Why Publishing Sitcoms Help Me Maintain Hope and Humor for the Future of the Industry

Hollywood can’t resist a literary adaptation. Frontlist, backlist—it’s all fodder for screenplays. The publishing world itself also feeds the insatiable page-to-screen pipeline: from 1930s and ’40s screwball satires about newspaper reporters (His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town) to early 2000s rom-coms set at fashion and style magazines (13 Going on […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Buffalo News publisher rejects Alden Global Capital's takeover bid.

The board of Lee Enterprises voted 8-0 against an unsolicited offer by the hedge fund that valued the newspaper chain at $141 million. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Atsma Named Publisher at Ecco

Helen Atsma has been promoted to v-p and publisher at Ecco. Newly reporting to Atsma are Miriam Parker, v-p and associate publisher, and Allison Saltzman, senior art director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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It is almost exactly a year since I rode into Barcelona on a second-hand bicycle I had bought in Lisbon a thousand miles earlier. As well as all the normal enjoyment of seeing your book on a shop shelf, I’m also slightly amazed when I stop to think that it was only 12 months ago that Iberia was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 22:47:22 UTC ]
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Mr B's micro-press publishes Sayarer as first original title

Bookseller Nic Bottomley's publishing outfit Fox, Finch & Tepper has signed and published its first original book, an account of an impromptu biking adventure by award-winning travel-writer Julian Sayarer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 08:31:26 UTC ]
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2021 Religion Publishing Highlights

Personnel changes at the top of some of religion publishing's biggest players were among the most significant shifts to take place in the industry over the past year, as told through PW’s coverage. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Control of SAGE Publishing Moves to Trust

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The White Review launches £10k crowdfunder to support its future

The White Review has launched a £10,000 crowdfunding appeal to safeguard its future after two "very hard" years for the literary and culture magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 08:27:57 UTC ]
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Oasis Acquires Enclave Publishing, Expands into Print

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Lens of the West Coast’: Inside the L.A. Times’ new head of audio’s plan to focus the publisher’s podcasts

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Publisher Pulls Alice Sebold's Memoir As 1981 Rape Conviction Is Overturned

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Debut novel by ‘Russian Proust’ to be published in English for the first time

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Marcus Rashford to publish children’s novel The Breakfast Club Adventures

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[ The Guardian | 2021-12-01 12:04:57 UTC ]
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Highton steps down as publisher at Two Roads

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 17:31:27 UTC ]
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Hachette UK buys education publisher John Catt

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The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-28 17:52:33 UTC ]
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At Guadalajara: Spain’s Publishers Present a 41-House Collective Stand

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-27 19:14:48 UTC ]
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Orion promotes Eribo and Wright to publisher roles

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