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News Corp Mulls Splitting In 2

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 06.26.2012

Read More: News Corp, 20th Century Fox, Dow Jones, Bosky, Chase Carry, Harpercollins, British Sky Broadcasting, Rupert Murdoch, Sumner Redstone, Fox News, Times of London, Viacom, Fox, Wall Street Journal, Media News

News Corp. is thinking of splitting in two, dividing its publishing business from its entertainment division, the company's own Wall Street Journal re...

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BEA 2012: Young Adult Editor's Buzz

Lisa Parkin | Posted 06.08.2012

Read More: Authors, Publishing, BookExpo America, Bea 2012, Young Adult Literature, Scholastic, Harpercollins, Books, Young Adult, YA Authors, Penguin, Young Adult Books, Macmillan, Lerner Publishing Group, Young Adult Fiction, Books News

You can't walk two feet at BookExpo America without stumbling on a hot new read showcased at one of the 1,000 booths inside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

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Are We Ever Too Old to Be Called "Promising?"

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Inventors, Poets and Writers, Ecco, Innovations, Writing, Ben Fountain, Fiction, Brief Encounters With Che Guevara, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Success, Publishing, Technology Review, Steven Tyler, Novels, Harpercollins, American Idol, Books News

It's not like writers are ballerinas who can't do splits without injuring ourselves after a certain age, or even football players too fat to run. Is it?

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Screening Job Applicants Through Facebook for Jobs Has Been a Dirty Little Secret for Years!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Kathy Lee GIfford, Matt Lauer, Employment, Sexual Orientation, Facebook, NBC Universal, Unemployment, CBS News, Mark Zuckerberg, Racism, Washington Post, Discrimination, Hoda Kotb, Job Whisperer, The Today Show, Anne Curry, Linkedin, Relationships, Harpercollins, The View, David Muir, Gay, Bloomberg, Oprah Winfrey, Controversy, Rachel Maddow, Justin Bassett, Ellen Degeneres, Barbara Walters, Salary, Fox News, Identity, ABC News, Disney, Good Morning America, Business News

Recent news stories have announced as part of your ability to gain employment with some companies, perspective employers are demanding your Facebook password -- and now everyone thinks it's a big deal.

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Snow White by the Brothers Grimm and Camille Rose Garcia

Tanja M. Laden | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Harpercollins, Michael Kohn Gallery, Snow White, Camille Rose Garcia, Slidepollajax, Books News

Camille Rose's new watercolor series is a visual narrative that recalls Disney's eponymous heroine, while also remaining true to the Brothers Grimm.

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Oscar-Nominated Short Celebrates Books & It's an App, Too! (Video)

Rocco Staino | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Coleen Sally, Bill Morris, Apps, Harpercollins, iPad Apps, Children's Books, William Joyce, Books, Moonbot Studios, The Oscars, American Library Association, Oscar Nominees, Video, Books News

In addition to books, the Louisiana-based children's author and filmmaker William Joyce was inspired by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton and The Wizard of Oz when writing this film that was nominated for an Academy Award as an animated short.

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Anthony Bourdain Adds 'Book Publisher' To Resume

AP | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain Books, Tony Bourdain, Ecco, Harpercollins, Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain Book Publisher, Food News

NEW YORK — Best-selling chef Anthony Bourdain is wearing a new hat. Bourdain is starting his own publishing line with Ecco, an imprint of Harpe...

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FOX News Creates E-Book About The World Trade Center

Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Television, Harpercollins, Shepard Smith, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Fox News, World Trade Center, News, Fox News Channel, Ebooks, Books News

HarperCollins is teaming up with fellow News Corporation company FOX News to publish an enhanced e-book on Aug 23, RISE OF FREEDOM: The New World Trad...

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Rupert Murdoch's Publishing Company Attacked By Literary Agent

BBC News | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks, Book Publishing, Andrew Wylie, Books News, Newscorp, Harpercollins, James Murdoch, News of the World, Books News

HarperCollins' parent firm NewsCorp is under pressure in the wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. ...

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How Did An Unfinished Book Hit Number 1 On Amazon?

wsj.com | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: John Green Book, Social Media, Barnes & Noble, John Green, Paper Towns, Harpercollins, Dutton Children's Books, Amazon, Books News

n a feat that even the best-selling writers might envy, young-adult author John Green's latest novel is No. 1 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com eve...

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World eReading Congress: Date-Don’t Marry-Technology

Publishing Perspectives | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Book Publishing, Apple, Android, Harpercollins, Random House, World Ereading Congress, Ebooks, Amazon, Books News

ONDON: There were some choice phrases on offer at the World e-Reading Congress, held in London this week. “Apple is a walled garden; Android is an ...

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Publishers Navigate The 'Open Road' Of eBooks

npr.org | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Ebook Publshing, Book Publishing, Form Here to Eternity, Harpercollins, James Jones, Big Six Publishers, Jane Friedman, Open Road Media, Ebooks, Books News

When the popular World War II novel From Here to Eternity was first released in 1951, the subject of homosexuality in the military was taboo. The new ...

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How Book Publishing Has Changed Since 1984

The Atlantic | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: The Literary Guild, Book Publishing Changes, Book Publishing, Barnes & Noble, Crown, Harpercollins, Book-of-the-Month Club, Borders, Random House, Books News

In April 1984, I arrived at Random House as a senior editor after nearly two decades at the Washington Post. Publishing is now undergoing the most sig...

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HarperCollins Reconsidering Library eBook Restrictions?

eBookNewser | Nate Hoffelder on April 7, 2011 3:45 PM | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Library Ebook Restrictions, Ebook Boycott, Ebook Library, eBook Restrictions, Harpercollins, Ebooks, Josh Marwell, Books News

A little over 6 weeks ago the Big 6 publisher HarperCollins announced that it would no longer allow library eBooks to be checked out indefinitely. Tod...

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Laura Conrad Lands 3-Book Deal

usmagazine.com | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: The City, The Fame Game, Sugar and Spice, Harpercollins, Lauren Conrad, l.A. Candy, The HIlls, Lauren Conrad Book Deal, Books News

Lauren Conrad -- whose debut teen novel, L.A. Candy, hit No. 1 on a New York Times bestseller list -- just scored another three-book deal with HarperC...

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My Unlikely Journey from Journalist to Chinese Rockstar to Voice Actor

Alan Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big in China, American Expats, WSJ Harper Collins, Beijing, Audio Books, WSJ.Com, Expats, China, The Expat Life, Harpercollins, Books News

If you want to get to know your book, read it out loud. This is a simple lesson I learned recording the audio book of Big In China.

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Billy Joel To Release Tell-All Memoir

newyork.cbslocal.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Piano Man, Billy Joel, Book of Joel, Harpercollins, Billy Joel Memoir, Books News

Billy Joel has penned some of the most timeless songs in history and now the Piano Man will be putting his words into a new tell-all book....

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HuffPostBook Exclusive: Title And Cover Reveal, New Shel Silverstein Collection

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein, Falling Up, Everything on It, Harpercollins, Authors, Light in the Attic, Shel Silverstein Died, Books News

Here it is, only the second book to come out since Shel Silverstein died in 1999. Apparently, tons of new poems by the author of "Where the Sidewalk E...

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What Looks Like an Anchor May Be Wings

Alan Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reinvention, Marriage, Big in China, Raising Children, Reinventing Yourself, Personal Development, Memoir, Beijing Blues, Woodie Alan, China, Harpercollins, Books News

Once I plunged into turning my story into a narrative, I wanted the book to be bigger than my experiences.

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Jerry Seinfeld Free To Mock Wife's Rival Cookbook Author, Judge Rules

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Missy Chase Lapine, Deceptively Delicious, Harpercollins, Jerry Seinfeld, The Late Show With David Letterman, Jessica Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld Plagiarism, Plagiarism, Libel, Jessica Seinfeld Lawsuit, The Sneaky Chef, Chefs, Food News

NEW YORK — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a cookbook author who accused Jerry Seinfeld of hurting her reputation by mocking her on national...

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First Significant Revision To eBook Lending Terms Made

libraryjournal.com | Josh Hadro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Loan Cap, Book Publishing, Harpercollins Loan Cap, Ebooks, Ebook Lending Terms, Harpercollins, Ebook Circulations, Books News

In the first significant revision to lending terms for ebook circulation, HarperCollins has announced that new titles licensed from library ebook vend...

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Make-A-Wish-Foundation Aided Author Stephen Beirne Dies This Week At 17

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Harpercollins, November Reign, Stephen Beirne, Books News

After battling a rare form of spinal cancer for years, author Stephen Beirne passed away this week. In 2008, HarperCollins and the Make-A-Wish Founda...

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How to Live Like a Hot Chick This Year!

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cerina Vincent, Diet Tips, How to Eat Like a Hot Chick, Harpercollins, Love Life, Live Like a Hot Chick, Fitness, New Years Resolutions, Singles, How to Love Like a Hot Chick, 2011, Jodi Lipper, Healthy Living News

How to Live Like a Hot Chick This Year! By Jodi Lipper & Cerina Vincent Our third book, Live Like a Hot Chick, teaches women, "How to Feel Sexy, Find...

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Prince Charles' Harmony: The Birth of A Book - Part 1 of 2

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Sharkey, Harmony, Harpercollins, Kate Middleton, Prince Charles, Prince William, Arielle Ford, Books News

I recently spoke with Lisa Sharkey, the senior publishing executive at HarperCollins who acquired Prince Charles' new book, so I could learn more about how this project came into reality.

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Jonathan Franzen's Glasses Stolen Off His Face At 'Freedom' Party

GQ.COM (UK) | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Emperor Franzen, Franzen, Freedom Party, Glasses Stolen, Harpercollins, Ransom Note, Freedom, Book Party, Jonathan Franzen, Bestsellers, Authors, Books News

What happened next was more bizarre - a number of uninvited guests stormed the Pavillion, stole Franzen's glasses from his face and left a ransom note...

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