How would you pronounce Ki? When Meg Davis left MBA in 2011, after 25 years, to start her own agency, she was casting about for a company name that would work well on social media and that tripped off the tongue. She says: “I didn’t want to call it Meg Davis and Associates because I thought naming it after yourself was a bit old-fashioned; I wanted something modern. Ki is Japanese for tree, which I thought was auspicious and everyone would be able to pronounce it. Turns out I was dead wrong about that: often people don’t say ‘key’ but ‘kai’ or ‘chee’ or ‘the K I Agency’... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Seeing the French president join the German chancellor in opening France's Guest of Honor program at Frankfurt, French literary agents survey the market. The post As France is Fêted at Frankfurt, French Literary Agents Take Stock appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperFiction has bought a “brilliant, dark debut novel” which explores the many identities women “juggle” throughout life from former agent Hannah Begbie, inspired by her son’s cystic fibrosis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent content company Kew Media Group is to acquire a stake in author Jeff Norton’s London-based Awesome Media & Entertainment company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents shift their meetings from the hotels to the Literary Agents Center on Frankfurt Tuesday, and some literary agencies share their big books of the fair. The post Early Birds: Frankfurt’s Literary Agents Center Heats Up on Tuesday appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gloria Ferris, the former London literary agent behind Scott Ferris Associates, has died aged 84. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir from Rose Tremain, a slew of upmarket psychological thrillers and arguably the highest-ever representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic authors are some of the major highlights in this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair Agents’ Hot Lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents are responding to a surge in demand for books by underrepresented voices by bringing more titles by black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) authors to Frankfurt, including Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie, Frannie Langton by Sara Collins and Hold by Michael Donkor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now with a 'pitch slam' event in which writers present projects to agents, the November 'Writer's Summit' is co-chaired by The Guardian's Alison Flood. The post ‘Writer’s Summit’ from London Book Fair and Writer’s Digest Announces Pitch Slam Agents appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RBmedia one of the country's largest publishers and distributors of audiobook content, added to its holdings with the purchase of Gildan Media, which has a catalogue of about 2,200 nonfiction audio titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many news organisations published Robbie Travers’ claims to have been victim of a PC stitch-up. If only they had dug a little deeper into the murky racial politics behind the storyOn 12 May, Robbie Travers sent Esme Allman, a fellow student at Edinburgh University, a Facebook message.“Hey Esme,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Group that pledges to introduce cocaine on prescription has gathered more new Facebook fans than AfD or Merkel’s CDUA German political party that promises to legalise drink driving, introduce cocaine on prescription and kidnap Turkey’s president is winning the social media race ahead of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Sam Copeland has scooped a three-book deal for six figures with Puffin for his debut middle grade series Charlie Changes Into a Chicken. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's user friendly move is likely to hurt advertiser conversions and reduce CPMs for publishers that rely heavily on third-party data. The post Forget the duopoly, Apple’s anti-tracking moves rattle digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VideoPad Video Editor is an affordable, entry-level video editing application that’s particularly powerful for creators who want to publish their videos to YouTube or Facebook. It’s easy to use, and it makes the workflow of social publishing much easier than it is in some other apps.The social... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former PFD broadcast and live events agent James Carroll is to join Diane Banks Associates as broadcast and brand licensing agent in December. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The two associations representing B2B and non-profit publishers, respectively, merge to pool resources and enhance membership benefits. The post Connectiv Merges with Association Media & Publishing (AM&P) appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This summer, Javelin Literary Agency’s clients have included sought-after Beltway figures like James Comey and Tucker Carlson. So who's next? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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