Dapo Adeola has urged delegates at The Bookseller Children's Conference to "open the doors" and look for grassroots talent if they are serious about addressing diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 12:50:21 UTC ]
Rob Biddulph has said he was “overwhelmed” by the response to the online #DrawWithRob drawing lessons he ran during lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 21:07:16 UTC ]
Companies need to ensure their brands come across as useful, direct and friendly if they want to appeal to children, according to James Erskine, m.d. of specialist marketing agency Rocket. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 19:09:45 UTC ]
Delegates at The Bookseller Children’s Conference were told to avoid ‘copy and paste’ strategies when trying to diversify their companies. Cynthia Davies, founder of BAME Recruitment, giving the keynote today (1st October), said many companies want to run an inclusive recruitment process but... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 12:19:39 UTC ]
A new monthly book club and greater outreach to public and school libraries are among the World Book Day plans for 2021, the charity’s c.e.o. has revealed at this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 19:52:05 UTC ]
In a partnership that may turn out to be a rare, notable success during the pandemic, the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance saw their five-day combined conference kick off on Monday with high attendance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Three children’s authors from around the world will close this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference (28th September-1st October) by giving their vision of the future of reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 21:29:01 UTC ]
With books delayed by the pandemic reaching shops alongside other titles aimed at the Christmas market, the trade has seen sales boomBooksellers up and down the UK are reporting a boom in sales since readers returned to bookshops after the lockdown, with the first avalanche of Christmas titles... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-09-11 12:40:19 UTC ]
This year’s bookseller shows are moving online, but still have plenty of author events, education, and exhibits. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children’s Books in the US, will headline this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference, alongside speakers from World Book Day, Cocoa Girl and authors Andy Griffiths and Katherine Rundell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 20:51:08 UTC ]
For the first time, all eight regional bookseller associations are sponsoring a national kickoff to the fall shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mr. Breitfeld was determined to attend this year’s antiquarian book fair in New York City. He began to sicken as he flew home, and died of the novel coronavirus. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-08-25 20:18:58 UTC ]
Tinder Press has acquired a debut novel by Naomi Ishiguro, former bookseller and bibliotherapist at Mr B’s Emporium in Bath. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 02:07:21 UTC ]
Antonia Daly has won The O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year Award, commended for personifying prized qualities including knowledge, passion, courage and an ability to find the right book for customers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 07:20:10 UTC ]
More than half of Tate's London bookshop staff are facing redundancy, with several roles in its books team and publishing operation also at risk, The Bookseller has learned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 14:07:35 UTC ]
A number of figures from across the retail spectrum are enthused by the prospect of a bumper autumn of releases, after many were delayed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-14 03:13:11 UTC ]
Annabelle Wright, campaigns manager for ed public relations, talks to The Bookseller for My Job in Five. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-14 02:37:10 UTC ]
The Bookseller has been sold just three times in its 162-year history; the first time in 1998 by the founding Whitaker family to VNU (now better known as Nielsen), the second time in 2010 to Nigel Roby, and then, as announced last week, to the publisher of the Stage magazine. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-14 02:02:55 UTC ]
After the lockdown, hundreds of delayed titles are expected this autumn including many household names vying for Christmas successFrom Richard Osman’s first crime novel to Caitlin Moran’s new memoir, almost 600 hardbacks are due to be published on 3 September in a “massive bun fight” of new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-08-13 06:00:47 UTC ]
A Hong Kong bookseller has recreated his shop in Taipei, and it has become a symbol of Taiwan’s vibrant democracy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-08-09 07:00:10 UTC ]