West Coast emerges as new frontier for books
The West Coast reshapes publishing as independent houses thrive led by the Whole Earth Catalog’s success. Noted figures like Stewart Brand expand regional presses while New York firms open West Coast offices and acquire local talent to capitalize on a rising tide of how-to and trend books.
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New York
San Francisco
Stewart Brand
Whole Earth
Brand
West Coast
West
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Noel Young
Manhattan
Hudson River
Pat Holt
Publisher's Weekly
Ernest Scott
Western Book Publishers Association
Association of American Publishers
And-Or Press
Berkeley
Harper & Row
Peter Beren
And-Or
Notes Brand
Sebastian Orfali
Beren
George Wieser
California
Wieser
Jim Foster
Terry Nemeth
Book People
Sausalito
Northwest
Tangent Factor novel imagines United States of Africa
Lawrence Sanders crafts a political thriller set in Asanti, a newly independent West African nation rich in offshore oil. General Obiri Anokye seizes power in a coup and aims to unite Africa under strong leadership while Peter Tangent, an American oil executive, helps push refinery plans and regional influence.
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Lawrence Sanders
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Asanti
Obiri Anokye
Anokye
Africa
United States of Africa
Peter Tangent
Emily Hahn a pioneering writer and thinker at 73
Emily Hahn, 73, renowned author and longtime New Yorker contributor, reflects on being called a liberationist, her decades of China reporting, breaking gender barriers, and her wide range of books from humor to biographies. She cites World War II Hong Kong internment, Mao pen pal memories, and ongoing work as she balances life in New York and near London with husband Charles Boxer.
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New York
UPI
Emily Hahn
Miss Hahn
New Yorker Magazine
China Coast
St. Louis
University of Wisconsin
Congo
Liberation
Liberation Movement
Missouri
Chiang Kai-shek
Soong Sisters
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang
Philippines
Gold
Animal Gardens
Thomas Y. Crowell
Mao
China
Mao Tsetung
Shanghai
Chungking
Hong Kong
People’s Republic
United States
Taiwan
London
Prof
Charles Boxer
Carola Vecchio
Amanda
Diaspora Museum Opens At Tel Aviv University Campus
A new Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv University’s Ramat Aviv campus presents 2000 years of Jewish history through audio visual media with no original artifacts. Spokeswoman Ronit Rabinowitz notes the show emphasizes crafted replicas and written history over tangible antiquities. The exhibit begins with the Arch of Titus scene and ends in a planetarium like room linking exile and return to Israel.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Ronit Rabinowitz
Museum of the Jewish Diaspora
Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv
Holy Land
Rome
Jerusalem
Bandicoot Sequel Delights With Captain Huntington
Richard Condon's Bandicoot follows Captain Colin Huntington a compulsive gambler who drains fortunes and dodges danger. Bitsy and a wealthy clan back his risky missions while he gambles away millions, eludes hit men and sails through an international chase by air and sea. The tone blends satire with suspense as readers root for his roguish escapades.
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Richard Condon
Dial
Arigato
Colin Huntington
Royal Navy
Huntington
Bitsy
United States
P.G. Wodehouse
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