Ben LeRoy Named Executive Director of IPC

The Independent Publishers Caucus has taken another step in its effort to become an advocacy group for independent publishers, naming former Tyrus Books publisher Ben LeRoy as its first executive director. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 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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OUP appoints Lisa Attenborough as group communications director

Oxford University Press has appointed Lisa Attenborough as its new group communications director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 03:02:21 UTC ]
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Singapore Book Council Names its 2020 Literature Prize Winners

The Singapore Literature Prize program honors work in the four official languages of the island nation: Chinese, English, Malay, and Tamil. The post Singapore Book Council Names its 2020 Literature Prize Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-31 14:19:11 UTC ]
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Clavis Names Amal Karzai’s ‘My Key’ Winner of Inaugural U.S. Key Colors Competition

Karzai’s picture book My Key was awarded top honors—$8,000 and a publishing contract from Clavis—in the first-ever Key Colors Competition in the United States. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bon Appétit names Dawn Davis, celebrated Simon & Schuster exec, new editor-in-chief

The storied culinary media brand lands a, well, seasoned publishing pro at a critical juncture.   Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2020-08-27 17:16:47 UTC ]
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Great Jones cofounder Sierra Tishgart’s favorite book inspired her company’s name

Great Jones cofounder Sierra Tishgart shares her reading list. The Pleasures of Cooking for One: A Cookbook, Judith Jones Judith Jones—a legendary editor and author—inspired the name for Great Jones [my cook-ware company]! This is my favorite of her books.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-08-26 07:00:32 UTC ]
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Support for Ben North as he reveals move into palliative care

There has been an outpouring of support for former HarperCollins creative director Ben North, following his revelation on social media last week that he has entered palliative care following treatment for brain tumours.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-25 01:07:20 UTC ]
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Quercus to publish stunt driver Ben Collins

Quercus is publishing a book by Ben Collins, the former "Top Gear" Stig and James Bond stunt driver.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 05:51:22 UTC ]
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Antonia Seymour named m.d. of IOPP

Antonia Seymour is to become the m.d. of the Institute of Physics Publishing, as Steven Hall retires.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 10:38:40 UTC ]
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Daly named O'Brien Press Bookseller of the Year

Antonia Daly has won The O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year Award, commended for personifying prized qualities including knowledge, passion, courage and an ability to find the right book for customers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 07:20:10 UTC ]
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German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist

'A diverse range of themes' and experimentation with form are reflected in the 2020 longlist announced by the jury of the German Book Prize. The post German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-18 12:59:15 UTC ]
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Reclaim Her Name: why we should free Australia's female novelists from their male pseudonyms

The Women's Prize for Fiction has just published 25 literary works by female authors with their real names for the first time. Could we do the same for Miles Franklin and Henry Handel Richardson here? Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2020-08-13 06:43:53 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names New Scientific Committee Members

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award's Dr. Ali Bin Tamim announces a restructuring and new members for the program's scientific committee. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names New Scientific Committee Members appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-12 15:14:38 UTC ]
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Women's Prize sponsor Baileys launches free Reclaim Her Name series

In collaboration with the Women's Prize for Fiction, sponsor Baileys is re-releasing free e-books of classic works using the real names of female writers who originally published under male pseudonyms. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 02:14:44 UTC ]
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Ben Fogle returns to William Collins with title for autumn

Ben Fogle's Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness has been acquired by publisher William Collins, to be published this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-11 16:39:53 UTC ]
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Lockdown diaries: the marketing executive

I usually don’t travel back to my hometown in Lancashire unless it's to visit family and friends - and that isn’t often, as I regularly catch up with them on their visits to London. In March 2020, however - after five days in my new role as marketing executive at Icon Books - I left the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 17:57:58 UTC ]
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Bernard and Barokka named National Centre for Writing associate artists

Ted Hughes Award winner Jay Bernard and Indonesian poet Khairani Barokka have been named associate artists at the National Centre for Writing (NCW). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 18:33:14 UTC ]
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Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories

Recognizing digital publishing and reading in Singapore, the Book Publishers Association's awards this add ebooks, audiobooks, and digital marketing. The post Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-30 16:12:33 UTC ]
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TikTok Names Sandie Hawkins as Its Head of U.S. Advertising

Sandie Hawkins, a former Adobe executive, joined TikTok as its new advertising chief in the United States. Hawkins, who was named gm of global business solutions for the social video app and parent company ByteDance, previously was vp and head of Americas for Adobe Advertising Cloud and CRO at... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-07-28 21:26:52 UTC ]
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Creative Future names 2020 Writers' Award winners

Grief, male sexuality and the plight of pets in Covid-stricken Wuhan are some of the subjects of the 12 winning entries in the Creative Future Writers’ Award, chosen by judges including author Kerry Hudson and poet Anthony Anaxagorou. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 13:08:30 UTC ]
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