Atwood and Jacobson join Hogarth Shakespeare

Novelists Margaret Atwood and Howard Jacobson are the latest recruits to the Hogarth Shakespeare... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Rock on Joining Fargo and Avoiding ‘the Eddie Murphy Handbook’ for Black Comics

For Chris Rock, who has spent his career trying to avoid what he calls "the Eddie Murphy handbook" that Hollywood has for breakout Black comedians, Fargo was the perfect opportunity. Season 4 of FX's anthology crime series, inspired by the 1996 film, is set in 1950 Kansas City, where the head of... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-09-24 12:00:46 UTC ]
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Paterson joins Aitken Alexander board

Emma Paterson is joining Aitken Alexander's board of directors in recognition of her “proven taste and excellence as an agent”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 20:06:18 UTC ]
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Audiobook Subscriptions: Audible and Podimo Join Storytel in Spain

Jumping from one to three major unlimited-subscription services for audio content, Spain's publishing market is growing fast. The post Audiobook Subscriptions: Audible and Podimo Join Storytel in Spain appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-21 16:07:40 UTC ]
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Audible joins partners for Cheltenham Festival

Audible is among four new partners joining with the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival to deliver the charity's "hybrid" event this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-18 11:28:31 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood on her virtual 'Testaments' tour wardrobe, totalitarianism and Trump

Ahead of a Chevalier's bookstore talk with Bradley Whitford, the "Handmaid's Tale" author talks about Ann Dowd, Zoom-worthy tops, dystopia and elections. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-14 14:00:45 UTC ]
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Leah Woodburn joins Daniela Schlingmann

Leah Woodburn has joined Daniela Schlingmann Literary Scouting as publishing consultant, the organisation has announced.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 22:24:43 UTC ]
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Gebremedhin Joins Doubleday; Puopolo Promoted

Doubleday has announced several editorial promotions, in addition to a new executive hire. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Pearse joins S&S Children's as editorial director for fiction

Lucy Pearse is to join Simon & Schuster Children's as editorial director for fiction this autumn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 03:18:25 UTC ]
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Joelle Owusu-Sekyere joins Coronet as commissioning editor

Joelle Owusu-Sekyere is set to join Hodder & Stoughton imprint Coronet in the role of commissioning editor.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 20:32:37 UTC ]
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PA and Pearson join Creative Industries Trade Advisory Group

The Publishers Association and Pearson are to sit in on the Creative Industries Advisory Group, to assist in steering "ongoing and upcoming trade negotiations" in the UK.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 06:08:05 UTC ]
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A Century of Shakespeare and Company

A look back at the history of the 100-year-old Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-21 10:37:00 UTC ]
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Atwood marks Testaments paperback with Fane online event

Margaret Atwood is marking the paperback publication of her Booker-winning novel The Testaments (Chatto) with a live streamed event via Fane Online. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 15:53:40 UTC ]
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Whipday and Morgan joint winners of Shakespeare's Globe Book Award

Emma Whipday and Oliver Morgan have jointly won this year's £3,000 Shakespeare's Globe Book Award.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 12:31:57 UTC ]
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Sports stars join authors for NLT's #FitforLit Challenge

Children's authors and sports stars are to take part in a series of book-themed sporting challenges to raise money for the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-17 05:01:34 UTC ]
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Bone Up on Shakespeare, With a Skeleton and His Ankle-Nibbling Nemesis

Jeremy and Hermione Tankard’s “Yorick and Bones: The Last Graphic Novel by William Shakespeare” is poignant tickle-your-ribs entertainment. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-08-15 14:49:55 UTC ]
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Hale joins Pan in new publisher role

Lucy Hale, previously of Hachette UK, has been appointed to the newly created role of publisher for Pan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 00:00:01 UTC ]
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Trade invited to join 2021's Working Class Writers' Festival

The artistic director for The Working Class Writers' Festival is issuing a call-out to publishers, agents and booksellers to get involved in next year's event.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 22:51:27 UTC ]
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Baduza, Wood and Wilson join stars reading Penguin Classics

Penguin Random House is launching a new collection of audiobooks from the Penguin Classics list this September, featuring acting stars from "Noughts + Crosses", "Sex Education" and "His Dark Materials" as narrators. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 21:44:19 UTC ]
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Norton, Trollope and Hussain join Henley Literary Festival

Graham Norton, Joanna Trollope and Nadiya Hussain are among the speakers joining Henley Literary Festival's online event this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 01:02:31 UTC ]
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