Crace's 'Maybot' sketches to Guardian Faber

Political sketchwriter John Crace has signed a deal with Guardian Faber for a book based on Theresa May’s reign as prime minister entitled to I, Maybot: The Rise and Fall. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber announces online programme for readers

Faber has revealed an online programme designed to "console, entertain and inspire readers", in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Guardian view on new stories: helping others tell tales | Editorial

Everyone’s favourite stormtrooper will be developing new movies with Netflix – one of several creators who have turned to enabling the work of othersToni Morrison knew a thing or two about stories. In 1994 she saw the “political correctness debate” as being about “the power to be able to define.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-03-15 18:32:03 UTC ]
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Faber unveils new branding

Faber has revealed a redrawn colophon and new word mark as part of work to refresh its visual identity following last year's 90th anniversary Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 06:30:49 UTC ]
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Faber pre-empts Ross' 'rare' love story 15 years in the making

Faber has pre-empted Leone Ross' "lightning bolt of a novel", about two star-crossed lovers finding their way back to one another over a single day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 18:09:43 UTC ]
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Scribner signs Faber Academy graduate's debut novel

Simon & Schuster UK will publish The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Faber Academy graduate Matson Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 03:26:34 UTC ]
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Faber and Profile to publish new series by Francesca Simon

Faber and Profile will publish a new series by bestselling Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 21:59:59 UTC ]
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Guardian Media Group appoints new chief executive

Annette Thomas will take up role at Guardian and Observer parent company in MarchThe former head of one of the world’s largest specialist publishers has been appointed as the new chief executive of Guardian Media Group with a mission to ensure the business can continue to support “world-class... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-01-14 10:32:25 UTC ]
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Annette Thomas appointed Guardian Media Group c.e.o.

Annette Thomas has been appointed as the Guardian Media Group's (GMG) new chief executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Faber lands Sam Byers' third novel

Faber will publish Come Join Our Disease, the third novel by prize-winning author Sam Byers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 07:07:48 UTC ]
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Carty-Williams joins Guardian Review as columnist

Candice Carty-Williams has joined the Guardian as a columnist, writing a weekly piece for the paper’s Review supplement about "literature in its many forms" Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Guardian view on arts prizes: a 20th-century phenomenon? | Editorial

This year’s Booker and Turner prizes tell us artists and even judges are repudiating the winner-takes-all award. It may be time to find new ways to celebrate the artsThe past year has been a curious one for cultural prizes. The Booker, when the judges failed to agree on a single winner, ended up... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-12-15 18:25:01 UTC ]
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Bob Geldof anthology snapped up by Faber

Faber will publish a book from Bob Geldof, Tales of Boomtown Glory, which it describes as “the musical life and times of one of our most powerful singer songwriters” Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-10 12:26:27 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on Amazon’s football coup: beware tech giants bearing gifts | Editorial

The US experience of watching sport online should ring alarm bells for those who prize the Premier League’s ability to bring people togetherIn the late 1960s, the American author and tech seer Richard Brautigan wrote lyrically of “a cybernetic meadow / where mammals and computers / live together... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-12-02 18:49:42 UTC ]
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Faber's Laura Hassan promoted to associate publisher

Faber’s editorial director of non-fiction Laura Hassan has been promoted to the new role of associate publisher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 16:33:51 UTC ]
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Faber takes on debut from 'fantastic new talent' Una Mannion

Faber has acquired Irish-based author Una Mannion's "utterly captivating" debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 10:30:21 UTC ]
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Arifa Akbar appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic

Katharine Viner congratulates ‘wonderful’ arts writer who is already a vital contributor to the paperArifa Akbar has been appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic. Akbar, who will take up the role in the new year, said she was “honoured, utterly thrilled and immensely excited” by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-11-08 10:52:21 UTC ]
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Faber lands Shapiro's 'surprising' new history of United States

Faber will publish James Shapiro's "surprising" new history of the United States as a lead title for spring 2020.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 08:01:40 UTC ]
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Alexa makes first Faber Social purchase

Faber has won rights to a history of world music, from legendary music producer Joe Boyd, which has been 12 years in the making.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 21:35:08 UTC ]
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Ella Griffiths takes on newly created role of editor for Faber's classics

Faber assistant editor Ella Griffiths has been appointed to the newly created role of editor with specific responsibility for Faber’s classics, backlist, and heritage publishing.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 02:21:36 UTC ]
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