Arts Council England announces £160m coronavirus emergency fund

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced a £160m emergency funding package to help artists and art organisations cope with the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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How the Ad Council Used Facebook's Atlas to Drive Donations and Volunteers

A recent campaign success story for Feeding America could shed light on how consumers are using devices and which publishers are actually driving traffic. Working with the Ad Council and Facebook's Atlas measurement platform, the Chicago-based nonprofit launched an eight-week digital campaign... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts & Sciences, RSA and Blinkink Sign Director Duos

Creative duo CO.LAB have joined Arts & Sciences. Justin Tyler Close comes from a background of art photography. Jeremy Power Regimbal has experience in post-production and cinematography. The Canadian pair formed CO.LAB over a year ago, after their first initial meeting a decade ago. They... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gilead Announces Inaugural List for Fall 2016

Gilead Publishing, a newly formed Christian fiction house, announced the titles of four books scheduled to publish between October and November 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New ‘A Puffin Book’ titles announced

Next month Penguin Random House Children’s is adding 20 titles to its ‘A Puffin Book’ collection of classic children’s books, including titles by Penelope Lively and Noel Streatfeild. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hygge – the Danish art of living cosily – on its way to UK bookshops

A range of titles celebrating this hard-to-translate aspect of the country’s culture is being lined up to tap the appetite for all things NordicForget the bloody crime novels of Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbø and the bleak crime television of The Bridge and The Killing. The latest Scandinavian... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lost My Name raises £3.2m in funding round

Children’s book start-up Lost My Name has raised an additional €4m (£3.2m) in funding from Berlin-based investor Project A Ventures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terraria video game publishing programme announced

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is set to publish a series of books about Terraria, a video game that allows players to build their own environment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With new venture capital funding, Loot Crate looks beyond comics and sci-fi

Loot Crate has built a business supplying comic book and sci-fi fans with monthly shipments of goodies typically only found at specialty shops or conventions. Soon, Loot Crate could apply the same formula to sports, music and more corners of entertainment -- getting fans to purchase merchandise... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mytting emerges chop of the pile

It may appear to be little more than a quirky gift title, but Norwegian Wood, The British Book Industry Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year, has bigger themes running through its trunk. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did a billionaire Silicon Valley investor fund Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker?

Peter Thiel, whose early stakes in companies like PayPal Holdings Inc. and Facebook Inc. made him a billionaire, has reason to hate online media company Gawker. Thiel compared Gawker's sardonic tech blog Valleywag to the terrorist group Al Qaeda in 2009. Valleywag had taken every opportunity to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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£10k Library Fund launched

A new library fund for libraries has been created by professional body CILIP to help improve access to library services. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hay announces Hay Levels Live

Hay Festival has announced Hay Levels Live, a new initiative offering Sixth Form students the opportunity to quiz distinguished speakers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Cultural Institute invents 'Art Camera' to easily capture gigapixel images of paintings

Digital media is arguably making its analog counterparts less important. For instance, an old vinyl album or rare CD can be streamed -- the physical version just takes up space and can be a burden. The same can be said for books -- having a house full of bound sheets of paper is sort of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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African Short Stories: Shortlist for 17th Caine Prize Announced

The winner of the £10,000 Caine Prize will be announced at an award ceremony and dinner at the Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, on July 4. The post African Short Stories: Shortlist for 17th Caine Prize Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details

The 2016 Shanghai Children's Book Fair is issuing calls for applications to its Visiting International Publishers program, children's illustrated books awards and more. The post Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cartoonist R. Crumb Returns with 'Art and Beauty' in July

The publishing operation of New York's David Zwirner Gallery will publish the entire run of R. Crumb's 'Art and Beauty' magazines in a hardcover edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SCBWI Conference Attendees Raise Funds for Diversity

About 600 attendees at this year's Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators' "Wild Wild" Midwest conference, got into the spirit of the gathering by going wild with their cash over diversity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Len Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder, Announces Retirement

Len Riggio, who built Barnes & Noble from a single store into the country's largest bricks-and-mortar bookseller, will retire after the company's September annual meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Private Donor Funds Calvin College Literary Festival

A donation from longtime Zondervan editor Bob Hudson will keep the doors open at The Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing, which was nearly shuttered this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Announces Finalists for Inaugural “Imagination Awards”

Winners of the new awards honoring the best in independent magazine media to be revealed at the IMAG Annual Conference in San Francisco, May 11-13. The post MPA Announces Finalists for Inaugural “Imagination Awards” appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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