Diane Banks Associates rebrands as Northbank Talent Management

Diane Banks Associates has relaunched as creative talent agency Northbank Talent Management, in collaboration with business leader Luke Johnson, who will join as chair. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Chivers and Walker to be National Centre for Writing associate artists

Writer and publisher Tom Chivers, director of indie Penned in the Margins, and poet and theatre-maker Hannah Jane Walker (pictured) have been appointed as associate artists to the National Centre for Writing (NCW) in Norwich.  Both Walker and Chivers will receive a package of support worth... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Christian Retail Association Forms

While the future for the Association for Christian Retail remains unclear, a new Christian trade association has been formed as part of an "ongoing effort to support independent Christian retailers and the industry as a whole." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird to publish food bank-inspired recipe book from Jack Monroe

Pan Macmillan will publish Jack Monroe’s fifth book, Tin Can Cook, about using tinned or dried ingredients, inspired by her experience of using food banks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook programme launches featuring 'all the talents'

The full programme for this year’s FutureBook Live Conference has been released, including speakers from across the tech, media, consumer and books space. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Management buyout brings fresh blood to the top at Midas PR

A management buy-out at Midas Public Relations has seen new shareholders buying into the business, while a focused expansion into film and TV is planned for the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodour Al Qasimi Announces Candidacy for Vice President of the International Publishers Association

In opening her bid for leadership in the International Publishers Association, the UAE's Bodour Al Qasimi says publishing 'shouldn't be an industry stuck in time in how it treats the majority of its workforce.' The post Bodour Al Qasimi Announces Candidacy for Vice President of the International... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Association Media Are Growing With New Revenue Opportunities

Association magazines are a common benefit to members and have developed a longstanding, healthy area for publishing. But like much of the print publishing industry, such magazines are beginning to diversify the means for generating revenue. “I think where associations have a struggle is with... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘New’ Association of American Publishers to Focus on Advocacy, Copyright

Taking direction from its board members, the AAP has reset its focus on copyright and advocacy for the value of book publishing in modern society. The post The ‘New’ Association of American Publishers to Focus on Advocacy, Copyright appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coates joins RCW as foreign rights manager

Sam Coates is to join literary agency Rogers, Coleridge and White as foreign rights manager, working alongside department head Laurence Laluyaux. Coates joins on 22nd October, having worked at Penguin Random House for five years, most recently at Vintage. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At AAP Annual Meeting, Association Shows Off New Focus

In addition to protecting copyright and free expression, the AAP has added backing regulations and policies that can led to a robust and innovative industry to its mission statement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DHH Literary goes north to find 'distinctive and diverse' talent

DHH Literary Agency is travelling to York - agency founder David Headley's home city - in a concerted effort to find "distinctive and diverse" voices outside of the M25. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK Restructures U.S. Management

DK is reorganizing its North American leadership structure, according to a letter from Mary Marotta, senior v-p, to staff. Among the changes is the appointment of Carol Stokke as the head of the sales team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate signs fiction from 'multi-talented' Inua Ellams

Fourth Estate is to publish two works of fiction by poet and playwright Inua Ellams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca Smart Named DK Managing Director

Rebecca Smart will join DK as its managing director in January after spending the last four years in the same position at Ebury Publishing, a nonfiction imprint of Penguin Random House UK. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Association welcomes government's 'ambitious' export target

Publishers have welcomed the government’s new export strategy, which challenges firms to see exports as a proportion of UK GDP rise from 30% to 35%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotland's YA talent revealed in prize shortlist

Books published by Usborne, Kelpies and Chicken House are in the running for the 2019 Scottish Teenage Book Prize, which celebrates teen titles written by Scottish authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkish Publishers Association calls for 'solidarity' during financial crisis

The president of the Turkish Publishers Association has called for international publishers to temporarily abandon the advance payment system when negotiating new rights deals in order to "show solidarity with Turkish publishers" during the country's financial crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former manager pens Kurt Cobain biography for Trapeze

Trapeze is publishing a biography of Kurt Cobain by his former manager, Danny Goldberg, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the Nirvana frontman's death. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Association: How Rights Sales Factor Into the UK’s Book Industry Revenues

‘The share of income from rights has steadily increased from 72 percent in 2013 to 80 percent in 2016,’ says the UK’s Publishers Association, in a report released this summer. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson In Five Years: A 90 Percent Rise in Rights Income hen Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book-ish suffers 'despair' as HSBC shuts bank account for 12 days

A bookshop was left stranded after HSBC closed its bank account for 12 days as part of a crackdown on financial crime. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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