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Co-operation makes it happen

The current issue of Fast Company magazine reports the story of Berrett-Koehler, a press with an innovative approach to publishing. Based in San Francisco, the 13-year-old publishing house operates on the principle of collaboration. In ... Read More »

December 1, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Three-man prenups

By Scott MacDonald

A recent article on the New York Times website affords readers a glimpse into the home of American book-design icon Chip Kidd. Bought on the cheap in what was once known as Hell's Kitchen in ... Read More »

November 8, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The Paris Review undergoes restructuring

By Scott MacDonald

Renowned for its support of emerging writers, one of America's most prestigious literary journals, The Paris Review, has undergone a facelift. Under the new command of Philip Gourevitch, a non-fiction author and writer for The ... Read More »

September 14, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Booker shortlist announced

By Scott MacDonald

In a year that saw landmark books written by the big names of British fiction -- Rushdie, Barnes, Coetzee, McEwan, and Ali and Zadie Smith to name a few -- the big question preceding this ... Read More »

September 9, 2005 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

The trouble with contests

By Leigh Anne Williams

The unsound ethics of poetry contests is a hot topic in the U.S. these days -- one that Canadian poet and essayist Zach Wells has now tackled on the Bookninja.com site. Wells is not so ... Read More »

March 21, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Industry news, Opinion

The unhappy lot of the successful author

By Leigh Anne Williams

Earlier this week we posted a link to a Robert McCrum column decrying the publicity demands that big-time authors must endure. Now, Canadian online commentator Alex Good has weighed in with some perspective, addressing both ... Read More »

January 20, 2005 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

The smell of our own

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Guardian reports that Laura Tonnato, an Italian perfume creator, has come up with five new scents designed to evoke specific moments in classic novels. The ones that get the olfactory treatment are Wilde's The ... Read More »

September 20, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Seth, Chester Brown hit the big time

By Leigh Anne Williams

Drawn & Quarterly has already issued a press release calling it "perhaps the most seminal piece of journalism ever devoted to graphic novels." It's a cover story in the most recent New York Times Magazine ... Read More »

July 12, 2004 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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Search Results by tag: design

Co-operation makes it happen

Three-man prenups

The Paris Review undergoes restructuring

Booker shortlist announced

The trouble with contests

The unhappy lot of the successful author

The smell of our own

Seth, Chester Brown hit the big time

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