Founding art director of Walker Books who oversaw some of the company’s great children’s classics including We’re Going on a Bear HuntAmelia Edwards, who has died aged 77, was the art director of Walker Books and one of the most important influences on children’s book publishing in the 20th century. Working with some of the best illustrators and writers of the age, she built a list of classic titles that shaped the reading experience of generations of children.In 1978 the entrepreneurial Sebastian Walker invited her to join him as the first employee of his fledgling company, Walker Books. It rapidly became Britain’s leading independent children’s publisher. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
As a case of 'pop-up publishing' takes hold in the news sector—and print sells—not everyone agrees there's a takeaway here for books. The post When a Niche-Audience Tabloid Takes Off in the UK, Is It News to Book Publishing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We chart the business of making books from manuscript to bookshop shelf and beyondThis week the books podcast takes a physical turn, shifting away from the intangible business of writing to consider the hunks of wood we haul around for our reading pleasure. With sales of printed books on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2017 Digital Book World conference opened with calls for more data-driven decision-making, despite the inherently subjective nature of book publishing. The post DBW 2017 Opening Themes: The Trade, Its Resilience, and Its Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Jayne Ann Krentz decided to take her 19th century Amanda Quick mysteries into the 20th century, the look of the novels needed a thoroughly modern update. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has bought world rights to a middle-grade fantasy trilogy from Irish author Celine Kiernan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books is publishing a Christmas title based on this year’s festive advert from Sainsbury’s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The man who ushered classics like Catch-22 into the world, Gottlieb has reason to brag. But in his new memoir Avid Reader he prefers to downplay the editor’s role Joseph Heller, the author of Catch-22, once gave an interview where he credited his editor with kicking his work into shape. After... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped add almost $70 million to Scholastic’s trade division in the quarter ended August 31, and drove a 104% jump in revenue in the company’s children’s book publishing and distribution group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp, a global media and information services company comprised of businesses across a range of media, including news and information services, cable network programming in Australia, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NationalBuilder, a software company whose products are popular with political organizations, is starting a publishing business with a focus on stories about "people doing really remarkable things." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shakespeare’s Globe is working with Walker Books and RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) on "Shakespeare Telling Tales", a storytelling event that will be accessible to blind and partially sighted children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new novel by Patrick Ness, entitled Release, will be published by Walker Books in May 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books UK will publish a series of interactive children’s books based on the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The editor of the London-based book trade BookBrunch, Neill Denny, offers his take on the implications of the historic vote that just wrapped in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has hired Nia Roberts, currently art director at HarperCollins Children’s Books, as its new head of design. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How might Web technology change the publishing industry? Ask the inventor of the World Wide Web. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danny Arter speaks to Rafi Romaya, art director at Canongate and a winner at last year’s V&A Illustration Awards, who judged this year’s Student Illustration category. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to The Cruelty, a YA thriller by Scott Bergstrom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Amazon’s business practices continue unchecked the result could be a “nuclear winter” for book publishing, said Smashwords founder Mark Coker during a Jan. 27 event called Amazon’s Book Monopoly—A Threat to Freedom of Expression? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Alex Ewen and Jeffrey Wollock were contracted in 1994 to create an encyclopedia chronicling Native American life in the 20th century, they knew the job was no small undertaking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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