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Wednesday, June 16, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Joe Debuts at Starbucks Retail Locations and Online Joe goes on sale today exclusively in Starbucks stores across North America. Excerpts are also available for viewing online. Joe, which marks Starbucks debut in the publishing world, is produced under a joint agreement between Starbucks Coffee Company and Time Inc. Custom Publishing. "General interest magazines -- the magazines of ideas and writing -- can get lost in a world of wildly cluttered newsstands and niche titles," says Joe Managing Editor Scott Mowbray. "But Starbucks presents a tremendous opportunity for Joe. Starbucks customers are interested and curious and a perfect audience for a magazine that explores the important, the beautiful, the funny and the provocative." "Our partnership with Time Inc. to create Joe magazine and joemag.com is another step toward converging print, the Internet and our retail stores into a seamless experience for our customers," says Howard Schultz, chairman and ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company. "It is our wish that Joe magazine and joemag.com create conversation in the tradition of great coffeehouses." Anna Quindlen to Join Newsweek as a Contributing Editor and Columnist Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling novelist Anna Quindlen will be joining Newsweek as a contributing editor and columnist in October, Newsweek Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Richard M. Smith announced today. Quindlen's column will appear every other week on Newsweek's back page, alternating with George F. Will. She succeeds long-time columnist Meg Greenfield, who died last month. "Anna's wonderfully creative mind, her no-nonsense thinking and her unerring sense of justice and injustice have made her one of the most powerful voices of her generation," Smith said. "She will be a superb successor to our beloved Meg, and a source of great insight and joy to Newsweek's readers." "Newsweek has given me the perfect opportunity to combine my work as a novelist with a public forum on social and political issues," Quindlen said. "I've read the magazine since I was very young and I'll be proud to appear on its back page." A journalist since graduating from college, Quindlen gained national attention and a loyal following as a columnist on The New York Times's op-ed page from 1990 to '94. She was only the third woman in the newspaper's history to write a regular column when she began the nationally syndicated "Public and Private." In 1992, Quindlen was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. In 1995, she left the Times and journalism to pursue a career as a novelist full-time. Quindlen's first book, Living Out Loud, a collection of essays, was published by Random House in 1988 and her first best-selling novel, Object Lessons, was also published by Random House in 1991. Her second best-selling novel, One True Thing, published by Dell in 1994, was released as a film in 1998 and starred Meryl Streep and William Hurt. Black And Blue, her third novel, was also a best seller and a selection of Oprah Winfrey's book club. West Group Launches Lawoffice.com Lawoffice.com, a legal portal for businesses, professionals and consumers was launched today by West Group. The online resource provides information on legal issues, including a large directory of lawyers and an extensive database of legal information. All information on Lawoffice.com is provided to users without charge. "People are often overwhelmed by the complexity of the law and its far-reaching implications," said Kevin Ritchey, general manager of Lawoffice.com. "Lawoffice.com is designed to help you clarify complex legal issues. We provide tools and information to help you develop an understanding of the law, identify potential legal issues that may affect you, and find the most appropriate legal counsel for any and every situation. Lawoffice.com enables you to make the best possible decisions when it comes to the law and legal representation." West Legal Directory is a service of West Group, the leading provider of legal, regulatory and compliance information to the U.S. legal market for over 120 years. Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., West Group is a division of The Thomson Corporation (Toronto: TOC) and was formed when West Publishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. NewStar Acquires Audio Literature NewStar Media Inc., a diversified entertainment company, has announced as its first step in its acquisition program, the purchase of Audio Literature, a publisher of a wide range of audio books including the best selling Conversations with God series by Neale Donald Walsch, and the perennial bestseller What Color is Your Parachute. Audio Literature's list will now be sold by Publishers Group West ("PGW") and will be PGW's lead audio line. Audio Literature's product line complements NewStar's recently launched website, AudioUniverse.com which established NewStar as a marketer of audiobooks on the Internet. The acquisition is part of NewStar's growth strategy which includes acquiring audio book companies with a leading presence in lines of specific-interest audios. "The combined NewStar and Audio Literature collection offers the most complete and appealing line of recorded spiritual and self-help intellectual property available. With the tremendous demand for such content on the Internet and at retail, especially as we head toward the new millennium, this acquisition fits beautifully into our plan to greatly expand our overall presence," said Peter H. Engel, the President of NewStar Publishing and Internet Services. Screentalk and Eastman Kodak Join Forces to Cover Banff International Television Festival ScreenTalk, a screenwriting website, and official sponsor Eastman Kodak Company have announced the launch of a special Banff page on the ScreenTalk website. The new added Banff section will feature special reports by ScreenTalk columnist Colleen Patrick about the award-winning writers at the BTVF June 13-20. BTVF is an annual international event for Broadcasters, Television writers, producers, directors and filmmakers. David E. Kelley (US), Martin Short (Canada), Alberto Negrin (Italy), Bruno Monsaingeon (France), Lucy Blakstad (UK) and Tom Fontana (US) are among the talents attending and participating. Nearly 2,000 international leaders in the television industry from more than 40 countries are gathering in Banff, Alberta, Canada to honor the best writers, directors, producers, programs and performers in the world, as well as conduct workshops showing how to improve every aspect of the craft. Writing seminars will be led by (US) Aaron Sorkin, writer/creator of the ABC-TV series, Sports Night; (UK) Andrew Davies, screenwriter, Vanity Fair; (Canada) Steve Smith, writer/creator of the international hit comedy The Red Green Show; and (Canada) Suzette Couture, screenwriter, mini-series, Million Dollar Babies. "Getting Them Sober" Website Launches Toby Drews, author of the popular Getting Them Sober books has announced the launch of GettingThemSober.com. Through the "Getting Them Sober" Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Drews already distributes free TV programs guiding families of alcoholics to immediate local help, and the video versions are given out free to graduate and professional schools in nursing, medicine, social work, and law to teach helping professionals effective methods to aid these families. Larry Gatlin donated his Grammy-award- winning theme song to the shows, "The Light At the End of the Darkness." Educators who teach helping professionals can sign up for the free videos from the new website. Around the Web Advertising in Cyberspace: How Newspapers are Faring Editor & Publisher Amazon Tangles With 'Times'; Will Open New DC BookWire Caviar Culture Salon.com The Great Ether Grab PublishersWeekly Several Knight Ridder Sites Profitable Editor & Publisher Williamson Hands Off Scream 3 Mr. Showbiz Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
