The one story that seemed to galvanize media circles more than any other this week was that of Jonah Lehrer and his apparent penchant for recycling the same material, down to the sentence, from publication to publication. Romenesko broke the news Tuesday morning when it revealed Lehrer repurposed material for his New Yorker “Frontal Cortex” blog from earlier stories he published in the WSJ; by the end of the day, numerous other examples of recycling were unearthed by many other outlets and journalists, so much so that the New Yorker appended an editor’s note to all five of Lehrer’s blog […]
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M&S, Doubleday Canada Merge Into McClelland & Stewart Doubleday Canada Group
Now that McClelland & Stewart’s absorption into Random House of Canada is complete, the imprint will live on in the form of the newly merged McClelland & Stewart Doubleday Canada Publishing Group. Kristin Cochrane will oversee the group — which also encompasses Signal, Tundra, Bond Street Books, Anchor Canada, Doubleday Canada Books for Young Readers, and Appetite by Random House — as its newly promoted executive publisher and evp, Random House of Canada Limited. Additionally, Doug Pepper takes on the role of publisher of Signal/McClelland & Stewart and vp Random House of Canada, and Ellen Seligman moves up to publisher of […]
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HarperCollins Launches 360, A “Global Publishing Program” For Authors
In a move that underscores publishers’ growing desire to maximize the territorial rights they control through direct publishing in a possible markets, HarperCollins announced Wednesday morning that they will launch a new “global publishing program” called HarperCollins 360, starting July 1. The initiative’s goal “is to ensure that all books published by any division of HarperCollins around the world are available in print or digital format in all English-language markets.” In other words, Harper will make certain they are publishing into the US market any titles originated by Harper divisions in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada where […]
People, Etc.: McIntosh Named Random House COO
Madeline McIntosh has been named chief operating officer for Random House, effective immediately, reporting to ceo Markus Dohle. She also continues with her duties and responsibilities held in her previous position as president, sales, operations and digital. McIntosh first joined the company in 1994 and, after a brief stint at Amazon, rejoined in 2009. In a statement Dohle said McIntosh “has been, and continues to be, a vital part of the transformation of our organization as we redefine the way our sales and corporate operations support and collaborate with our publishing divisions.” Dohle added: “I believe that the strong position […]
Oprah Revives Book Club “2.0” With Cheryl Strayed Memoir WILD
Late Friday afternoon Oprah announced via a video message obtained by the NYT that after a two-year hiatus — corresponding to when she left broadcast television and started her own network, OWN — she would bring back her book club, now called Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. The first selection in the revived club, which will feature “several selections” through the end of 2012, is Cheryl Strayed’s memoir WILD. “I love this book,” Winfrey wrote in the July issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. “I want to shout it from the mountaintop. I want to shout it from the Web. In […]