Widow, slaveholder, mother of our first president

Mary Ball Washington’s life was marked by family deaths and financial hardship, Martha Saxton writes. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-25 12:42:38 UTC ]

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HoZ to publish Trump book on his 100th day as president

Head of Zeus is to publish a book on Trump and "the birth of a new political language" on 4th May to mark Trump's 100th day in office as president of the United States. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Trump Has Been on Over 28 National Magazine Covers in 2017 | By The Numbers

This and other surprising stats from around the media industry... The post President Trump Has Been on Over 28 National Magazine Covers in 2017 | By The Numbers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Mother's Day lift for Swift

Graham Swift’s Mothering Sunday has topped the Weekly E-Book Ranking, in a first for Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Role of Librarians Has Become More Important': PW Talks with ALSC President Nina Lindsay

The president of the Association for Library Service to Children discusses efforts to support children and families in a shifting information landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed’s David Mack Tells Us How ‘The President and the Big Boy Truck’ Went From Post to Children’s Book

According to Slate, writing books for kids is harder than it looks, a lesson learned when the publication held a children's book writing contest among a number of its staffers, all attempting to write about a hedgehog. Perhaps it was a matter of not having the type of subject matter so perfectly... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Uber President and Former Target CMO Jeff Jones Quits Amid Turmoil

Uber Technologies President Jeff Jones is quitting after less than a year, amid multiple controversies engulfing the ride-hailing company.The scandals range from allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work culture to the combative behavior of Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick. After... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marina Warner becomes RSL's first female president

The Royal Society of Literature has elected Marina Warner as its first female president. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink bags real-life tale of mother’s hunt for kids

Bonnier imprint Blink Reality has acquired a “shocking true story” of a woman whose three babies were stolen from her. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2017: Four Questions for IPA President Michiel Kolman

Last Fall, Michiel Kolman was elected to succeed Bloomsbury’s Richard Charkin as president of the International Publishers Association (IPA)—and he takes over at a tumultuous time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink inks deal with James Bulger’s mother

Blink Publishing has signed a memoir by Denise Fergus, mother of murdered toddler James Bulger, at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA president de la Hey on the secrets of Mainstreet’s success

Rosamund de la Hey talks to Lisa Campbell about her journey into bookselling and her plans as president of the Booksellers Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Cully Named President at B&T

Follett Corporation has named David Cully president of Baker & Taylor, effective April 1. Cully replaces George Coe, former president and CEO of B&T, just weeks after Coe was named COO of Follett. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mother Jones Wins Magazine of the Year at the 2017 Ellies

Joyous expletives lace winners' speeches as unsuspecting editors-in-chief take home ASME awards. The post Mother Jones Wins Magazine of the Year at the 2017 Ellies appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Bailey’s mother felt ‘uneasy’ about partner

Helen Bailey’s mother was uneasy about the author’s partner, who is on trial for murder, a court has heard. Bailey’s partner Ian Stewart is accused of murdering the writer and dumping her body in the grounds of her home in Hertfordshire. He denies the charges. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DBW: Sargent says 'wait and see' on Trump's presidency

Macmillan c.e.o. John Sargent and Nielsen’s Jonathan Stolper kicked off the Digital Book World conference in New York on a positive note about the survival of print, both men reminding us that it could easily have been very different, as the decimated music and video businesses well know. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama names books which helped his presidency

Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad (Little, Brown), Liu Cixin's apocalyptic sci-fi epic The Three-Body Problem (Head of Zeus) and V S Naipaul's A Bend in the River (Picador) are some of the novels which helped Barack Obama during his time in the White House, he has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transcript: President Obama on What Books Mean to Him

President Obama in the Oval Office on Friday during an interview with Michiko Kakutani, the chief book critic for The New York Times. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Publishers Association president Robin Hyman dies

Robin Hyman, former chairman of Laurence King and former president of the Publishers' Association, has died peacefully in his sleep.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBG CEO Michael Pietsch Speaks at BIGNY President's Night

At the Book Industry Guild of New York's annual President's Night event, Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch spoke on his four-decade career in publishing, innovations in the industry, and the industry-wide efforts to work in a market with flat revenue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former NetGalley President Susan Ruszala Joins Startup, OptiQly

Susan Ruszala joins the nascent marketing technology services company as v-p of sales, said CEO and founding partner Evan Schnittman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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