W&N acquires 'dazzlingly original' history of women's self-portraits

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a “dazzlingly original” book from frieze magazine editor Jennifer Higgie on the history of female artists through their self-portraits. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 14:37:49 UTC ]
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Fraser, Jasanoff and White shortlisted for Cundill History Prize

Three US historians are in the running for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize, the largest prize for a work of non-fiction in English, run by Canada's McGill University. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spanish-Language Women Writers to Watch

Translator and literary scout Samantha Schnee picks six authors she thinks deserve more attention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK’s Blake Freeman Johnson Media: ‘An Original Cyber Publishing Concept’

Put together by three former key players in the UK's Bonnier Publishing, Blake Freeman Johnson Media is to focus mostly on nonfiction. The post UK’s Blake Freeman Johnson Media: ‘An Original Cyber Publishing Concept’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winners of the inaugural Women Poets’ Prize revealed

Claire Collison, Anita Pati and Nina Mingya Powles have won the inaugural Women Poets’ Prize, celebrating poetry and the empowerment of women. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Acquires Brazil's Companhia das Letras

Penguin Random House has acquired majority ownership of Brazilian trade publishing house Companhia das Letras. Penguin first invested in the company in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quad/Graphics Acquires LSC Communications for $1.4 Billion

Two of the top magazine printers in the U.S. are set to merge next year, continuing in the years-long trend of consolidation within the printing industry. Quad/Graphics will acquire LSC Communications in an all-stock transaction with an approximated value of $1.4 billion, which is expected to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Counterclaim, B&N Says Former CEO 'Sabotaged' Sale; Sexually Harassed Multiple Women

Barnes & Noble is now seeking damages from recently fired CEO Demos Parneros for breaching his fiduciary duties, including derailing the sale of the company so he could retain his job as B&N's CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Press acquires four for 2019

The Indigo Press, the publishing arm of the MILD Group, will publish titles by Ahmad Danny Ramadan, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, Richard Seymour and Parker Bilal in 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf Acquires New Easton Ellis Title

Bret Easton Ellis will release his first work of nonfiction in April 2019. 'White' will, its publisher, Knopf, said, combine "commentary and personal reflection in a wide-ranging exploration of our reputation economy." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson’s 'Meat Market' acquired by TV production company

Unstoppable Film & Television has acquired the production rights to Juno Dawson’s upcoming YA novel Meat Market (Quercus Children’s Books), about a 16-year-old girl who is catapulted from her South London council estate to the international world of fashion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption

Three recent books challenge the tech industry's myths of self-reliance and prescience. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lumberjanes’ First Original Graphic Novel Debuts

'The Infernal Compass' by Lilah Sturges and polterink, is the first original graphic novel in Boom! Studios' popular Lumberjanes series and focuses on the budding queer romance between campers Molly and Mal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Datebook: L.A.'s boundaries explored, FBI files turned into art and stories of contemporary indigenous women

A show that maps Los Angeles and another that makes art of FBI files. Here are six exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: “Here,” at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A group exhibition examines the physical and geographical boundaries that define Los Angeles and its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada: Sci-Fi, Women Leading Audiobook Consumption

Canadians say they listen to audiobooks while doing other things. In 2018, 54 percent of those surveyed by BookNet Canada prefer to listen on their phones. The post BookNet Canada: Sci-Fi, Women Leading Audiobook Consumption appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins FBF's 'Three Women' after six-publisher auction

One of Frankfurt Book Fair’s most talked-about books, a "revelatory" eight-year investigation into women’s sex lives, has gone to Bloomsbury following a six-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reggie Jackson, Queen Elizabeth, Leslie Nielsen: How 'The Naked Gun' filmed the best baseball scene in movie history

“In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.” —Vin Scully Dodger Stadium had seen its share of oddities, all right. One umpire ejected two others. A tiger mauled a base runner sliding into second base. An outfielder tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. Only months before... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LadBible moves closer to acquiring fellow viral publisher Unilad

Administrator for collapsed firm has been informing rival bidders they are out of runningLadBible has moved closer to taking control of rival Unilad after administrators handling the fire sale of the collapsed viral Facebook publisher informed several bidders they were out of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former NASA contractor hacked into women's accounts, threatened to publish their nude photos

Richard Gregory Bauer didn’t hide his identity when he gathered information to hack into the email and social media accounts of his female friends, family members and co-workers. In some cases, the U.S. attorney’s office said, he told them via Facebook that he was working on a class project and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shamsie: Women’s Prize forced others to shift on gender

The creation of the Women’s Prize for Fiction made it “embarrassing” for other prizes to have all-male shortlists, Golden Booker judge Kamila Shamsie has said, at  a discussion event at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It also triggered a “shift” in the representation of women’s voices, she argued. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longlist unveiled for Women in Translation award

German, Polish, Croatian and Swedish titles are amongst those longlisted for the 2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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