Three literary agents affiliated with Red Sofa Literary, a boutique agency in St. Paul, Minn., resigned this past weekend after its principal tweeted that she was calling police to report looting on her block. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Slice Literary Writers Conference, a roster of NYC's top publishing professionals shared best practices on writing and community building. The post At Slice Literary Conference, Publishing Pros and Writers Share Best Practices appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linghams Bookshop in Heswall (Merseyside) has been bought by new owners Sue Porter and Mike King. The 2013 Bookseller Industry Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year was put up for sale last September by its owners Eleanor and Peter Davies, who had decided the time was right to retire. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hans is the top literary magazine in the Hindi language, one that has had many setbacks but persists in confronting the most pressing issues in Indian life. The post The Birth, Death, Rebirth of India’s Hans Hindi Literary Magazine appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult coloring books come with Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian themes from religion publishers this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South African children's book publishing is winning international attention — and awards — as the market evolves beyond being a government-driven sector. The post Agent’s Insight Into the South Africa’s Children’s Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkish Literary Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu offers advice to foreign publishers looking to both buy from and sell into this burgeoning market. The post Turkey Wants You and Your Translations, says Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A lot of new material' "Being an author myself again has made me a better agent I believe," Andrew Lownie tells me. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversy continues to dog Red Hen Press after managing editor Kate Gale's HuffPo article last week: three prominent members of its advisory board have resigned, and authors publishing with Red Hen are speaking out. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the Twin Cities marked the anniversary with a full schedule of events, literary nonprofits elsewhere saluted the Loft's longevity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Mills, owner of the Plum Pudding Illustration Agency, and former Bloomsbury editor Fiz Osborne, are setting up a new children’s literary agency. Plum Literary will be based in Reigate, Surrey, and cater for writers for all kinds of children’s books, from picture books to YA. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In November 2014, then Twitter CEO Dick Costolo touted the idea that around 500 million people consume the microblogging platform's tweets even though they don't have an account on it. During an earnings call at the time, Costolo was trying to explain why the company's persistent user-growth... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown has appointed Luke Speed as a book to film agent in its book department. Speed previously spent 15 years at Marjacq running its book to film department. Curtis Brown joint c.e.o. Jonny Geller said: “We have long admired Luke's work as book to film agent at Marjacq and are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US writer Catherine Nichols has revealed that she received eight times as many responses by sending out her manuscript to agents under a man’s name than when sending it out under her own name. In an essay for Jezebel, Nichols said she sent query letters to 50 agents under her own name,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s has hired Maria B Campbell Associates as literary scouts to the group. Maria B Campbell Associates, which was already acting as a scout for YA imprint Atom Books, will now look for books for imprints Hodder Children's Books, Orchard Books, Orion Children's Books, Little,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing group Pearson - which is selling its Financial Times newspaper - reports a first half loss of £115m compared with £36m a year earlier. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff take to Twitter over surprise £844m sale by Pearson to media group NikkeiFinancial Times journalists reacted with shock and wry, occasionally dark humour at the 127-year-old newspaper’s surprise £844m purchase by Japanese media group Nikkei.The head of the FT’s Lex column, Robert... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of Gawker's top editors resigned Monday after management deleted a story about an executive at Conde Nast who allegedly tried to book an escort. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Days before Amazon celebrates its 20th anniversary, Authors United is asking authors to sign a letter to the DoJ for an investigation of Amazon, and ABA submitted a similar request on Monday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three literary agencies in Italy — Marco Vigevani, the International Literary Agency, and Luigi Bernabo — merged to form The Italian Literary Agency. The post Trio of Literary Agencies Merge Into an Italian Super Agency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As part of a joint initiative with the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Bienal do Livro in Rio de Janeiro will host an Agents and Business Center in 2015. The post New Agents & Business Center Comes to Rio’s Bienal do Livro appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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