Biteback nets Nedum Onuoha's 'deeply personal' autobiography

Biteback Publishing has landed former footballer Nedum Onuoha’s autobiography, Kicking Back. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 15:16:18 UTC ]
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Broadcaster Jeremy Thompson's 'extraordinary' memoir to Biteback

Biteback is to publish the autobiography from Jeremy Thompson, "one of Britain's most celebrated broadcasters". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter personality Hrtbps crowdfunding photo book with Unbound

Twitter personality Hrtbps, who has almost 50k followers, is crowdfunding a photo book about Britain with Unbound. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former commando Johnny Mercer MP writes autobiography for Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired We Were Warriors, the autobiography of former commando-turned-MP Johnny Mercer, comprising an account of life on the frontline during the Afghanistan war. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mohsin Hamid | 'It is impossible for me to think of myself any more as a person of just one place'

The author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist returns with his fourth novel Exit West, which has migrations of both geography and emotion at its heart.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mick Jagger's autobiography he couldn't recall writing

Publisher reveals memoir written by Mick Jagger that the singer couldn't remember writing Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Innocent's McEwan tells IPG: 'personal contact with consumers is powerful'

Businesses should not underestimate the power of personal one-to-one connections with consumers, Joe McEwan, head of digital and communities at drinks company Innocent has advised delegates to the IPG Spring Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson chief brands Trump order 'deeply worrying'

Pearson chief executive John Fallon has branded Donald Trump's travel ban policy "deeply worrying" in a rare political comment from the usually non-partisan education company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Nabs Hillary Clinton's Personal Essays

Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights in all formats to a yet-to-be-titled new book by Hillary Rodham Clinton that will reflect on her experiences during the 2016 presidential election. The book is slated to publish under the S&S trade imprint in fall 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scale and agility: Inside Scandinavian publisher Schibsted’s 250-person product team

Scandinavian publishing giant Schibsted has been centralizing its 250-strong product team over the last year. Currently, the biggest challenge the product team faces it how to give readers the right information to make informed decisions but telling it in ways that feel more personal to readers.... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dominique Raccah: PW Person of the Year, 2016

In recognition of her determination, creativity, and energy in making Sourcebooks one of the country’s leading independent publishers, Dominique Raccah is PW’s Person of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Is Launching a 10-Person Team Tasked With Building Voice-Activated Experiences

Good Housekeeping's December issue Hearst may be a 129-year-old media company,  but even it's planning for a Jetsons-like future when news will be consumed through voice-controlled technology. The New York-based company has quietly launched a 10-person group called the Native and Emerging... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Britain’s 18-person native ad team accounts for half its digital revenue

Most publishers want to wean themselves off display advertising, and content studios are where the biggest growth opportunities lie. For Conde Nast Britain, native advertising revenue has mushroomed in the last six months, since it set up a dedicated custom content team. It's the data analysts... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cunningham auctions personal Beedle The Bard edition

Chicken House m.d. Barry Cunningham, the man who acquired the manuscript for J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the late 1990s, is selling his unique edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard at Sotheby’s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Popular YouTuber Gets Painfully Personal in a New Book About Her Real Life

Hannah Hart's fans probably know her pretty well. After all, the YouTube star has uploaded 529 videos in the past five years. However, there have been some things she hasn't been ready to discuss with them—until now. With the release of her second book, Buffering, Hart is showing fans even... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elton John will publish 'no-holds-barred' autobiography in 2019

Elton John may soon be trading his piano keyboard for a computer keyboard with news that the legendary recording artist is writing his autobiography for publication in 2019.  Publisher Henry Holt & Co., a division of Macmillan, has acquired the rights to John’s autobiography, according to a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands and publishers turn to actors and comedians to give chatbots personality

Increasingly, companies like Google are hiring writers to give their AI a more human edge. Companies building bots for platforms like Facebook and Kik can’t really compete with the resource of these tech giants. But giving bots a personality is becoming more of a competitive advantage, companies... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeremy Robson to leave Biteback

Jeremy Robson is to leave Biteback Publishing after five years to "spend more time on his own writing". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ralph Lauren autobiography snapped up by S&S

Simon & Schuster is to publish the autobiography of fashion icon Ralph Lauren next autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joey Barton autobiography longlisted for William Hill sports book prize

An autobiography by "one of football's most controversial figures", Joey Barton, has been longlisted for the 2016 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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