The Sports Museum curator Richard Johnson, right, stands near an exhibit that displays cover photos from the sports magazine Sports Illustrated in the museum at the TD Garden, in Boston. Steven Senne/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Senne/AP The Sports Museum curator Richard Johnson, right, stands near an exhibit that
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A New Publisher Promises Authors ‘the Lion’s Share of the Profit’
A new book publisher with an unusual business model, a small footprint and an outsize pedigree that includes some of the biggest names in publishing launched on Tuesday. The executives behind the publisher, Authors Equity, have run some of the largest publishing companies in the United States: Madeline McIntosh, the
The Barefoot Memoirist: Ina Garten Takes Her Story to a New Publisher
In 2019, the celebrity chef Ina Garten set off a flurry of excitement among her millions of fans: Garten, a Food Network star, best-selling cookbook author and social media sensation, was writing a memoir. The publisher behind the book, Celadon, celebrated the acquisition of what was sure to be a
Marc Jaffe, Publisher of Paperback Hits, Is Dead at 102
In 1978, when Representative Leo Ryan of California and others were shot in Guyana, where they were investigating the unfolding horror of the People’s Temple, the cult led by Jim Jones that ended in mass suicide, Mr. Jaffe reached out to a team of San Francisco Chronicle reporters, whose colleagues
Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent publisher Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, prepares to put on a face mask before entering a court in Hong Kong on May 5, 2020. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily,
Richard Ekstract, Magazine Publisher With Link to Warhol, Dies at 92
Richard Ekstract, a magazine publisher who found success with niche audiences — from trade journals like Tape Recording and Audio Times to a regional shelter franchise that started with Hamptons Cottages and Gardens — and played a curious role in Andy Warhol’s career, died on Aug. 7 in West Palm
An Exiled Publisher Creates a ‘Brotherhood Across Tibetans’
In the winter of 1982, Bhuchung Sonam left his home in Central Tibet. For five days, he trekked with his father across the Himalayas to the Nepali border. Only around 11 years old then, he knew little about what they were fleeing — China’s decades-long colonization of his homeland —
Decades Old? No Problem: Publisher Makes a Bet on Aging Books
The life of a good book can span hundreds of years, but most of the time, a book gets a flash of attention when it is first published — if its author is lucky. Then, it fades away. A company called Open Road Integrated Media is trying to change that
Roald Dahl's publisher responds to backlash by keeping 'classic' texts in print
Roald Dahl’s U.K. publisher has responded to the backlash by keeping his language intact in a new collection. Ronald Dumont/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ronald Dumont/Getty Images Roald Dahl’s U.K. publisher has responded to the backlash by keeping his language intact in a new collection. Ronald Dumont/Getty Images Don’t
Remembering Victor Navasky, longtime editor and publisher of 'The Nation'
The Nation doubled in circulation under Navasky’s tenure. He went on to teach at Columbia University, and chaired the Columbia Journalism Review. He died Jan 23. Originally broadcast in 1982. Source link