HarperCollins and William Morrow have snapped up The Woman in the Window, a debut psychological thriller in the vein of “Rear Window", which has already had film rights sold to Fox 2000. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Victoria Barnsley was the surprise guest at the HarperCollins summer party, held at the V&A last night, with Charlie Redmayne, HarperCollins UK c.e.o. paying tribute to his predecessor as a "great friend to many staff, agents and authors" and someone who led the business "brilliantly" for 13... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Terry Kitson, former c.e.o. of HarperCollins UK and Australia, has died following a short illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK is to open applications for 12-month training contracts targeted at black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates from tomorrow. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperImpulse, one of HarperCollins UK’s digital first imprints, has signed a three book deal with screenwriter Roland Moore to bring his BBC series "Land Girls" to the page. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has launched an internal careers website which gives News Corp employees the ability to apply for jobs across HarperCollins UK, News UK, and Dow Jones. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK is to partner with disabled children’s charity Whizz-Kidz to provide work experience and fundraising support. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK c.eo Charlie Redmayne has urged publishers “living in a rose-tinted world” to beware the threat of cyber attacks which are “increasingly sophisticated and are happening all the time”. Closing the FutureBook Conference with his views on the changes taken place in the industry... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins India c.e.o. P M Sukumar is to depart the company, while the business is to report to HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne going forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK has teamed up with George R R Martin and digital product studio Reason to produce a new Game of Thrones app. Released today (30th July), the free app is designed as a "bridge product" for fans of the TV series who have not yet read the books. The app asks users where they are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK has concluded what its chief executive Charlie Redmayne described as “tough negotiations” with Amazon over new terms. The publisher is the latest of the original agency publishers to negotiate new arrangements after its revised agency contract came up for renewal. Redmayne... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
At HarperCollins UK's annual summer party for its authors, UK CEO Charlie Redmayne could not have sounded more positive about the firm's direction in 2015. The post HarperCollins UK CEO says “Publishing Entering a Golden Age” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A strong performance from HarperCollins and the acquisition of Harlequin has boosted parent company News Corp's quarterly results. Revenue for publisher's worldwide operation for the second quarter of the financial year, covering the three months to December 31st 2014, increased 20% from $391m... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin UK (HUK) is to become a division of HarperCollins UK, with staff moving into the publisher’s new premises at London Bridge. HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp bought Harlequin Enterprises in May last year, with Harlequin becoming a division of HarperCollins worldwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK saw huge growth in profits for the year ended June 30th 2014, despite a fall in turnover for the company. The company's annual results have also revealed that former c.e.o. Victoria Barnsley received £1.39m when she left the company. Turnover at the publisher fell on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sam Missingham explains how HarperCollins UK's recent Virtual Sci-fi Festival leveraged new platforms to connect backlist authors with new readers. The post Virtual Sci-Fi Book Festival Makes Backlist Sexy Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK’s Sam Missingham argues there’s no better way to promote books than social media, but you really have to work at it. The post Is Social Media Marketing Heaven or Hell? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK has relaunched its website with readers able to buy ebooks directly from the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK's June virtual Romance Festival was a success; this week SF publisher Gollancz is hosting a festival combining online Q&As with real life events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly 90 years after JRR Tolkien translated the 11th-century classic poem Beowulf will be published this May by HarperCollins UK and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]