The football broadcaster and podcast mogul keeps tweeting about the Israel-Gaza war, despite arguing with friends and getting into hot water with the BBC. What drives him?Gary Lineker has asked me to meet him at his house in Barnes at 2.30pm. It’s a miserable wet day in London, so I give myself time and arrive just before 2pm. As I turn into the narrow lane that loops round to his address, who should I see trying to squeeze past my car in a black Mini? His eyes slide towards me, then quickly back to the road. Gary Lineker! Where the hell are you going? I glance in my rear-view mirror to see his indicator blinking before he accelerates into a speedy getaway. I stop and check my phone. Sure enough, he’s crying off. “Could you do tomorrow?” he’s messaged. But I just saw you, I protest. Thirty seconds pass. He replies that he’s turning back. A couple minutes more and he’s home again, “So all good.” I pass the Mini again as I climb the porch steps and press the bell.Lineker is in a black tracksuit and a little agitated. This is not the TV Lineker of Match of the Day, with his polish and cheeky grin. But then Lineker is entitled to have a scatty home version like the rest of us. He offers excuses – his plans changed; he got the wrong day; he was popping to the shops. He lives in a huge-roomed Edwardian house, once packed with four thudding sons, a second wife and stepdaughter, but empty now. Even the dog is out. But there’s a fire on in the kitchen and he makes tea. He’s not... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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HarperCollins imprint HQ has snapped up UK and Commonwealth rights to US actress Anna Faris’ first memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wm. Paul Young's Christian bestseller 'The Shack' hit #1 on the iBooks bestseller list this week after a strong box office debut for its film adaptation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback is to publish the autobiography from Jeremy Thompson, "one of Britain's most celebrated broadcasters". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On a call about its just-reported disappointing third-quarter financial performance, Barnes & Noble CEO Len Riggio said that although the company has found success with some new categories, it still hasn’t found a "magic bullet" to end the overall sales slide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The Biggest Loser” trainer and fitness guru Bob Harper is recovering from a serious heart attack he suffered about two weeks ago. Harper was unconscious for two days after he was stricken while working out at a gym in New York City, he told TMZ. A doctor who was working out at the same time did... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's rare that you can ask publishers en masse what’s on their minds. But that’s precisely what we were able to do this week. The post ‘Fear and loathing in Lisboa’: What’s on the minds of European publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media outlets published video of cyclist responding to catcallers without checking its authenticity. The race for clicks is undermining claims people should trust the newsEven as the media continues to take Facebook to task over its fake news problem, many parts of the news business are doing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latest skirmish in conflict with hostile neighbour will threaten domestic book trade, say leading figures from the industryUkrainian publishers have reacted angrily to their government’s ban on importing books from Russia, claiming it will create a black market and damage the domestic... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of venerable press says his sector has important role in the defence of free speech and champions the revival of literary fiction and traditional booksFaber & Faber’s chief executive has called for publishers to oppose crackdowns on free speech and the rise of so-called fake news.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rough Guides has launched a new podcast series, The Rough Guide to Everywhere, sharing untold travel stories and featuring guests including Ruby Wax, Dervla Murphy and Meik Wiking in conversation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We chart the business of making books from manuscript to bookshop shelf and beyondThis week the books podcast takes a physical turn, shifting away from the intangible business of writing to consider the hunks of wood we haul around for our reading pleasure. With sales of printed books on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW spoke with this year's Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners about what they were doing when the committee called with the good news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster boss writes to authors alarmed by the rightwing author’s profile, assuring them that the firm will not tolerate abusive writingIn what is being seen as a damage limitation exercise, the publisher of rightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos has written to authors to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tanya Moodie will be recording the audiobook for Catherine Mayer's Attack of the Fifty Foot Women: How Gender Equality Can Save the World! (HQ, HarperCollins). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a while, Facebook was obsessed with live video -- it even paid publishers to make sure there was a steady flow of professionally-shot streams on offer. However, Zuckerberg and company appear to be tempering their enthusiasm a little bit. Recode s... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, the Culture Gabfesters talked about their favorite podcasts, how their listening habits changed in 2016, and what kinds of books work well as audiobooks. They also get Steve to explain why he’s never developed a podcast-listening habit. This discussion... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Book Industry Guild of New York's annual President's Night event, Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch spoke on his four-decade career in publishing, innovations in the industry, and the industry-wide efforts to work in a market with flat revenue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rogers Coleridge and White literary agent David Miller is in intensive care following a heart attack, RCW's Gill Coleridge has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's announcement that it was taking steps to crack down on hoaxes and fake news on the platform drew attention to a specific type of fake news ads -- those that masquerade as legitimate news sites. Publishers have long been the victim of such schemes, but they have few options to squash... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new US administration under Donald Trump could make things "very, very much worse" for authors, according to campaign group Authors United. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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