To shill a Mockingbird: Is Harper Lee being used?

Would you like to understand how the "new" Harper Lee novel, Go Set a Watchman, came to be billed as a long-lost, blockbuster sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird - one of the definitive books of the American 20th century - when, by all the known facts, it's an uneven first draft of the famous novel that was never considered for publication? Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paperback of Lee's Yorkshire Ripper title out in December

Michael O’Mara Books will publish Carol Ann Lee's "compelling and detailed" account of the women affected by the brutal crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, in paperback in December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 07:03:02 UTC ]
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Lee and Andrew Child's The Sentinel stands guard in top spot

Lee Child's 25th Jack Reacher title The Sentinel (Bantam), written with his brother Andrew, has gone straight to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with 55,751 copies sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 03:50:06 UTC ]
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Tender-Hearted and Tough-Skinned: Kathie Lee Gifford

The former ‘Today’ show host discusses critics, Jesus, Covid-19, and the writing of her new book, ‘It’s Never Too Late.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stratford-upon-Avon festival hosts Lee Child event ahead of biography launch

The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is hosting a one-off interview with Lee Child, ahead of the publication of his biography The Reacher Guy: The Authorised Biography of Lee Child (Constable) by Dr Heather Martin. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 04:44:23 UTC ]
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Remember when famous writers used to shill for consumer products?

Ah, yes, the good old days: when novelists lent their faces and testimonials to advertisers hoping to sell tires, or a certain kind of beer, or fancy watches. It’s something you don’t see very much anymore, because we writers have become too principled to participate in advertising campaigns.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-19 17:14:06 UTC ]
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Lee Conell’s debut novel is a gripping tale of class and privilege

“The Party Upstairs” focuses on the tenants of one building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side Continue reading at The Economist

[ The Economist | 2020-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Conell’s debut novel is a gripping tale of class and privilege

“The Party Upstairs” focuses on the tenants of one building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side Continue reading at The Economist

[ The Economist | 2020-08-06 14:59:44 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus acquires Elodie Harper's Pompeii-inspired trilogy

Head of Zeus will publish the first title in a Pompeii-set trilogy by Elodie Harper, The Wolf Den, in May 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-30 23:12:48 UTC ]
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Fairfax County, Va., changes high school’s name from Robert E. Lee to John Lewis

Fairfax County, Va., changes high school’s name from Robert E. Lee to John Lewis Continue reading at MarketWatch.com

[ MarketWatch.com | 2020-07-24 15:01:13 UTC ]
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Hermione Lee made chair of David Cohen Prize

Dame Hermione Lee has been named the new chair of the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 07:50:04 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Names Samira Nasr Its Next EIC | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-10 15:53:10 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Appoints First Woman of Color as Top Editor

Samira Nasr, a former Vanity Fair fashion director, is leaving Condé Nast to take a key job at Hearst Magazines. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-10 01:35:04 UTC ]
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Lee Enterprises Receives Notice From NYSE to Comply with Listing Standards

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises, Inc. received notice from the New York Stock Exchange last week that it is not in Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-20 15:03:52 UTC ]
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Meredith Entertainment Group SVP Will Lee on PEOPLE & Entertainment Weekly Digital Strategy

This episode we talk to Will Lee, SVP/Head of Digital for the Meredith Entertainment Group, about how the PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly teams are adapting digital content strategy and driving audience engagement during the pandemic. Plus, Lee addresses the industry-wide advertising struggle... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2020-05-04 12:34:44 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Becca Harper-Day

Becca Harper-Day is a Digital and Social Marketing Manager and lets us in on how she drives crowdfunding for Unbound Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 19:31:48 UTC ]
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Sphere to publish Lee Lawrence's story of racism, riots and redemption

Sphere is publishing the story of Lee Lawrence, whose mother's wrongful shooting by police in 1985 sparked rioting in Brixton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-15 22:07:45 UTC ]
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Lee Child wanted to kill Jack Reacher—but instead he’s giving him to his little brother.

According to The Guardian, Lee Child, whose popular Jack Reacher books (and by popular, I mean over 100 million books sold in 49 languages across 101 territories) are soon to become an Amazon series, is quitting his most famous character. “I love my readers and know they want many, many more... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 15:51:39 UTC ]
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Glenda Bailey Steps Down at Harper’s Bazaar | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_176301" align="alignright" width="150"] Glenda Bailey[/caption] Glenda Bailey is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, ending a 19-year run, Hearst president and CEO Steven Swartz and Hearst Magazines president Troy Young announced Wednesday. She will... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-16 18:27:21 UTC ]
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