Shares of AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. were down Monday as investors didn’t appear thrilled by the proposed mega-merger announced over the weekend. In response to the $84.5-billion deal, Moody’s Investor Service said Monday it had placed AT&T’s credit rating on review for a possible downgrade.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After stints working in recruitment and as an estate agent, Gemma Cooper wrote an ill-fated ‘terrible Twilight-y’ novel—which circuitously led to her building one of the finest rosters of children’s writers in the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Los Angeles school district has focused in recent years on boosting high-school graduation rates and sending more students to college. This month, it has taken a big step by having all juniors take the Scholastic Aptitude Test on a school day, for free. It’s not lost on district officials... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has called for a longer extension to Article 50 after Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement was voted down for the third time by MPs. Politicians voted by 344 votes to 286 against the government’s deal, meaning Britain is now scheduled to leave on 12th April. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback is to publish the "definitive insider account" of Theresa May’s time in power by historian Anthony Seldon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mayor Catherine Pugh apologized Thursday for upsetting the people of Baltimore over a book deal with the University of Maryland Medical System, as she for the first time produced evidence that 60,000 of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books have been printed and distributed. But she also said that... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin’s pays up for a book on the afterlife, Lupita Nyong’o writes a picture book for S&S, Graywolf celebrates 45 years with another from Claudia Rankine, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday more facts need to come out about the University of Maryland Medical System’s business deals with its board members, including Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s role. “I’m not confident that we do know all the facts,” Hogan said at a State House news conference that... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre has bought two new novels from Stacey Halls as TV rights for her debut, The Familiars, have been snapped up. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Peg is publishing a book, More Orgasms Please, from the writers behind “The Hotbed Collective”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zondervan signs a pastor’s take on people skills; Brazos agrees on ‘Why Science and Faith Need Each Other,’ and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Troy-based independent game developer Velan Studios has teamed up with one of the giants of the video game industry. Velan announced Tuesday that Electronic Arts Inc. will be the publisher for its first original game for consoles, PCs, and mobile. The studio also said it will be adding 40... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is planning to hold a news conference to address the controversy surrounding the $500,000 Healthy Holly book deal, once she is released from a hospital and healthy enough to appear in public, her spokesman said. Pugh was hospitalized over the weekend with pneumonia.... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A study finds parents focus more on technology with electronic books and interact less with children. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Artificial intelligence can now write fiction and journalism. But does it measure up to George Orwell – and can it report on Brexit?Will androids write novels about electric sheep? The dream, or nightmare, of totally machine-generated prose seemed to have come one step closer with the recent... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europa scoops up three from a Japanese star, St. Martin’s snags a harrowing account of the bombing of Dresden, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie digital publisher Hera Books has signed women’s fiction novelist, Victoria Walters, in a two-book deal Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has signed a two-book deal with actor and author Catherine Steadman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five Bodley Head authors discussed their upcoming books at a dinner in London’s Balthazar, with publishing director Stuart Williams praising the “rich time” for non-fiction books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has signed a two-book deal with publisher Harper, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Cooper, the host of the CNN program "Anderson Cooper 360°," will collaborate on the books with Katherine Howe, an author best known for her Salem witch trials-themed novels "The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has announced its second audiobook deal in a week, this time a series of soundtracked titles with Booktrack. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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