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. Today’s edition of Publisher’s Brief focuses on awesome content because, well, that’s ultimately the point, right? First up, a report from the spring edition of Pop-Up Magazine, which I witnessed last night in New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. Pop-Up entirely filled the historic, 2,109-seat theater in the wake of sold-out shows at similarly stately venues in San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and Los Angeles over the past couple of weeks. (The last stop on the spring tour: Washington, D.C., this Friday night. If you’re in D.C., go! There are, as of this writing, still $29 and $39 tickets left.) Pop-Up has been going strong since 2009, when it was founded in San Francisco by Douglas McGray, Lauren Smith, Derek Fagerstrom, Evan Ratliff and Maili Holiman. The company and its critically-acclaimed sibling publication, The California Sunday Magazine, were both acquired last year by the Emerson Collective, an advocacy/media company founded by Laurene Powell Jobs that became the majority investor in The Atlantic in 2017. Pop-Up calls itself “a magazine performed live”—which, in practice, means that about eight or nine storytellers take the stage for roughly 10 or 15 minutes each (the line-up varies from city to city,... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-30 19:11:41 UTC ]
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'Hope' will be published by Random House in the U.S., and simultaneously in more than 80 countries, on January 14, with Italian publisher Mondadori managing world rights. Random House is touting the book as "the first memoir written by a sitting pontiff." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A top chef has accused his longtime business partner of improperly funneling millions of dollars into side projects, including the revival of Williamsburg’s Kellogg’s Diner.Julian Medina says that Luis Skibar, who owns a fast-growing empire of Mexican-style eateries with Medina, has “unlawfully... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-10-15 17:41:30 UTC ]
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Artificial intelligence is the holy grail of the information age and the hot topic du jour. The hype was triggered by the revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT, which has turned our concept of non-human intelligence on its head. With a few key words, the AI creates seemingly authentic essays... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-10-15 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Apollos announced this week that B&H Academic will take over from InterVarsity Press as North American co-publisher for new titles for the series in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With four decades of experience in publishing and part of the Guest of Honor Philippines team at Frankfurt Book Fair 2025, Karina Bolasco talks about Filipino publishing. Sponsored. By Hannah Johnson | @HannahSJohnson n a video discussion with Publishing Perspectives, Filipino publisher Karina... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-14 11:00:55 UTC ]
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The executive editor at Holiday House/Neal Porter Books was honored for what she describes as a life-long ambition: working as a children’s book editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet the 35 honorees of the 10th anniversary edition of Star Watch, our annual program dedicated to recognizing and honoring rising talent in the publishing and bookselling businesses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Blizzard co-founder and ex-CEO Mike Morhaime’s publishing company Dreamhaven just announced a new game that mixes elements of tabletop RPGs with party games like Jackbox. Sunderfolk looks to be a more casual pick-up-and-play take on something like Gloomhaven. The title has been “designed for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-10 17:43:24 UTC ]
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Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences• South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – as it happenedThe announcement of the South Korean writer Han Kang as the 2024 Nobel Literature... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-10 17:04:48 UTC ]
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The classic men’s suit refuses to die. Despite disruptive sartorial movements like the rise of streetwear and the increasing casualization of C-suite uniforms — not to mention a global pandemic that put everyone in athleisure — the final nail in its coffin has yet to be hammered.In fact, some... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-10-10 10:03:10 UTC ]
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A total of 1,900 titles are being published today, including a Rebus from Ian Rankin, memoir from Miranda Hart and children’s fiction by AF SteadmanBooks by Boris Johnson, Stanley Tucci and Miranda Hart are among those being published today, on this year’s “Super Thursday” – the day when more... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-10 07:01:36 UTC ]
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The owner of the bookstore Bettie’s Pages in Lowell, Mich., is “an outspokenly progressive voice running a small business successfully in a conservative small town” and a tireless advocate for the freedom to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Two former leaders from video game publisher Humble Games, Alan Patmore and Mark Nash, have launched a new outfit called Good Games Group. And ironically, the first deal this indie publisher has landed is with its team's old parent company. According to the statement from Good Games Group, the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-09 21:15:39 UTC ]
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"Civic engagement is an essential component of what libraries do; it's kind of why they exist." Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-09 15:30:00 UTC ]
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The Hachette Book Group publicist has been praised for her “leadership in promoting diversity and inclusivity, both within our organization and through her impactful campaigns.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst has become the latest major US publisher to sign an agreement to license its content to ChatGPT creator OpenAI. As part of a partnership announced on Tuesday, content from more than 60 Hearst-owned publications will appear in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products. Some of the publisher’s more... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-08 18:05:17 UTC ]
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Sales of digital audio were up well into double digits in the month, helping to boost July sales by 18% over 2023 at publishers that report to AAP's BookStat program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After rising through the ranks at Callisto Media, where he served as publisher, Hurley headed to Sasquatch Books, where, as publishing director, he’s hard at work at taking Sasquatch’s Pacific Northwest vibe national. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A look at China’s book market data shows signs of post-pandemic recovery, as well as new trends in book sales channels. The post China’s Publishing Industry Seeks New Growth Amid Recovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-08 00:27:24 UTC ]
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In her three years at FSG, Harden, an assistant editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, has become a highly respected and well-liked member of the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group editorial team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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