Bradshaw leaves Bloomsbury for BA

Emma Bradshaw is leaving Bloomsbury Children’s Books to become the Bookseller Association’s new head of campaigns. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Has 'Best Ever Performance'

Helped by expansion into non-consumer markets as well as overseas, sales and earnings at the U.K.-based publisher both rose 15% in fiscal 2023, with revenue in the U.S. topping $150 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Corp denies it played a part in Stan Grant’s decision to leave Q+A amid racist attacks

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Bloomsbury admits using AI-generated artwork for Sarah J Maas novel

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[ The Guardian | 2023-05-19 14:30:22 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press Is Leaving Its New York Offices

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This Baby Book Series Satirizes Lack of Parental Paid Leave

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Charkin: ‘The Culture of Bloomsbury and Industry Progress’

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'Halo Infinite' creative head Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft

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Lance Fensterman Is Leaving ReedPop

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Stunning Rupert Murdoch deposition leaves Fox News in a world of trouble

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Peter Gleeson leaves News Corp’s Courier-Mail and Sky News after multiple instances of plagiarism

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