Biddulph brings back Bond's Parsley the Lion for HarperCollins

HarperCollins Children’s Books is bringing back Michael Bond’s classic The Adventures of Parsley the Lion in a new gift edition illustrated by Rob Biddulph. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Angel Headed Back to Faber UK

Mitzi Angel, former publisher of Faber Inc. titles in the U.S., is to return to London in the autumn to take up the new role of Faber adult publisher, joining the board and reporting to CEO Stephen Page. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK CEO says “Publishing Entering a Golden Age”

At HarperCollins UK's annual summer party for its authors, UK CEO Charlie Redmayne could not have sounded more positive about the firm's direction in 2015. The post HarperCollins UK CEO says “Publishing Entering a Golden Age” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shoe Burnin’ Brings Southern Literature to the Stage

The traveling production, started by a group of writers, fuses music and literature in a scripted show. After launching in 2013, the group has now spawned a short story collection and forged ties with SIBA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Look at HarperCollins' Global Publishing Strategy

Earlier this year, HarperCollins announced four new global offices as part of an effort to expand its worldwide publishing program. The move came in the wake of HC's acquisition of Harlequin and, for those involved, like Heleen Buth, editorial manager of HarperCollins Holland, the transition... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colouring book to bring “insight and illumination” into maths

Canongate has acquired a mathematical colouring book. Katy Follain, publishing director of non-fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in Snowflake, Seashell, Star by Alex Bellos from Rebecca Carter at Janklow & Nesbit. Bellos has “created a unique and inspiring colouring book using... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd, Citing Profitability, Cuts Back on Love and Sex

Scribd found romance readers gorging on books through the ebook subscription service are costly and now the company is cutting back on the genre. The post Scribd, Citing Profitability, Cuts Back on Love and Sex appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: HarperCollins

HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UCL backs full OA press model

Open Access monographs and textbooks will be in the spotlight at University College London’s newly relaunched UCL Press, now established as the UK’s first fully OA university press. UCL has made a three-year funding commitment to support the publishing unit, which enables UCL Press to offer OA... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter Book Night back in 2016

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has revealed plans for a second Harry Potter Book Night in 2016. The event, which will take place on the 4th February, will again include events and activities based on the seven Harry Potter books penned by J K Rowling. More than 10,000 schools, libraries,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swainson, Hecht, Campbell and Bond honoured by Queen

Bloomsbury’s Bill Swainson [pictured], Souvenir Press m.d. Ernest Hecht, Nature Publishing Group's Dr Philip Campbell and Paddington creator Michael Bond are among the book industry figures named in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Campbell, editor in chief of NPG's flagship journal Nature,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A look-back on Blackman's reign as children's laureate

Authors have been thanking Malorie Blackman on her last day as children’s laureate. Blackman’s two year stint in the position ended yesterday (8th June), with the new laureate being announced at noon today (9th June). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowdfunding, Revenue Diversity, and Legalese: Some Takeaways From the LION Publishers Conference

I spent this past weekend in Philadelphia at the Local Independent Online News Publishers conference with local journalists and publishers from around the United States. Speakers discussed everything from online audience trends, revenue generation id ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Bookindy app helps bookshops fight back against Amazon

Type in a book you’d like to read, and the app will compare the Amazon price with nearby independent book shops – in the hope you’ll go and buy thereIndependent booksellers have launched a new weapon in their two-pronged offensive against online retailers such as Amazon and the supermarket... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.D. Salinger Lawyers Fire Back in Copyright Battle

Attorneys for the Salinger Literary Trust argue that a copyright suit filed by indie publisher, The Devault-Graves Agency is without merit and should be tossed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to publish first George Macdonald Fraser novel

HarperCollins has acquired the first novel written by Flashman author George Macdonald Fraser, Captain in Calico. The book will be published on 10th September, but throughout August, it will be available from Heywood Hill in Mayfair. Fraser was a longstanding customer at the shop, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bury This Book In The Ground And It Will Magically Come Back As A Tree

This children's book not only teaches about ecology, it practices it.Despite the rise of ebooks, most children's books are still made from trees. One new picture book is designed as a simple reminder of that fact: When kids finish reading a story about an adventure in the rainforest, they can... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trigger Mortis revealed as title for Horowitz's Bond

Anthony Horowitz’s forthcoming James Bond novel will be called Trigger Mortis (Orion), and the book will see the return of iconic Bond Girl Pussy Galore. Plot details for the book have also been revealed today (28th May), on what would have been James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s 107th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins makes Ireland appointments

HarperCollins has made two appointments to its team in Ireland, with Mary Byrne promoted and Ann-Marie Dolan joining the sales team. Byrne, formerly HarperCollins Children's publicity director, will now become PR director, Ireland, taking responsibility for for the publicity strategy for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puttnam to bring Greenpeace book to screen

The story of Greenpeace activists Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg by Ben Stewart will be made into a film buy Oscar-winner Lord Puttnam. The book, published by Guardian Faber last month, tells the story of the Arctic 30, a team of Greenpeace activists who were detained in a Russian jail... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World English deal for HarperCollins and Patricia Cornwell

HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world English rights to two more books by Patricia Cornwell. The two Kay Scarpetta novels will be published by HarperCollins around the world, including in the UK, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, and India. The first book will be published in the autumn of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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