Some of the coverage of L'Wren Scott's death was shameful but it doesn't justify curbs on the pressIdeally, the British press would have behaved a lot better last week, when it reported the premature death of the fashion designer L'Wren Scott. Who was also the girlfriend of Mick Jagger. Critics of the coverage are correct: it was not only brutal, but a breach of the press's own guidelines for red tops to plaster photos of Jagger's stricken face all over front pages, sexist to suggest that the relationship with Jagger was the most significant achievement of Scott's life, and shameful to speculate, the day after her suicide, about possible motivation – her debts, a separation, Jagger's alleged form in causing female despair?It is not, presumably, that such commentary is too disreputable to publish, ever. The speculation about Ted Hughes, during his lifetime, by academics, as well as fans, who held him responsible for Sylvia Plath's (and Assia Wevill's) suicide, went much further in offensiveness than last week's media insinuations about Scott's business and Jagger's either flagging or utterly unshakeable commitment. "The temptation to do little but recreate Plath's biography through her work – and, implicitly, to try to unearth the complex reasons for her tragic suicide – overtakes the most focused reader," wrote her biographer, Linda Wagner-Martin. And when you think that Virginia Woolf's suicide was derided after her inquest in 1941, in newspapers misrepresenting her act... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A 'Persepolis'-like French graphic novel finds a home in the U.S., a fictionalized take on Jewish banker/art collector Hugo Simon sells in Germany, and a historical debut set in 43 C.E. Britain draws multiple buyers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Trends, milestones, roundups, and recipes—here are PW's top 10 cookbook stories of 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Best books, bestsellers, and the most-anticipated new titles—here are the 10 most popular stories on publishersweekly.com in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The independent bookstore Tales of the Lonesome Pine works with a local animal shelter to bring cats into the store and search for a permanent home for them using social media. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here are this week's 10 most intriguing numbers from the digital marketing space, including data about what's currently on the minds of brand marketers and a few eyebrow-raising social media stats. 1. Facebook's video spigot has apparently opened dramatically in recent weeks. In September, the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scarletta to become Mighty Media Press and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Based on the number of indie booksellers that have announced plans to expand in the coming year—five this week—it’s clear that 2014 has been a strong year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine loses patience with ‘pseudonymous commenters’ who indulge in ‘vitriolic personal insults’The Week is closing off its comments threads. The US-based online version of the magazine that publishes and summarises articles from national and global media has run out of patience with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the year draws to a close, new indies continue to open, most recently Classic Lines Bookstore in Pittsburgh, and established stores are thriving. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, editors were talking about Terry Gilliam's forthcoming memoir, and a book that offers an inside look at Bayern Munich and its new head coach, Pep Guardiola. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, the masterpiece "The Wall," new Murakami, and "The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This weekend bookstores around the country, and a few abroad, will be taking part in the fifth annual Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In S&S reorg, Perl rises and Hirschhorn leaves and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube sensation Zoe Sugg has eclipsed superstars such J K Rowling, Dan Brown and E L James to record the biggest first week sale for a début since records began. Sugg, known as Zoella on her fashion and beauty vlog, which has over five million subscribers, shifted 78,109 copies of her Young... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a bestselling US true crime book, which has been adapted for the screen with Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch. Black Mass, by journalists Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, exposes an FBI corruption case centred around John "Whitey" Bulger, the head of the Boston Irish mob,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC to provide books for JetBlue’s Content Hub and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rare Shakespeare First Folio, regarded as the most important book in English literature, is discovered in a small French town. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the books generating buzz in international publishing circles this week are the debut by a German screenwriter, a novel that has won a Dutch literary prize, and a Spanish bestseller that has just sold for film. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coffee House founding publisher Allan Kornblum died at his home in St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday morning of complications from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson creates ‘Distress’ at Norton and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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