University of Toronto Press Acquires Legas Publishing

University of Toronto Press has acquired Legas Publishing and its backlist of approximately 225 scholarly books on cultural studies, language arts, and social sciences. It is UTP's fourth acquisition in the past 12 months. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis to publish book this summer

Retired Marine Corps Gen. and former Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis is releasing a book this summer, but it won't discuss his rocky relationship with President Trump. Random House will publish "Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead" in July. The book will cover Mattis' decades-long career... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-28 17:20:00 UTC ]
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Quercus acquires 'provocative' 28-day guide to anti-racism

Quercus has acquired the “provocative” 28-day guide to anti-racism and recognising white privilege by Layla Saad. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-28 07:07:07 UTC ]
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Germany’s biggest publisher sales houses unite to fight Google, Facebook and Amazon

Axel Springer and Funke Mediengruppe’s joint sales house Media Impact has joined forces with the joint sales house of fellow publishing juggernauts RTL Groupe and Gruner+Jahr to solidify an advertising alliance that sells the combined inventory of all four media groups. The post Germany’s... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-28 04:01:59 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishers Association Honors Gregory Younging Posthumously

The late Gregory Younging was a widely known and influential figure in Canada's Indigenous publishing community and in Canadian First Nations relations. The post Canadian Publishers Association Honors Gregory Younging Posthumously appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-28 03:10:00 UTC ]
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The Book People and Save the Children to publish 7-year-old Tom Burlison

Tom Burlison from Epsom, who is seven years old, has won this year’s Bedtime Story Competition, ran by Save the Children and The Book People. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-28 01:00:26 UTC ]
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Robert L. Bernstein, Publisher and Champion of Dissent, Dies at 96

The founder of Human Rights Watch, Mr. Bernstein led Random House when it became the world’s largest publisher of general interest books. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-05-27 23:17:57 UTC ]
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Barker questions publishing's long-term commitment to diversity

Pat Barker says she has a distrust of the publishing industry’s regional and class diversity drives because it could be "fashionable" and may not represent a long-term commitment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 18:57:47 UTC ]
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Northern Lights launched to unite Scottish and Northern publishers

Bradford Literature Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival have joined forces to launch a new collaboration to unite publishers from Scotland and the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 18:45:49 UTC ]
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The Comics Universe Of Jaime Hernandez

The younger Hernandez brother adds two installments to the groundbreaking Love and Rockets series in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing world pays tribute to 'extraordinary' Judith Kerr

Figures from across the children’s book world have been paying tribute to the “extraordinary” Judith Kerr, following her death at the age of 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 21:54:07 UTC ]
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Vanity Fair does Star Wars, the Vogue thief, Esquire’s editor to exit: Publisher’s Brief

Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here’s the previous edition. Hooray! Somebody’s gonna sell a lot of print media! OK, to Star Wars nerds, but... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-23 18:07:02 UTC ]
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'Publishing legend' Edwards steps down from Orion and Gollancz roles

Orion consultant publisher and Gollancz chair Malcolm Edwards is stepping down from his roles after first joining the SFF imprint 43 years ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 05:36:42 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara to publish Margaret Beaufort biography

Michael O’Mara Books is to publish the first comprehensive popular biography in 30 years of Margaret Beaufort by historian Nicola Tallis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-22 09:52:48 UTC ]
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Six Questions for Kenya Publishers Association Chair Lawrence Njagi

Ahead of the International Publishers Association seminar in Nairobi, Kenya Publishers Association chair Lawrence Njagi looks at agenda-setting issues. The post Six Questions for Kenya Publishers Association Chair Lawrence Njagi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-22 05:30:09 UTC ]
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Platform ad revenue opportunities are growing for publishers, but scale still matters

Ad revenue from YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter is helping publishers build more sustainable video business models -- though scale still matters. The post Platform ad revenue opportunities are growing for publishers, but scale still matters appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-22 04:01:36 UTC ]
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Christian Audiobook Publishing Enters an ‘Exciting Time’

Amid the rising popularity of audiobooks, several Christian publishers are increasing title output and exploring production options. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Holt Will Publish Mantel's 'The Mirror & the Light' Next March

Henry Holt will publish 'The Mirror & the Light,' the final book in Hilary Mantel’s bestselling and prize-winning series about Thomas Cromwell, on March 10, 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton to publish 'lost nature classic'

Hamish Hamilton will publish “a lost classic of children's nature writing”, The House Without Windows, from 1927, to be introduced and illustrated by Jackie Morris.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 21:56:21 UTC ]
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Digital Publishing: Being Transparent Will Help Newspapers Gain the Trust of Readers

It’s hard to go a month these days without seeing yet another report decrying the lack of trust readers have Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-21 07:00:51 UTC ]
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Mark Saunders, UVA Press Director, Dies of Heart Attack

Mark Harril Saunders, director of the University of Virginia Press since 2013, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home over the weekend. He was 52. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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