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Thoughts on books, publicity, and the media from our Cave Henricks staff.
Five Questions with Ted Kinni, senior editor at strategy+business

Five Questions with Ted Kinni, senior editor at strategy+business

To continue our “Five Questions with…” series, this week we spoke with Ted Kinni, senior editor for books at strategy+business. Ted reviews an array of business books for s+b, but he particularly enjoys books that emphasize the human endeavor side of business.  But not only does Ted write articles and book reviews, he has written, […]

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Five Questions with Gwen Moran, contributor to Entrepreneur & FastCompany.com

Five Questions with Gwen Moran, contributor to Entrepreneur & FastCompany.com

This week we continue our “Five Questions with…” series by speaking with Gwen Moran, award-winning small business expert and writer who contributes to Entrepreneur, FastCompany.com, LifeReimagined.org, and many others. She’s also the founder of Biziversity, which publishes insights about business, money, and life. In her writing, Gwen covers the topics of entrepreneurship, leadership, management, and […]

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Five Questions with Inc. columnist Jeff Haden

Five Questions with Inc. columnist Jeff Haden

We were honored to speak with Jeff Haden for this week’s installment of our “Five Questions with…” series. Jeff is columnist for both the print and online editions of Inc. He is also a LinkedIn Influencer, a ghostwriter, and a speaker. I have long been a fan of Jeff’s writing (particularly his Inc. column), so […]

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Five Questions with Harvey Schachter, management columnist for The Globe and Mail

For this week’s installment of our “Five Questions with…” series, we had the pleasure of speaking with Harvey Schachter, management columnist for the Toronto-based daily The Globe and Mail. Harvey writes the Monday Morning Manager, Managing Books, Balance, and Power Points columns for the paper. With over twenty years experience as a journalist, Harvey’s coverage […]

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Five Questions with John Nash, co-host, Sirius XM Radio’s “The Focus Group”

This blog once hosted a Q&A series with the top leaders in book publishing (you can read interviews with Clay Smith of the Texas Book Festival, Susan Williams of Jossey-Bass, Ben Loehnen of Simon & Schuster, Jack Covert of 800-CEO-READ and others in our archives). We learned so much talking to these smart folks, so […]

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Keeping Books Alive: An Interview with an Independent Bookseller

Keeping Books Alive: An Interview with an Independent Bookseller

Sheri Tornatore, co-owner of South Congress Books in Austin, has been buying and selling used and rare books for almost 20 years. Sheri has owned and continues to operate an online book business (yes, even on Amazon) since 2005, and has a work history that ranges from onion farming to lamp shade sales. Although she’s […]

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Five Quick Questions with Publishing's Top Leaders: Meg Kuehn

Five Quick Questions with Publishing’s Top Leaders: Meg Kuehn

Meg Kuehn, vice president of business development of Kirkus Reviews, shares her thoughts on Kirkus’ role in the publishing industry and the company’s future. Q:  Kirkus has long been a voice in publishing, offering pre pub reviews that have served, predominately, as a guide to booksellers. It seems the recent sale of the publication has […]

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Five Quick Questions with Publishing's Top Leaders: Clay Smith, Texas Book Festival

Five Quick Questions with Publishing’s Top Leaders: Clay Smith, Texas Book Festival

Here in Austin, we’re gearing up for one of our favorite events of the year – the Texas Book Festival (October 22 and 23).  I caught up with the festival’s Literary Director, Clay Smith, for his thoughts on this year’s line-up and the role of the festival in the literary community.   Q: You will […]

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Five Quick Questions with Publishing’s Top Leaders: Clint Greenleaf

Five Quick Questions with Clint Greenleaf, founder and CEO of Greenleaf Book Group. GBG, an Inc. 500 Company, is a leading publisher and distributor with several New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. Q: Greenleaf uses a different model of publishing than many other houses. Can you give us a quick course on how […]

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Five Quick Questions with Publishing’s Top Leaders: Hardy Green

After a long stint as book review editor at BusinessWeek, Hardy Green has left the magazine world.  He’s now posting on his own site and recently completed his second book, The Company Town. We checked in with Hardy for his thoughts on the changing face of the media.  His perspective, from all sides of the […]

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