Bloomsbury's Megan Schaffer moves to JMP

Megan Schaffer, head of UK key accounts at Bloomsbury, is joining John Murray Press as sales director at the end of the year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Published Author Moves Brand into Consumer Products

Popular self-published children's author-illustrator Diane Alber is partnering with Surge Licensing to expand her brand and characters globally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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BA Conference moves to September 2021

The next Booksellers Association Conference and Gardners Trade Show will take place on 12th and 13th September 2021 at Jurys Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, Hinckley Island. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 18:10:40 UTC ]
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Cockleberry Bay author Nicola May moves to traditional publishing with Hodder

Bestselling self-published author Nicola May has signed with Hodder & Stoughton to publish a new character-driven series, based around a fictitious street market in Cornwall. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 13:40:29 UTC ]
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Lokko moves to Pan Mac with two novels

Lesley Lokko is moving from Orion to Pan Macmillan with two “intoxicating” multi-generational novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 06:30:43 UTC ]
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Indian move to regulate digital media raises censorship fears

Government will oversee online news, social media and video streaming platformsIndia’s government has ordered that all online news, social media and video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are to be subject to state regulation, raising fears of increased censorship of digital... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-11-11 18:02:04 UTC ]
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Walliams and Ross move into top spot with Code Name Bananas

David Walliams and Tony Ross' Code Name Bananas (HarperCollins) has gone straight to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with 89,558 copies sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 00:49:03 UTC ]
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Toppings bookshop to expand in move to listed building

Bath bookshop Toppings & Company is to move to a listed Georgian building, and will begin expansion building works next year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-08 18:39:07 UTC ]
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Megan Rapinoe Has a Lot More to Say

Don’t expect the usual bromides about hard work and resilience in “One Life.” The soccer star’s memoir gets into her political awakening as much as it does her sports career. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-11-06 10:00:28 UTC ]
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New novel from Costa-shortlisted Beale to JMP

John Murray is publishing a new novel from Susan Beale, whose debut novel The Good Guy was shortlisted for 2016's Costa First Novel Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 19:51:11 UTC ]
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Elliott & Thompson to publish deep dive into ways money moves

Elliott & Thompson will publish The Pay Off, a "brilliantly engaging and accessible" exploration of how money moves and where global financial power really lies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 19:21:13 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to repay staff £700K in pandemic wage cuts

Bloomsbury has announced it will repay almost £700,000 to staff who took a pay cut during the first months of the pandemic, following the publisher's most succesful interim results since 2008. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 08:01:03 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury bags 'urgent' non-fiction title from economist Blakeley

Bloombury is to publish the first major work by 27-year-old economist Grace Blakeley, after winning a 10-way auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 18:38:16 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to publish companion to Natural History Museum's Fantastic Beasts exhibition

Bloomsbury is to publish the "definitive" companion book to accompany the Natural History Museum's upcoming exhibition, "Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature", in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pottermore Publishing will publish the e-book.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 15:33:33 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Posts Double-Digit Gains in First Half of Fiscal 2021

A 55% increase in digital sales plus higher online revenue led to a 10% increase in sales while pre-tax profits more than doubled at Bloomsbury in the six-month period ended August 31, 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Online sales push Bloomsbury to best first-half since 2008

Bloomsbury Publishing has delivered its highest first half earnings since 2008, as "signficantly higher” online book sales and e-book revenues led to year-on-year profit growth of 60% to £4m in the six months ended 31st August 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 15:50:49 UTC ]
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To All the Libraries I’ll Miss When I (Finally) Move

Six years after moving to D.C. and deciding it's not for me, there’s still something holding me back from leaving: the libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-19 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins auction for Buoro's 'astonishing' debut

Bloomsbury has secured 27-year-old novelist and mathematician Stephen Buoro's debut novel, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 13:01:22 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury lands Luke Cassidy's 'gritty' debut novel

Bloomsbury is to publish Iron Annie by debut author Luke Cassidy, secured in a two-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 22:22:54 UTC ]
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Arrow signs Ainsworth's 'moving' adult debut

Cornerstone imprint Arrow has acquired the debut adult novel from Carnegie-nominated children's author Eve Ainsworth.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 22:48:23 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins Joe Biden biography

Bloomsbury is to publish a biography of US presidential candidate Joe Biden by Evan Osnos later this month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 21:38:55 UTC ]
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