ICM Partners has added nine agents as partners, including literary agent Alexandra Machinist. The agency completed a firm buyout in 2012 that brought control of the company into the hands of its agents and top executives. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Executives at Reed Exhibitions confirmed that senior v-p Ed Several will be leaving the company this fall, and that for the foreseeable future Jenny Martin, event manager for BookExpo and BookCon, will lead both events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kaplan has acquired the test prep, study aid, and foreign language assets of Barron’s Educational Series, in addition to purchasing the Barron’s brand name. Barron's is retaining its large trade list which will be published under a new name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year there won’t be any Nobel Prize in literature, and Japanese author Haruki Murakami wants to make sure he’s not in the running for its alternate, for which he’d been named a finalist. Murakami said he doesn't want to be considered for the New Academy Prize, a Swedish literary award... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its 20th year, the Frankfurt Fellows Program welcomes 16 young publishing professionals from many parts of the world. Their program includes on-site publisher meetings in three cities of Germany prior to the start of the fair. The post Setting a New Record for Applicants, Frankfurt Names 2018... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Praised for 'heralding a "rebellious" new generation through their work,' Timbuktu Labs' Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli share this year's highest PW Star Watch honor–and trip to Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post Frankfurt-Bound: ‘Rebel Girls’ Cavallo and Favilli Named PW Star Watch 2018... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stuart Turton’s new novel The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle has been supersized to Seven and a Half – and not because Americans die more oftenThere was widespread reaction when the Philosopher’s Stone in the title of the first Harry Potter book became the Sorcerer’s Stone after its US... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liverpool University Press has become the inaugural university press partner of The Conversation UK, an independent source of news and views sourced from university academics and researchers and delivered direct to the public, in a partnership LUP is calling the first of its kind. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year set in Barcelona–after last year's presentation in Madrid–Spain's Liber 18 international book fair has announced the presentation of a large delegation from its guest of honor country, Cuba. The post Cuba Named Guest of Honor at Upcoming Liber Book Fair in Barcelona appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its fundraising gala this autumn, the nonprofit organization behind the magazine 'Words Without Borders' will honor the University of Rochester's Chad Post for his longtime leadership in the American translation and publishing community. The post Chad Post Named 2018 Ottaway Honoree in... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca Smart will join DK as its managing director in January after spending the last four years in the same position at Ebury Publishing, a nonfiction imprint of Penguin Random House UK. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia Publishing and the American Booksellers Association have teamed up on a program that will give independent booksellers access to a select group of regional titles that will appeal to their local customers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The presenter has written a book on how to get ahead at work, but is BBC Radio 4’s Today programme her toughest gig?Read an exclusive extract from The Skills below Mishal Husain has written a book, The Skills. It’s not a how-to-be-me, since it understands implicitly how unusual her career is,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Gwen Cooper has teamed up with BenBella Books to launch a subscription series of Cooper’s cat-centric short stories that will culminate with BenBella publishing a print edition of the collection in November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's German Book Prize longlist for Germany's most prestigious literary prize includes authors Maxim Biller, Helene Hegemann, and other familiar names The post German Book Prize 2018 Longlist Announced: Familiar Names, Literary Diversity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines on Wednesday named Kate Lewis chief content officer, succeeding Joanna Coles, who left following the ascension of Troy Young to president.Effective immediately, Lewis will direct content strategy across print and digital for the company's magazine brands, oversee... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Independent Publishers Caucus has taken another step in its effort to become an advocacy group for independent publishers, naming former Tyrus Books publisher Ben LeRoy as its first executive director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LeBron James had the best of intentions when he named his first child LeBron James Jr. But the Lakers superstar says he now wishes he hadn’t. James addresses the issue on the new unscripted show “The Shop,” a collaboration between HBO and Uninterrupted, the digital media company started by James... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IDW founder and longtime CEO Ted Adams is stepping down and will be replaced by Kerry McCluggage, a former TV executive and current member of the IDW board of directors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One month after David Carey surprised staff by announcing that he would leave the post of president at Hearst Magazines, the company has named his successor: Troy Young, who has spent the last five years as president of Hearst Magazines Digital Media.Young is credited with building up Hearst... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hernán Díaz, Renee Macalino Rutledge, and Elena Georgiou have been named finalists for the inaugural Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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