BA letter goes out to council chiefs

The Booksellers Association has called for “dynamic and innovative” authorities to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA letter goes out to council chiefs

The Booksellers Association has called for “dynamic and innovative” authorities to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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An open letter to Swindon Council

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BA and PA in library plea to councils

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 12:26 The Publishers Association and Booksellers Association have written to all local authority chief executives, saying they are "deeply concerned" about potential spending cuts leading to libraries disappearing from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adweek Builds New Executive Team, Naming Former People GM Zoë Ruderman Chief Content Officer and Former Condé Nast Executive Drew Schutte Chief Revenue Officer

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A Secret Letter to the KGB Turned A Lost Family History Into a Novel

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Adams' $112B budget takes sunny view but rebuffs council push for more money

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Imagine Getting a Rejection Letter from Toni Morrison

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ADWEEK Announces Chief of Staff Appointment, Plus Promotions Across Company

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7 Books Written as Letters to Family Members

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With the Change of a Letter, Cupid Gets a Makeover

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Pietsch Touts New Marketing Efforts in Letter to Authors

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New PEN America Report Documents 'Scarlet Letter' Effect of Book Bans

PEN America has released "a cumulative data summary" of nearly 6,000 book bans in public schools, finding that shared lists of targeted books by organized political groups have led to books and authors being targeted in multiple communities across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Chronicle Restyles 'Letters to My' Bestsellers

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Larry Hughes, Longtime William Morrow Chief, Dies at 98

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The Chief Executive of Hachette Book Group to Step Down

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Jaci Updike Is Penguin Random House's First Chief Revenue Officer

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An Open Letter in Support of Adania Shibli From More Than 350 Writers, Editors, and Publishers

This letter was originally published by ArabLit. The shocking and tragic events that began on October 7th and are ongoing today have had repercussions all over the globe, including within the publishing world. Award-winning Palestinian author Adania Shibli, who was a finalist for the 2020... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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More than 600 sign open letter decrying cancellation of German event for Palestinian author

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Peace Is What Our Hearts Seek: Kalpna Singh-Chitnis’s Love Letters to Ukraine, by Candice Louisa Daquin

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