Alex Christofi has been appointed as an editorial director on Transworld's non-fiction team. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 03:18:24 UTC ]
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News of The Book People going into administration has been met with dismay by publishers, who still hold out hope that a buyer for at least part of the business can be found. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 20:40:19 UTC ]
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Transworld has unveiled a number of promotions across the editorial team including Lizzy Goudsmit stepping up to senior commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 07:56:23 UTC ]
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Picador commissioning editor Kishani Widyaratna (pictured) and Influx Press co-founder Kit Caless have launched a fundraiser for people in the publishing industry to donate money to the Trussell Trust with nearly £4,000 raised within five hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 19:29:32 UTC ]
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Publishing insiders have called for the trade "to get on the front foot" and "tirelessly" lobby Boris Johnson's new government, in the wake of last night's historic election which saw the Conservatives win their biggest majority since 1987. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 22:21:14 UTC ]
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The persistence of this trope might say something about the barriers women in media continue to face. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2019-12-12 13:19:16 UTC ]
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Oneworld is to publish nine stories by Marcel Proust for the first time in English. The stories in collection The Mysterious Correspondent were never published in Proust's lifetime. They were uncovered by scholar and publisher Bernard de Fallois, who previously identified Proust’s posthumously... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 15:21:22 UTC ]
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A year after its sale to private equity firm MidOcean Partners, Questex's path forward continues to take shape. The global B2B media and events firm revealed Tuesday that it has acquired a handful of events and digital brands from Informa plc—a move that CEO Paul Miller says aligns with the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-05 19:51:20 UTC ]
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Little, Brown imprint Sphere has hired Darcy Nicholson, commissioning editor at Transworld, to be editorial director for its fiction list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 09:56:46 UTC ]
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Transworld’s rights director Helen Edwards is leaving the publisher later this month as a result of its rights reorganisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 09:48:03 UTC ]
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Organizers of the 2019 China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair say that 1,498 rights trade agreements were made during the fair. The post China’s Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Reports 16,145 Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-03 08:30:46 UTC ]
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The industry has paid tribute to the "forward-thinking rebel” TV chef and author Gary Rhodes who died this week aged 59. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 23:26:19 UTC ]
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W H Smith's trading director for books, news and impulse Al Aldous will move across to W H Smith's online personalised greeting cards and gifts business next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 00:40:53 UTC ]
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Salaries need to be more clearly stated in book trade job adverts to avoid shutting people out through lack of transparency, and to help retain top talent, Katie Espiner, m.d. Orion, has said, calling on the whole trade to disclose salaries when recruiting. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 13:01:40 UTC ]
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The book trade has made its thoughts known in regards to which way it will likely be voting on 12th December in the coming general election, the fourth national vote in five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 20:08:52 UTC ]
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Through the first nine months of 2019, sales of adult trade books were up 1.1% over the comparable period in 2018 for the publishers who report sales to AAP’s BookStat program. Sales in the children/young adult segment rose 8.0% in the same period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld showcased its Spring 2020 highlights last night, as publisher Juliet Mabey toasted ten years of success. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 00:07:43 UTC ]
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After Elliott Advisors’ takeover of Barnes & Noble in August, the firm sought the man who turned Waterstones around to right its US acquisition. But what exactly is in James Daunt’s in-tray in New York? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 05:47:49 UTC ]
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Oneworld has snapped up the “magnificent” second novel from Windham-Campbell prize-winner Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 21:10:43 UTC ]
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Oneworld is joining the Independent Alliance in March 2020, with Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page hailing the move as "a thrilling addition" to the organisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 21:09:18 UTC ]
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In an October 30 letter to the court, Audible attorneys asked the judge to "preserve the status quo" while Audible considers a proposal made by the publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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