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Dohle Thanks PRH Employees for Great Start
In a brief year end note to Penguin Random House employees worldwide, CEO Markus Dohle thanked everyone for putting merger distractions aside did give the company a solid start.
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Trinity University Press to Reissue Donald Culross Peattie Backlist
Trinity University Press to reissue forgotten mid-20th-century naturalist and author Donald Culross Peattie's backlist, including A Natural History of North American Trees.
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Meet the Editor: Jeffrey Shotts
Jeffrey Shotts, executive editor at Graywolf Press, appears to have a golden touch when it comes to identifying talent.
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Publishing Masters Programs Move Out of the Classroom
Many major universities are devoting increasing amounts of time and resources to pulling students out of the classroom and bringing a real-world view to the curriculum.
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Riverhead Goes 3D for Chang-rae Lee
For Chang-rae Lee's forthcoming novel On Such a Full Sea, his publisher, Riverhead Books, is testing some visual fireworks.
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Phaidon Taps Judith Regan to Head New Multimedia Unit
In an unexpected move, Phaidon, a publisher best known for its lavishly produced art books, has hired Judith Regan to oversee a new division at the company called Regan Arts.
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Kidd Chosen as New Oprah Book Club Pick
Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings is the newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection.
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Skyhorse Moves Up Mandela Book
In light of Nelson Mandela's passing, Skyhose Publishing has moved up the publication schedule for Bob Crew's biography of the former South African president, Mandela: His Life and Legacy for South Africa and the World.
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Wisdom Publications in Transition at 25
We’re at a watershed,” said Tim McNeill, CEO and publisher of Wisdom Publications, a Buddhist publisher in Somerville, Mass.
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News Briefs: Week of December 9, 2013
Swinwood to succeed Hayes at Harlequin and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Paizo’s RPG Design Contest Opens December 10
Tabletop game publisher Paizo Publishing is opening its 8th RPG Superstar Design contest, an annual competition to find the best new game designers.
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A Long Walk to Freedom
We've compiled a brief look at a few of the books on Mandela (including his own).
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Fixed Pricing Law Project Gets the Green Light in Québec
Nearly 16 months after the Québec publishing industry began its quest for fixed pricing on new titles, they finally got what they wanted...sort of.
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'Gone Girl' Finally Hits Paperback
With more than 6 million copies sold, and 71 weeks spent on the New York Times's hardcover bestseller list, Gillian Flynn's thriller, Gone Girl, is coming to paperback.
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Taylor & Francis Vid Explains OA
Taylor & Francis Group has released a short motion graphics film entitled What is Open Access Publishing?, which offers an explanation of the concept in under two minutes.
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News Briefs: Week of November 29, 2013
Sales dip, losses rise at BAM and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Paizo’s Magical Realm of RPG Publishing
Founded in 2002, Paizo Publishing specializes in publishing tabletop role-playing games, or RPGs, in particular its flagship Pathfinder Role Playing Game, as well as magazines, books and a wide range of gaming accessories all designed for the fantasy game-playing marketplace.
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Judge Extends Order Delaying 'Diary of Malcolm X'
U.S. District court judge Laura Taylor Swaim extended the temporary restraining order issued against Third World Press, indefinitely barring sales of its much anticipated release of the Diary of Malcolm X.
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Fiscal 2013 Results Up at Courier
Bookstore sales rebound in September and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Kobo, 'PW Select' Partner for Self-Pubbed Authors
Kobo's self-publishing platform, Kobo Writing Life, is launching an affiliate program for self-published authors with PW Select, a monthly digital newsletter and print supplement to Publishers Weekly magazine focusing on independently published books.



