Covid diaries: Ore Agbaje-Williams

The first time I’d worked from home – in February 2019 – I’d had a wisdom tooth taken out and the swelling made me look like Frankenstein’s monster. An understandable reason for not wanting to be in the office, and not needing to be. I worked from my room, didn’t have a desk and had never even heard of Microsoft Teams, let alone Zoom. 2020 however, has been an entirely different experience. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-02 00:49:08 UTC ]
News tagged with: #covid diaries #microsoft teams

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Covid diaries: Ore Agbaje-Williams'

Are Little Free Libraries helping locals survive COVID? L.A. weighs in

With most bookstores and libraries still closed, some are turning to the neighborhood boxes, others avoiding the risk. Jay Duplass is on the fence. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-08-20 14:00:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #libraries

Lockdown diaries: the book PR

I work in comms and my whole work life (and my actual life come to think of it!) is based on the premise that I will always be around people and I’m constantly planning events and parties and book tours… so when all of that very suddenly got put on hold, it was much harder for me to wrap my head... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 00:18:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #work life #lockdown diaries

Libraries Reopen in COVID-19 Hot Spots: Are Library Staff Being Protected?

In considering whether staff are being protected as libraries reopen during the pandemic, we take a look at some Arizona libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-18 10:35:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #library staff #libraries

Crown to Crash Cuomo's Covid-19 Account

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will publish 'American Crisis' on October 13. Crown, the book's publisher, said the title will be a "revealing, behind-the-scenes account" of the author's experience leading the state through the Covid-19 epidemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #covid-19 account #american crisis #behind-the-scenes account

Greystone to partner with William Collins on two new Peter Wohlleben titles

Greystone Books is to partner with William Collins on two forthcoming non-fiction titles by Peter Wohllebe, author of The Hidden Life of Trees, with William Collins buying paperback rights in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-17 19:07:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #greystone books #william collins #six-figure deal

Poets and novelists have been writing about life under COVID-19 for more than a century

From 'islands of pain' to the 'peril of exposure,' writers have captured the fear, emptiness and despair that characterize life during the current pandemic, writes a poet and English scholar. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2020-08-17 12:24:39 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #current pandemic #novelists

Carty-Williams, O'Leary and Winterson shortlisted for Comedy Women in Print Prize

Novelists including Candice Carty-Williams, Beth O'Leary and Jeanette Winterson are in the running for the Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 13:06:20 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #comedy women #print prize #novelists

Lockdown diaries: the book designer

The weekend before the government announced the lockdown I was due to go to Bristol to visit a friend, and a few days earlier we’d been notified at the office that we would be working from home for the next few weeks (of course little did we know, five months later we still would be!). I... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 19:28:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lockdown diaries #book designer #government announced #days earlier

Ben Fogle returns to William Collins with title for autumn

Ben Fogle's Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness has been acquired by publisher William Collins, to be published this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-11 16:39:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #william collins #life lessons

SoA launches fundraising drive as money for Covid-hit writers runs low

The Society of Authors is launching a fundraising drive to help top up its Authors’ Contingency Fund, ensuring it can continue to offer hardship grants to authors as the effects of the health crisis continue to be felt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-09 17:04:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fundraising drive

Evening Standard to cut 115 jobs as Covid-19 hits advertising

Print edition of London paper will remain but focus will shift to digital and mobile platformsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Evening Standard is to cut 115 jobs, a third of its staff, as the London freesheet seeks a dramatic reduction in costs to survive the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-08-07 10:58:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #coronavirus pandemic #evening standard #latest updatessee #dramatic reduction

Lockdown diaries: the marketing executive

I usually don’t travel back to my hometown in Lancashire unless it's to visit family and friends - and that isn’t often, as I regularly catch up with them on their visits to London. In March 2020, however - after five days in my new role as marketing executive at Icon Books - I left the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 17:57:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lockdown diaries #marketing executive #travel back #daily grind

Trade bodies to 'engage' with Covid-19 culture panel but note industry's absence

The Publishers Association has said it "looks forward to engaging" with a new expert advisory panel set up to investigate the pandemic's impact on arts and culture, although it has failed to include a representative from the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 09:04:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #trade bodies #publishers association

W H Smith to cut up to 1,500 jobs in restructure after Covid-19 hits business

W H Smith has announced plans for a major restructure which could see around 1,500 roles made redundant across the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 02:02:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #major restructure #announced plans #w h smith

Lockdown diaries: the librarian

Some people are surprised when I say I didn’t find lockdown that bad. I had some practise (although less restrictive of course) when I stayed home for three weeks in January, reading the nominations for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Prize. I saw no friends, I did no socialising and only went... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-02 13:29:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lockdown diaries

Lockdown diaries: the book club founder

It happened so suddenly. One moment I was at work, bleaching everything in sight, using extra splashes of Dettol - that infamous Caribbean Aunty staple with a distinct smell that will instantly take a first generation immigrant child back to memories of early Saturday morning cleaning sessions -... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 00:39:09 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lockdown diaries #book club

Faber to bring out new edition of Brian Eno's diary

Faber is to publish a new edition of the diary and essays of musician, producer and artist Brian Eno this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 00:02:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

CUP scores slim revenue rise despite Covid-19 hit

Cambridge University Press saw sales at £336m in the year to end April 2020, a rise of 2.8% (2% at constant currency). However operating profits fell 3.3% to £23.6m, compared to £24.4m in 2019. CUP said it had seen "strong" growth during the first 11 months of the year, before disruption to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-30 15:46:19 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #financial year #covid-19 hit #constant currency #cambridge university press