or can soon,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Irish Arts Center in New York City will be handing out thousands of books by Irish writers to NYC residents on the holiday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The VéroK Agency represents children’s book publishers across Europe and the English-language markets and is seeing changes in who buys what where. The post The VéroK Literary Agency on Kids Book Biz Changes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke with the deputy editorial director at Paris-based Belfond about the importance of independent booksellers in her country, and the Irish debut novel she's publishing thanks a plug from to Colum McCann. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to get through to the hard-to-reach millennial male? Thrillist Media Group thinks it knows the formula. The digital publisher announced the creation of The CoLab, its own in-house agency that will work with brands to create native activations and content. "We wanted to have one cohesive... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With her recent promotion to editorial director of romance added to her existing role as executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, Monique Patterson will help oversee the house’s romance program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For those attending the 52nd annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair, there’s plenty happening in addition to the usual round of rights appointments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the 30th Jerusalem Book Fair Fellowship Program, 35 alumni — editors, agents and scouts — joined 39 new fellows for a week of professional networking. The post In Jerusalem, A “Retreat” for Editors, Agents and Scouts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A reader who likes to sit and read the paper from beginning to end – and finds it great to stuff in her walking boots after a wet day on the fellsI’m 33 and I’m a building surveyor from Yorkshire. I’m currently living in Windermere, which I love as I have great access to the fells. My mum is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hundreds rally against fundamentalism in Dhaka as Islamists claim responsibility for murder of prominent US-Bangladeshi bloggerHundreds of people have taken to the streets of Dhaka in protest at the murder of a prominent secular American blogger of Bangladeshi origin who was hacked to death with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired a humour title by comedy writer Dale Shaw. Editor Richard Roper pre-empted world rights to F**k This Journal (Betterness Through Bitterness) by Dale Shaw from Jamie Coleman at Greene & Heaton. Headline is describing the book as a “hilarious and subversive take on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’ve met, interviewed and shared stages with many authors over the years, and seen all too many signs of pride and oversensitivity to criticism. There is an inherent egotism in believing your voice matters – but that’s no reason not to put pen to paperMany years ago, when I had just started... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gawker Media, which is battling heavily financed digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Vox for audiences and ad dollars, is working with brand-strategy agency Redscout, according to two people familiar with the matter. The relationship began last summer, one person said.Former Gawker employees... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke with the editorial director of Longanesi Publishing about the problems with local price-cutting measures on books, and the debut by the "energetic and young" writer from Naples he's excited about publishing in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Science journal Nature and the stable of 17 Nature Research Journals are all to offer the system of peer review known as "double-blind" for article submissions from March, following a trial of the system with two of the journals. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Deborah Emin argues that as publishing professionals, we should want writers to understand each stage of the process: how they are acquired, marketed and sold. The post Why Writers Need to Know the Publishing Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Carr, the well-known media columnist for The New York Times, died at work on Thursday, the paper reported last night. He was 58.Although he often used his Media Equation column to spotlight people doing things right, it also cut to the heart of the players, tactics and forces so vigorously... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran literary agent Susan Golomb, whose clients include Jonathan Franzen and William T. Vollmann, will be starting at Writers House on March 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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