Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 11:05 The literary agent Ben Mason has been hired by the father of the murdered English student Meredith Kercher to represent him in a potential book deal. A proposal by John Kercher is expected to go to publishers on Monday (10th October) with Mason present at next week's Frankfurt Book Fair. Earlier this week, the students Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were cleared on appeal of killing the 20-year-old student Kercher in 2007. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The new year brought new roles and new hires to Nelson Books, WaterBrook & Multnomah, Convergent, Zondervan, and Herald Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Florence Rees has been promoted to agent at A M Heath, after securing a "flurry" of deals for new clients in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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European sales agent Anselm Robinson has died of a cardiac arrest, near his home in Seconzac, France. He was 74. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The fast-growing children's book publisher A Kids Book About is building a podcast network to extend its reach and expand the way it tells stories and sparks conversations. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
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Nick Walters at David Luxton Associates has been promoted to senior literary agent and rights manager in recognition of his "outstanding contribution" to the agency over the years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Emilia Fox is to read the audiobook of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, publishing with Weidenfeld & Nicolson in February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Claire Blunt has been chief financial, operations and data officer for Hearst Europe. Continue reading at Media Week
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Icon Books has signed Ben Aitken's account of spending lockdown as companion to an 84-year-old, described as "an intimate portrait of an unlikely friendship". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A new edition of “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas” showcases another side of the Lord of the Rings author. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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As editor of the magazines Analog and Omni, he was a champion of a new generation of authors, including George R.R. Martin. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired Diary of A Christmas Elf from children’s author and actor Ben Miller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The debut novel from former Daunt Books bookseller Ben Hinshaw will be published by Viking in spring 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ensuring transparency around pay, demystifying the hiring process and giving illustrators the recognition they deserve are among the most fundamental changes the industry needs to make now, delegates at The Bookseller's FutureBook conference heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Orion has hired Aria’s Rhea Kurien as editorial director to lead a dynamic growth strategy for its digital imprint Orion Dash. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The legendary literary agent, whose clients included a range of bestselling authors like Michael Lewis and Stephen Hawking, is stepping down from his role at Writers House. In doing so, he is closing the book on a nearly 50-year career in publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A terrible accident in 1947 sets the tone for a 15-year look at a rural family’s life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Ben North, the poet and former creative director at HarperCollins, has passed away aged 49 following treatment for brain tumours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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With a goal of building digital revenue 'our authors can make a living from,' Saga Egmont's Lasse Horne is staffers for digital. The post Our Frankfurt Magazine: Denmark’s Saga Egmont Is Hiring for Digital Releases appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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In the absence of in-person book fair meetings, literary agents are hosting webinars to pitch titles at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Frankfurt Events: Riky Stock’s Agent Webinar Picks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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At the Frankfurt Book Fair conference, writer Bernardine Evaristo delivered a forceful keynote on the systemic bias against people of color in the UK publishing industry The post Bernardine Evaristo to UK Publishing: Hire More Diverse People appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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