Writer and critic Bonnie Greer has been appointed to the board of The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). Greer will serve a one-year term as a non-executive director for the organisation. Among Greer’s aims are to help the new generation of writers to understand intellectual property and what it means in the internet age; more inclusion from all communities in the business of writers and writing, including policy making; and the promotion of ALCS as the “go to organisation” for these aims. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The "Orwellian" decision to ban a graphic novel that depicts the horrors of the Holocaust was made days before Holocaust Remembrance Day. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-27 17:45:36 UTC ]
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Christopher Leonard focuses on Thomas Hoenig, onetime president of the Kansas City Fed, to explore the policy implications. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-21 13:00:09 UTC ]
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Put these new board books publishing in the first half of 2022 into the hands of the youngest readers in your life. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-20 11:39:00 UTC ]
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The UK and Ireland’s major university presses have launched a new framework for collaboration, EvenUP, committed to inclusive practices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 18:43:30 UTC ]
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Pearson reunites with Colin Gottlieb to lead its branded content and client solutions teams. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2022-01-10 17:21:08 UTC ]
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Charlotte Seymour has left Andrew Nurnberg Associates to join Johnson & Alcock as a literary agent, as part of a strategic expansion of the agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 09:36:50 UTC ]
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The #FReadom campaign is asking you to write your school board with provided templates to support school libraries and access to information. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-04 11:39:00 UTC ]
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The Blair Partnership has appointed Macmillan Children's Books (MCB) editorial director Rachel Petty as agent, heading up its children’s and YA list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 08:08:25 UTC ]
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Jane Beagley has been appointed production manager at independent publisher Vertebrate Publishing in a new role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:32:04 UTC ]
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Harriet Wilson will join Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) as publisher of fiction brands and classics, after more than a decade with HarperCollins Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-19 22:58:37 UTC ]
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Adam Strange has joined Gleam Futures as head of publishing while Oscar Janson-Smith has been appointed as literary agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:45:09 UTC ]
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Vintage’s Charlotte Humphery and Oxford University Press' Nico Parfitt are joining Sceptre’s editorial team in newly created roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:10:52 UTC ]
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An author whose YA novel is getting banned across the country responds to the outrage. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2021-12-13 20:06:19 UTC ]
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Singer John Legend and members of the Get Lifted Film Company have partnered with Zando to form a new imprint, Get Lifted Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Paige Harris is to join Head of Zeus, taking up the role of social media executive next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 06:17:20 UTC ]
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Sarah Maycock has won the 2021 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award for her children's book Sometimes I Feel: A Menagerie of Feelings Big and Small (Big Picture Press.) Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 22:38:06 UTC ]
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Candida Lacey, former publishing director at Myriad Editions, is joining the newly announced Footnote Press as consulting editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 03:21:21 UTC ]
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Yale University Press is gearing up to publish A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins, an "exciting" addition to the press' Little Histories series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 07:18:20 UTC ]
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Titles exploring climate change, expressing difficult emotions and exploring the wonders of the scientific world have been shortlisted this year for the Society of Authors (SoA) and Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) Educational Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 00:18:25 UTC ]
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The realities -- the good, the challenging, and the great -- of going fine-free in libraries from a public librarian. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-15 11:30:00 UTC ]
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