Vintage Launches Crime Fan Site, 'The Weekly Lizard'

Under the auspices of its Vintage Crime/Black Lizard imprint, Vintage Books is launching the Weekly Lizard, a mobile-optimized online site devoted to news and feature content about crime and mystery writing. While the Weekly Lizard is designed to attract readers interested in crime, mystery and thrillers from many publishers, the site’s focus is on Vintage Books' and other Random House authors and titles, which can also be purchased through a link to the Random House Web site. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wizarding World Digital launches with Harry Potter fan club and app

Wizarding World Digital has launched with the Official Harry Potter Fan Club through its first app, a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts mobile companion, and a new, interactive Wizarding World website. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 17:45:18 UTC ]
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Bipartisan Group of News Sites Launch Digital News Alliance for 2020 Election Advertising

A bipartisan group of political publishers including Daily Caller, Mediaite, Raw Story, Alternet, Law&Crime, and the Washington Free Beacon have launched Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-21 15:26:03 UTC ]
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Candlish and Edwards kick off Capital Crime launch

London's inaugural Capital Crime festival launched last night with British Book Award winner Louise Candlish and Mark Edwards.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 07:53:10 UTC ]
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Avon joins forces with Big Issue to launch crime writing competition

HarperCollins imprint Avon is partnering with the Big Issue magazine to find a new crime writer in a competition launching in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbour Launches Christian Fiction Series Based on True Crimes

The Christian publisher’s six-book series, True Colors, features fictional characters in stories that are based on real murders and other crimes in American history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polis Books Launches Diversity-Focused Crime Imprint

In an effort to attract a more diverse roster of writers, Polis Books founder Jason Pinter is launching Agora Books, a diversity-focused imprint specializing in crime and mystery fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capital Crime to launch online festival

Capital Crime, Adam Hamdy and David Headley's new London-based crime and thriller festival, is launching a new initiative: Capital Crime Digital. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Fear’ Storms the Week: 750,000 Copies at Launch, Largest Pre-Order in Simon’s History

Topping 1.15 million hardcovers in a ninth printing, Bob Woodward's 'Fear' is predicted by some booksellers to surpass sales of other Trump-related titles. The post ‘Fear’ Storms the Week: 750,000 Copies at Launch, Largest Pre-Order in Simon’s History appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Vintage Man Booker’ Is Launched, a Retrospective on 50 Years

Hosted on the Man Booker Prize site, the new feature commemorates moments in the award program's first half-century and captures archival material and timelines. The post ‘Vintage Man Booker’ Is Launched, a Retrospective on 50 Years appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate Launches New Crime Imprint

U.K. publisher Canongate is launching Black Thorn, a new crime fiction imprint. Black Thorn will release two titles per month, starting in May next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker launches BAME crime writing competition

Harvill Secker is launching a competition in partnership with Bloody Scotland to find a debut crime writer from a BAME (black, Asian, minority ethnic) background. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Honolulu-based social media site JamBios to launch first revenue model

The Honolulu-based site, where users can post and collaboratively share memories, is venturing into the photo book market. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage crime authors celebrated with 'killer cocktails'

Vintage hosted an evening of “killer cocktails” on Monday night (18th September) to introduce debut crime writers Emily Koch, D B John and Jo Jakeman in the company of bestselling crime writers such as In A Dark Dark Wood's Ruth Ware. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icelandic crime writing award launches

Icelandic authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Ragnar Jonasson are set to sponsor a new crime writing award to encourage more people to write in their first language. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Noireland' crime festival launches in Belfast

A new crime festival is launching in Ireland next month featuring Sophie Hannah, Scandi author Arne Dahl and Graeme Macrae Burnet. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon launches weekly ebook serial

Mills & Boon is launching its first weekly serial: a new 12-part digital-only series, called Secrets of the A List, to be written by 11 of its existing authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Facebook eyes YouTube with launch of Watch shows

This week, our top stories examined the debut of Facebook-funded shows on Watch, publishers’ pivots to video and more. The post Best of the week: Facebook eyes YouTube with launch of Watch shows appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion invites crime fans to hotel room at Theakston festival

Orion is launching an exclusive space for events by its crime fiction authors at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, called The Incident Room. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Subscription sites like the Information can thrive, but scale isn’t dead

A look at Jessica Lessin at her subscription tech news site, why Google is beating out Facebook for publisher hearts and minds, the lonely plight of the agency Republican, and why scale isn't dead yet. The post Best of the week: Subscription sites like the Information can thrive, but scale isn’t... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago and The Pool launch new crime writer award

Virago deputy publisher Sarah Savitt and The Pool c.e.o. Sam Baker have launched a competition to find a new female crime writer for Virago. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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