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Michaels to Remain as BISG Chair
Ken Michaels will remain chair of BISG for his full two-year term, ending September 2014.
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From the Archives: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
To complement our feature on books commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, here's an essay that appeared in the first issue of PW to publish after the assassination.
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Dundurn Press Buys Canadian Thomas Allen Publishers
Toronto-based Thomas Allen & Son has sold its publishing arm to Canadian indie Dundurn Press.
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Kindle Worlds Adds Vonnegut License
Amazon Publishing announced that it has secured a new Kindle Worlds license from RosettaBooks for the books of Kurt Vonnegut.
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Sourcebooks Signs Anne Geddes
Sourcebooks has announced that it has signed photographer Anne Geddes for a new line of licensed books and products for its children's and gift groups.
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Suvudu Launches New Writing Community
Suvudu, a Random House online destination for science fiction and fantasy fans established in 2008, announced the launch of a new writing community for its users, Suvudu Universe.
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Mysterious Marketing Campaign for 'Pocket Scavenger'
Perigee announced a secretive monthlong campaign to promote Keri Smith's scavenging journal, The Pocket Scavenger, published in May.
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Boston Publicist Turns Author
Sandra Goroff experiences the other side of the book business with the fall publication of her debut collection of photographs.
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Miller Makes Three Deals for New Flatiron Books Imprint
Bob Miller, who joined Macmillan earlier this month as the head of a new nonfiction division, has acquired the first three titles for the unit, which has been named Flatiron Books.
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News Briefs: Week of July 29, 2013
Penguin Goes Out on High Note and more
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Podcast: A Book For All Seasons?
In the midst of “summer reading” season comes word that another longstanding bookselling tradition may be headed for the digital dustbin. Listen here.
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Women's Prize Winner to Publish E-Book Original Short Story
Madeline Miller will be releasing an e-book original short story on Aug. 13 with HarperCollins.
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Slow Build for 'Cuckoo's' Print Sales
The Cuckoo's Calling, the book that has taken the media and publishing world by storm, sold just 3,630 copies nationwide for the week ending July 21 as Hachette worked to get print copies to retailers.
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Red Hen Takes to Kickstarter for 20th Anniversary Anthology
The "Poetry Prom" festival in Pasadena on August 3 will celebrate the launch of Red Hen's Kickstarter campaign to fund the press's commemorative anthology.
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HMH Launches New One-Stop Shop
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has introduced its new Web site, HMHCo.com.
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Bantam Sets Pub Date for New Hawking Memoir
Ballantine Bantam Dell has set September 10 as the release date for Stephen Hawking's new memoir, My Brief History.
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Westview Reconfigures Editorial, Expands Marketing
The Perseus Books Group has made some changes at its academic publishing arm, Westview Press, reconfiguring the editorial department and expanding the marketing department.
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Ted Dekker Signs Multi-Book Deal with Worthy Publishing
Eyes Wide Open, the first book in a series of three, will be published in January 2014.
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News Briefs: Week of July 19, 2013
Sales, Earnings Drop at Scholastic and more
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Tyrus Books Moves Beyond Crime
Tyrus Books, best known for publishing award-winning hard-boiled crime fiction, is expanding beyond its niche, looking to balance its crime titles with other fiction.



