Ward, Desser Have New Roles at Random House

At Penguin Random House's flagship imprint, Andy Ward has been promoted to publisher, while Knopf's Robin Desser has been tapped as senior v-p and editor-in-chief. Ward is replacing Susan Kamil, who died, suddenly, last month. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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University of Western Australia's decision to close publishing house sparks outrage

Decision to shut UWA Publishing, which published works by multiple Miles Franklin winners, came ‘out of the blue’The University of Western Australia’s surprise decision to shut down its publishing house has prompted outrage and protest from the Australian literary community.The fate of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-11-08 02:50:40 UTC ]
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“In the Dream House,” Reviewed: Carmen Maria Machado’s Many Haunted Stories of a Toxic Relationship

Katy Waldman reviews Carmen Maria Machado’s ”In the Dream House,“ a formally inventive memoir that recounts the author’s experience with an abusive relationship. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2019-10-31 17:04:01 UTC ]
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‘In the Dream House’ Recounts an Abusive Relationship Using Dozens of Genres

Carmen Maria Machado follows up her acclaimed collection of stories, “Her Body and Other Parties,” with a memoir about her frightening relationship with another woman while in graduate school. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-10-29 19:27:21 UTC ]
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Parks kicks off Middlesbrough literacy role

Novelist Adele Parks plans to spread a love of reading throughout her Yorkshire home town as she takes up the role of ambassador for National Literacy Trust campaign Middlesbrough Reads. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 01:12:24 UTC ]
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Little, Brown scoops book by 'Trump resistance' White House insider

Little, Brown is publishing a book from the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times op ed claiming to be part of “the resistance" inside Donald Trump's White House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 07:27:05 UTC ]
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Mohamed Sabry Brings Youthful Energy and Fresh Approaches to his Egyptian Publishing House

In Frankfurt as part of the fair's 2019 Invitation Program, Egyptian publisher Mohamed Sabry has seen success with his fresh approach to running Kayan Publishing. The post Mohamed Sabry Brings Youthful Energy and Fresh Approaches to his Egyptian Publishing House appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-18 07:17:49 UTC ]
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‘We realized we could pull it off’: 2 years in, Bayer is on track to take all digital media buying in-house by 2020

Bayer is on its second year of in-housing programmatic. At Digiday's Media Buyer Summit this week, the company shared how it set up its team. The post ‘We realized we could pull it off’: 2 years in, Bayer is on track to take all digital media buying in-house by 2020 appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-10-18 04:01:51 UTC ]
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Pavilion owner Powell joins Quarto in advisor role

Pavilion Books owner and publisher Polly Powell has started working for the Quarto Group as an advisor to its c.e.o. CK Lau. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 23:52:34 UTC ]
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Building The Yellow House: An Interview With National Book Award Finalist Sarah M. Broom

The National Book Award finalist answers 10 questions about her debut memoir The Yellow House. The post Building The Yellow House: An Interview With National Book Award Finalist Sarah M. Broom by Cassandra Lipp appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-10-11 13:00:04 UTC ]
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Marketers feel growing pains as in-house agencies become a necessity

Going in-house isn't a question of when or if for major marketers today but rather what they will take in-house. Doing so gives them more control as well as the ability to keep up with the growing needs of digital content today. The post Marketers feel growing pains as in-house agencies become... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-10-11 04:01:45 UTC ]
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A House Author Gets His Due

William Kent Krueger’s career arc is an example of what publishers claim they want to do but find it increasingly hard to accomplish: grow an author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The White House wages war on transparency: impeachment edition

Yesterday, at 12:30am, Gordon Sondland—the US ambassador to the European Union who has emerged as a key character in the ongoing Trump/Ukraine scandal—received a voicemail from an administration official telling him not to appear at a House hearing scheduled for yesterday morning. Sondland duly... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-10-09 12:04:38 UTC ]
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Chicken House lands MG mystery series by debut author Holly Rivers

Chicken House has struck a three-book deal with debut author Holly Rivers for her middle-grade mystery series, Demelza and the Spectre Detectors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 23:08:40 UTC ]
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Is Joker dangerous, unsettling or 'random button-pressing?'

Audiences are accustomed to hype and hot takes for every new comic book movie release, but the controversy surrounding Joker has reached a fever pitch. Three film critics share their views of the film and the commotion it's causing. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-10-04 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Ella Griffiths takes on newly created role of editor for Faber's classics

Faber assistant editor Ella Griffiths has been appointed to the newly created role of editor with specific responsibility for Faber’s classics, backlist, and heritage publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 02:21:36 UTC ]
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Thomas, Burridge leave Clarivate as restructure gives Ahmed lead role

Annette Thomas, c.e.o. of the Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics, has left the company following a restructure which sees Mukhtar Ahmed, formerly president of its Life Sciences division, become president of a new Science Group, which spans both the Web of Science and Life... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 04:06:44 UTC ]
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Blue plaque for Angela Carter house

Salman Rushdie has hailed Angela Carter a "treasure" as English Heritage commemorates the author with a blue plaque at her former south London home. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 12:35:29 UTC ]
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