Newton Compton Editori, sometimes spelled Newton & Compton, is an Italian publisher.
The publisher was founded in Rome by Vittorio Avanzini in 1969. The house has published mostly paperbacks and low cost editions, including literature classics, essays and poetry. After devoting its activities mainly to reprints, starting from 2000s Newton Compton also publishes previously untranslated horror, science fiction, fantasy and historical novels by authors such as Simon Scarrow, Lisa J. Smith and Stuart MacBride. It has also published original works by Italian authors, including Andrea Frediani and Claudio Rendina.
Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, was an English-born Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co-founders in 1928 of the Scottish National Party along with Hugh MacDiarmid, RB Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. He was knighted in 1952.
Monica Edwards was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels.
Bina Shah is a Pakistani writer, columnist and blogger living in Karachi.
The Society of Authors (SoA) is a United Kingdom trade union for professional writers, illustrators and literary translators, founded in 1884 to protect the rights and further the interests of authors. As of September 2019, it represents 11,000 members and associates.
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is the biggest publishing company in Italy.
James W. Newton is an American jazz and classical flutist.
A Feast Unknown is a novel written by American author Philip José Farmer. The novel is a pastiche of pulp fiction, erotica, and horror fiction. It was originally published in 1969, and was followed by two sequels, Lord of the Trees and The Mad Goblin.
Peter Brandvold is an American western fiction author, who has written published novels.
Alan Friedman is an American journalist, author and former media and public relations executive.
Claudio Angelini was president of the Dante Alighieri Society in New York, U.S. political correspondent for RAI, the Italian national television network and was President Emeritus of RAI Corporation. He wrote several books and poems including Obama, un anno di sfide.
Roberto Giacobbo is an Italian journalist, author, television presenter and television writer.
Cinzia Giorgio is an Italian writer.
Roman cuisine comes from the Italian city of Rome. It features fresh, seasonal and simply-prepared ingredients from Roman Campagna. These include peas, globe artichokes and fava beans, shellfish, milk-fed lamb and goat, and cheeses such as Pecorino Romano and ricotta. Olive oil is used mostly to dress raw vegetables, while strutto and fat from prosciutto are preferred for frying. The most popular sweets in Rome are small individual pastries called pasticcini, gelato and handmade chocolates and candies. Special dishes are often reserved for different days of the week; for example, gnocchi is eaten on Thursdays, baccalà on Fridays, and trippa on Saturdays.
The Torre dei Pulci is a historical tower in Florence, Italy. The tower was the residence of the Pulci family in medieval and Renaissance times, including poet Luigi Pulci. It was in origin a purely defensive tower, which was enlarged until it became a sort of palazzetto or small residential palace.
Andrea Frediani is an Italian historian and novelist.
Gianfranco Baldazzi was an Italian lyricist, record producer, author and journalist.
Ruggero Marino is a retired Italian journalist, writer and poet who was special envoy and chief editor of Il Tempo, and worked under the direction of Gianni Letta.
Muse is a 2013 novel by the Canadian author Mary Novik. It is set in 14th century Avignon.. The book follows Solange, a fictional character based on Laura de Noves, supposedly the mistress of the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch and the unnamed mother of his children.
37 INK is an American publisher launched in 2013 focusing on a diverse list including African American authors and is part of the Atria Book Publishing Group, a division of Simon & Schuster.
Gallery Publishing Group is a general interest publisher and a division of Simon & Schuster which houses the imprints Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Scout Press, Gallery 13, and Saga Press.
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