My father, John Hitchin, who has died aged 88, was a marketing and publicity specialist in the publishing industry who spent three decades with Penguin Books, where he was responsible for a number of innovations, including the first paperback gift set and the first display “dump” bin. As... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-10-28 19:33:32 UTC ]
Indie Shindig, a virtual event series for booksellers created by half a dozen publishers, aims to raise up to $18,000 for We Need Diverse Books and Binc. Author Gayle Forman and Penguin Books for Young Readers are contributing sales of Forman's new novel to Binc's "Thrive to Survive" campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Patrick Nolan has been promoted to publisher of Penguin Books, among several other role changes at Penguin Random House imprint Viking Penguin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books is releasing Black Joy for young adult readers, a collection of writing on race and belonging curated by gal-dem editor-in-chief Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 06:53:18 UTC ]
Pushkin Press has sold North American rights to Penguin Books US for How to be a Fascist by Italian author and politician Michela Murgia. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 03:52:42 UTC ]
President and publisher of Penguin Books US Kathryn Court will retire later this year, PRH US has announced, with Brian Tart set to step up to the role in a series of staff changes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 16:39:42 UTC ]
Kathryn Court, president and publisher of Penguin Books, will retire at the end of the year after 42 years at the publishing house. She will be succeeded in January 2020 by Viking Books president Brian Tart, who will take on additional and concurrent responsibilities as president and publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books is rushing out an anthology by environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion who brought parts of London to a standstill this month. This is Not a Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook, originally slated for release later in the year, will now be published on 3rd June. Editor... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rhianna Dhillon reveals the final nominees in this year’s British Podcast awards. With the winners announced on Saturday, sample shows from Russell Brand, Penguin Books and moreRhianna Dhillon reveals the final nominees before Saturday’s British Podcast awards, as chosen by a panel of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books and Classics step into the civic participation ring with a new event series benefitting nonprofits and hosted at a local art gallery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Johns – also an adviser to Gough Whitlam and to Malcolm Fraser, political correspondent and head of Penguin books – remembered as a cultural leaderFormer ABC managing director Brian Johns has died of cancer aged 79.The outgoing managing director, Mark Scott, paid tribute to his predecessor,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books is to reissue H G Wells’ The Rights of Man, with a new introduction by Ali Smith. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fansite True to You announces that the book will be published by PenguinMorrissey may have had a troubled couple of years, with health issues forcing the cancellation of gigs, but as he pointed out on the Smiths’ third single, “the devil will find work for idle hands to do” – and in this case,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bantam Press publishing director Sally Gaminara is to retire this year. Gaminara’s publishing career has spanned nearly 40 years, and she joined Transworld’s Corgi imprint in 1987 from Penguin Books. She moved to the Doubleday team in 1989, where she published Prince Charles' book, A Vision of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Homer to Balzac to Darwin to Dickens, these Penguin 80th birthday booklets are where publishing meets public serviceIt was quite overwhelming, to open the box containing all 80 of these booklets – one for each year in the life of Penguin Books. Each is around 60 pages long; each is an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s a long way from inception to completion, unless you’re artist and programmer Cory Arcangel, and your book is made up of other people’s tweets about writing a bookThe Inception Button should be used sparingly but when called for, it can be highly effective. Located at inception.davepedu.com,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books for Young Readers will launch a Cartoon Network imprint that will include books tied to existing and future Cartoon Network–owned shows and serve as a launchpad for new content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Compares Hachette dispute to past paperback fears, but partially quoting George Orwell is a risky moveAmazon has hit back following an open letter from more than 900 authors criticising its licensing dispute with publisher Hachette, which was published as an ad in the New York Times.However, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Louise Braverman has been named director of publicity for Penguin Books and Penguin Classics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through First to Read, members will have the chance to get advance reading copies of Penguin Books before they are published. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]