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Tag Archives: books
6 African-American Writers to Read for Black History Month
By Johanna Dickson, Digital Publicist February is Black History Month, the annual celebration of the contributions of people in the African diaspora. The event started as a week-long observance in 1926 and was founded by historian Carter G. Woodson … Continue reading
Clifford The Big Red Dog Outlives His Creator, But Not Our Imaginations
photo credit By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer Norman Bridwell, creator of lovable children’s book series Clifford the Big Red Dog, died at the age of 86 early this year. Dozens of his books have been published since the first one … Continue reading
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Tagged book publicity, books, brian feinblum, children's books, clifford, clifford the big red dog, norman bridwell
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MEDIA CONNECT’s Favorite Books of 2014
photo credit Here at MEDIA CONNECT books are our jobs. That doesn’t mean, however, that we don’t enjoy reading in our downtime as well. In fact, outside of working hours, many of us are voracious readers, always on the … Continue reading
MEDIA CONNECT Interview Series: King Kaufman of SiriusXM Radio
The following interview with King Kaufman appeared in the the latest edition of the MEDIA CONNECT newsletter. To view our fall newsletter or to subscribe for future editions, click here. King Kaufman is the host of CONTENT IS KING, broadcast weekdays 6-7 … Continue reading
Posted in Public Relations
Tagged book publicity, books, content is king, king kaufman, sirius radio, sirius xm, siriusxm
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MEDIA CONNECT Interview Series: Elisha Hartwig of Mashable
The following interview with Elisha Hartwig appeared in the the latest edition of the MEDIA CONNECT newsletter. To view our fall newsletter or to subscribe for future editions, click here. Elisha Hartwig is an Associate Editor at Mashable’s New York City headquarters, where she … Continue reading
Posted in Public Relations, publishing
Tagged book publicity, books, elisha hartwig, mashable, publishing, riverhead books
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MEDIA CONNECT Interview Series: Jason Katzman, Editor at Skyhorse Publishing
The following interview with Rob Kirkpatrick appeared in the the latest edition of the MEDIA CONNECT newsletter. To view our fall newsletter or to subscribe for future editions, click here. Jason Katzman currently works for Skyhorse Publishing, mainly on their sports (Sports … Continue reading
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Tagged books, editor, jason katzman, media connect, publishing, publishing Q&A, skyhorse publishing, sports editor
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5 Reasons Why Libraries Still Matter
Trinity College library, Dublin, via Libraries In Crisis. By Dee Donavanik, Publicity Director Last week, the Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, FL opened the doors to a brand new library. The fact that a new library is opening and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, dee donavanik, libraries, libraries in crisis, library, media connect, read, reading
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Kindle Unlimited: Critics Weigh In On Amazon’s New e-Book Subscription
By Nicole Martineau, Publicist Last week, Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Unlimited, a new e-book service that allows customers to read as many books as they want from a digital library of over 600,000 titles and thousands … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, books, kindle unlimited, nicole martineau, oyster, publishing, publishing industry, scribd
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Summer Reading Requirements: Why It Shouldn’t Be Just for Kids
By Cori Cagide, Associate Publicist As kids most of us were assigned the dreaded required summer reading list sometime towards the end of the school year. I remember choosing which of the three uninteresting books I wanted to read, and preparing … Continue reading
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Tagged book clubs, books, cori cagide, education, goodreads, publishing, summer reading, summer reading list
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Do You Need to Read the Book Before You See the Movie?
By Johanna Dickson, Digital Publicist In early June my mother notified me via email that she needed to see The Fault in Our Stars when it came out. She works in a middle school library and often reads many … Continue reading
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Tagged book publicity, book to movie, books, goodreads, johanna dickson, john green, the fault in our stars
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