Katharine Viner congratulates ‘wonderful’ arts writer who is already a vital contributor to the paperArifa Akbar has been appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic. Akbar, who will take up the role in the new year, said she was “honoured, utterly thrilled and immensely excited” by the appointment. “I have always loved the Guardian and it has only grown more dynamic, diverse and campaigning under Katharine Viner, not just in its political coverage but across the arts too.”Viner, the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, said: “Arifa is a wonderful writer on the arts, and as a theatre lover I’m delighted she has agreed to become the Guardian’s new chief theatre critic. Her reviews are thoughtful, evocative and insightful; they’re sometimes witty and often moving. I can’t think of a better writer to guide Guardian readers through all that is new and exciting on the stage.”Alex Needham, the Guardian’s arts editor, said: “I’m delighted that Arifa is our new chief theatre critic. Whether reviewing Claire Foy at the Old Vic or a performance in a sauna where the audience are all naked, Arifa brings wit, warmth and wisdom to everything she writes about.”Already a vital contributor to the Guardian’s arts coverage, Akbar has established herself as a critic with a bright, elegant writing style and adventurous tastes. She has been reviewing for the Guardian for several years and has interviewed major theatre talents such as Rupert Everett, Mark Gatiss, Sabrina Mahfouz and Polly... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-08 10:52:21 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines has appointed Amanda Turnbull as group publishing director of Esquire and Harper's Bazaar, replacing Tess Macleod Smith who left last year to join Net-a-Porter. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr, who led the New York Times for three decades, dies at 86 after a long illness. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has appointed Richard Milbank as publishing director, non-fiction, with Milbank... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has appointed Louise Bolongaro as its head of picture books, with Bolongaro moving from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small publisher Stinging Fly Press will compete against the major houses for the £10,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corporation is parting company with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller at the end of September, ahead of the separation of its publishing and entertainment business. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertrams has appointed an international sales director to support the book wholesaler’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Department of Justice defends its deal with three big publishers it accused of price-fixing. And it previews its coming court fight with Apple. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has appointed Derek Stordahl to the newly created role of head of sales, Americas.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Books is to publish a title by the newspaper's columnist The Secret Footballer.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chiefs of Europe's publishing houses will meet today (26th June) in Brussels at a round-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail Newspapers group advertising director John Teal is to leave the newspaper publisher in the autumn after 25 years. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House parent company Bertelsmann has appointed Bertram Stausberg as the new chief... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian is launching an interactive map of the UK and Ireland’s bookshops in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A campaign for The Power of Three by H L Dennis, the first book in the Secret Breakers series... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont has appointed Melissa Fairley as publishing director for its Picture Books and Gift list... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Keys Books has partnered with the Guardian to launch a new young person’s writing prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for criticism Monday. Morris, 36, who joined the Globe staff in 2002, won the prize for a range of movie reviews and essays published in 2011. Among the pieces submitted with ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Marriage has been appointed as head of marketing at Hodder Children’s Books.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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