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Green Writers Press Takes Local Approach
Last April, writer, designer, and literary agent Dede Cummings had a dream that convinced her that she needed to do something to improve the environment.
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News Briefs: Week of June 9, 2014
PRH unveils new logo and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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‘Dubliners’ At 100
This year marks a century since the publication of "Dubliners" by James Joyce, and a year since writer and editor Thomas Morris struck on an idea to riff on the literary classic.
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Hachette Makes Layoffs
Amid continued attention (and press coverage) for its ongoing terms dispute with Amazon, Hachette has announced a round of layoffs.
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S&S Adds InkedIn to Author Portal
Simon & Schuster has launched InkedIn, a new online community for S&S authors that lets them hold one-on-one or group discussions on publishing related topics.
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Columbia Staffs New Publishing Project
Nicholas Lemann has hired Camille McDuffie as publisher and Jimmy So as editor at "Columbia Global Reports," a new publishing project dedicated to coverage and analysis of under-reported global issues.
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Tracking Amazon: 'Special Heart' Skyrockets
Bret Baier‘s book about the challenges his family faced caring for his son, who was born with congenital heart defects, "Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage, and Love," rose from 504,703 on Amazon's bestseller list to 143 on Tuesday afternoon, a 352,839% increase.
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PRH Unveils New Logo
Penguin Random House has introduced its newly designed logo, replacing the interim PRH logo which has been in place for the past 11 months, since the merger was made official.
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Learn a Fictional Language from Game of Thrones
Living Language has partnered with HBO Global Licensing to offer a course in Dothraki, a language from George R.R. Martin's popular series.
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News Briefs: Week of June 2, 2014
BAM has flat quarter, adds HBG site and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Harper Settles in Downtown
HarperCollins has moved into its new global headquarters at 195 Broadway in Manhattan's Financial District.
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O'Reilly to Take on Patton
Bill O'Reilly will add "Killing Patton" as the fourth volume in his series that includes "Killing Kennedy," "Killing Lincoln," and "Killing Jesus."
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CN Times Launches New Imprint
Reservoir Square Books, which will publish titles that cover a range of general interest subjects, will release its first list in fall 2015.
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Flynn to Retell 'Hamlet' for Hogarth
"Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn joins a cast of contemporary writers signed up to pen retellings of Shakespeare classics for Hogarth.
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News Briefs: Week of May 26, 2014
Amazon ramps up war against Hachette and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Making Literature Sell
An unconventional approach to selling unconventional books.
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Amazon Ramps Up War Against Hachette
Amazon has now removed the preorder capabilities for many major forthcoming Hachette titles. The publisher said that it is "doing everything in our power to find a solution to this difficult situation."
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Goodreads Adds 'Ask the Author'
On May 21, the social network launched its "Ask the Author" function, a feature that allows readers to submit questions to their favorite authors.