Charkin: ‘The Culture of Bloomsbury and Industry Progress’

The 'Miss Pergamon' contest, Bloomsbury, and 'the prominent roles taken by women' in publishing are on Richard Charkin's mind, in this exclusive pre-publication excerpt from his forthcoming memoir. The post Charkin: ‘The Culture of Bloomsbury and Industry Progress’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-10 05:00:53 UTC ]

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Richard Charkin: Let’s Hear It for Book Rights Sales People Worldwide

'Rights departments of publishing houses invariably seem the poor relation of the sales team,' says Richard Charkin. The pandemic is a prompt to reconsider. The post Richard Charkin: Let’s Hear It for Book Rights Sales People Worldwide appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-24 14:43:14 UTC ]
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Blackburn to lead HCG's picture books and trade non-fiction publishing

Emma Blackburn is leaving Bloomsbury Children's Books after eight years to join Hachette Children’s Group in the role of picture book and non-fiction publisher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury acquires Lev Grossman's debut children's book

Bloomsbury Children's Books has acquired fantasy author Lev Grossman's first children's book,The Silver Arrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 07:26:16 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury raises £8.4m through equity placing

Bloomsbury has raised gross proceeds of £8.4m, thanks to the completion of a share placement worth 5% of its existing share capital. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 13:18:40 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to issue shares and cut costs, anticipating sales hit

Bloomsbury is issuing new shares and implementing a raft of cash-saving measures to counter the impact of recent retail closures on its business, which in a "prudent downside scenario" the company estimated could see print revenues fall as much as 75%.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 01:14:48 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Sigma acquires Ploszajski’s handmade debut

Bloomsbury Sigma has acquired Anna Ploszajski’s debut book Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 01:54:20 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury reveals plans to support indies amid pandemic

Bloomsbury has announced a strategy to support independent bookshops during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Emma Herdman to join Bloomsbury as publishing director

Emma Herdman is set to join Bloomsbury as publishing director, specialising in commercial literary fiction.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury Absolute to publish chef Calum Franklin's first cookbook

Bloomsbury Absolute is set to publish Calum Franklin's debut cookbook in the autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 05:46:12 UTC ]
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Richard Charkin: We’re All in It Together

Appealing to Amazon, Google, Apple, and other online book retailers, Richard Charkin asks for a change in how quickly publishers are paid in the pandemic. The post Richard Charkin: We’re All in It Together appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-27 15:56:23 UTC ]
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Zed list moves to Bloomsbury

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Bloomsbury says 2020 performance 'in line with expectations'

Bloomsbury has released a pre-close trading update for the 12 months to 29th February 2020, saying its performance was in line with expectations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury wins Imogen Crimp's debut novel in four-way auction

Bloomsbury Publishing has won Imogen Crimp’s debut novel, The High Notes, in a four-way auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HBG Staffers Stage Walkout Over Woody Allen Memoir

Three days after Grand Central Publishing announced that it would publish the director's forthcoming memoir, employees at the imprint and at other Hachette Book Group divisions have staged a walkout in protest of the acquisition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury wins satirical debut The Other Black Girl in six-figure deal

Bloomsbury has won Zakiya Dalila Harris’ The Other Black Girl, a satirical debut novel about race and authenticity in the workplace, for a six-figure deal following a nine-way auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rebellion buys Whitaker's Almanack from Bloomsbury

Graphic novel and genre fiction indie Rebellion has acquired Whitaker's Almanack from Bloomsbury for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nigel Newton to receive London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award 2020

Nigel Newton, founder and chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing will be presented with the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury Absolute bags Kerridge's Hand & Flowers cookbook

Bloomsbury Absolute has bagged a cookbook from Tom Kerridge featuring recipes from his two Michelin-starred pub, the Hand & Flowers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Necessary Protection

SOCKS, REFRIGERATORS, PILLS, and potatoes. The Object Lessons series from Bloomsbury Publishing makes us consider the ordinary in new ways. These elegant, concise books take deep dives into things we might see every day but never really notice. In High Heel, for example, Summer Brennan writes... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

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Bloomsbury to publish Skye McAlpine's second cookbook

Bloomsbury will publish A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty, the second cookbook from Skye McAlpine.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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