The weird thing Tom Cruise does during interviews, and other revelations from a celebrity reporter

At first glance, the new memoir I'm Your Biggest Fan: Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism just looks like a breezy collection of stories about Hollywood stars from People magazine executive editor Kate Coyne. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consumer Reports Named Digital Team of the Year at the Folio: Digital Awards

NEW YORK – Digital executives, thought leaders and creators from across the magazine media industry gathered in the Yale Club Ballroom in Midtown on Thursday to celebrate this past year’s greatest achievements in online media at the Folio: Digital Awards. Twenty different prizes, ranging from... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carnegie medal shortlist celebrates novels in free verse

Three of the eight shortlisted novels for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award are coming-of-age stories in verseAlmost half of the novels shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award, the Carnegie medal, are written in free verse.Founded in memory of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches three-day festival to celebrate Obama at the O2

Penguin Random House is partnering with the Black Girl Festival to create a free three-day event at Canada Water Library celebrating Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming (Viking). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More households subscribe to streaming than traditional TV, according to new report

For the first time, a higher percentage of households in the U.S. subscribe to a digital streaming service than to traditional pay television, according to the results of a new survey released Monday by Deloitte. Deloitte's 13th annual digital media trends survey found that 69% of respondents... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 things you need to stop doing today to be more productive

Some of the productivity wisdom we accept may be flat-out wrong. Greater productivity is a workplace holy grail. We study how to better manage our time to get more done. We evaluate what to delegate, as well as the tasks we should skip entirely. We read books and listen to podcasts about how to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont reports 'record' revenue and profit growth

Scandinavian media company Egmont, which owns children’s book specialist Egmont Publishing, has reported “record” revenue and profit growth for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK reports 'strong' growth but parent company Lagardère's profits fall

Hachette UK has reported "strong" sales growth in 2018, although parent company Lagardère saw profits fall 9.6%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wild Things wins inaugural British Book Awards Small Press accolade

Bath-based travel publisher Wild Things Publishing has won the inaugural British Book Awards Small Press of the Year, announced at the London Book Fair, and sponsored by the CPI Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel is reportedly making a 'What If' animated series for Disney+

What if Captain America was elected President? What if Spider Man had joined the Fantastic Four? What if those and other What If plots came to TV? According to Slashfilm, Marvel Studios wants to adapt the popular What If comic books into an animated... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Book Trade Conference celebrates strong market growth

A packed Irish Book Trade Conference in Dublin cheered the industry’s growth over the past year with figures showing volume and value of sales increased by around 6.5% in 2018, according to Nielsen Bookscan figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nabokov's Lolita: the latest thing millennials have apparently ruined

People keep saying that it would never get past the censorious new generation, rather forgetting its arduous struggle to be printed in the 1950sIf millennials are currently aged between the ages of 22 and 36, I am one, albeit somewhere in the upper echelons – and I am also a publisher. And so I... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade celebrates International Women’s Day

Publishers and retailers will celebrate International Women’s Day with a series of events including readings, new collections and a feminist library.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Peake and 10 Downing Street celebrate World Book Day

Downing Street has welcomed 30 schoolchildren to share a story to celebrate today’s (7th March) World Book Day, whilst astronaut Tim Peake is marking the day with a video encouraging children to read. The children visiting 10 Down Street spent the morning reading and drawing along with authors... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kids Can Press’ ‘Most Magnificent Thing’ Animated Short Is Out From Nelvana

With what one of the show's artists calls "a perpetual golden hour" palette, Arna Selznick and her Nelvana team bring Ashley Spires' children's book to animated life. The post Kids Can Press’ ‘Most Magnificent Thing’ Animated Short Is Out From Nelvana appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT report reveals decline in children reading for pleasure

The number of children and young people who read every day and the percentage of those who read for pleasure have declined, according to research carried out by the National Literacy Trust for World Book Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mueller report to be 'instantly' printed as a book, if made public

Publishers prepare to race ‘the most anticipated investigative document of this century’ into printPublishers are lining up to release special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report as a book – if and when it is made public.The investigation into alleged collusion between Moscow and Donald... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Report Forecasts Spanish-Language Audiobook Surge in Spain and Latin America

The predictions made by publishers responding to Dosdoce's new survey see the number of Spanish-language audiobook titles surpassing 10,000 this year, narration dialects starting to favor Latin American markets. The post New Report Forecasts Spanish-Language Audiobook Surge in Spain and Latin... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Peg snaps up celebration of the Queen’s style by Sali Hughes

Vintage imprint Square Peg has bagged the rights to Our Rainbow Queen, celebrating the Queen’s style through a "stunning collection of irresistible vintage photographs" with commentary by journalist Sali Hughes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK to publish 'The Mueller Report'

Simon & Schuster UK, US-based Scribner and the Washington Post will publish 'The Mueller Report' instantly as an ebook and paperback edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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