Daisy Johnson joins Vintage Indie Bookseller of the Year judging panel

​Booker shortlisted author and former Blackwell's bookseller Daisy Johnson has joined the judging panel for the Vintage Independent Bookseller of the Year Award 2020.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 22:21:00 UTC ]
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Author Robert Harris will chair the judging panel for the 2014 Costa Book of the Year. He will be joined by writers Maggie O’Farrell, Bernadine Evaristo, Jonathan Stroud, Owen Sheers and Wendy Moore, actress Dame Diana Rigg, the BBC’s economics editor Robert Peston, and actress Samantha... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Bookseller's Books of the Year

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo 'will reach £50m turnover in under five years', says Johnson

Igloo Books will achieve turnover of £50m in less than five years after its acquisition by Bonnier Publishing, according to Bonnier c.e.o. Richard Johnson.   Bonnier announced its acquisition of Igloo, which currently has annual turnover of £35m, on Friday (31st October).     Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Icon signs Vintage Years columnist

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEIBA 2014: Booksellers Join Amazon Antitrust Fervor

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Emma Lowe to join The Bookseller

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Big Allotment Challenge judge joins Hodder

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Creators Self-Publish 1,000 Comics on ComiXology in One Year

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IndiCo: Year One of NACS’s Indie Store Arm

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International Indie Booksellers Look to Americans for Strategy

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'Cider Monday' catches on with indie booksellers

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Indies First movement turns hundreds of authors into booksellers

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Indie booksellers in anti-trust dream over Kindle

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