DK Makes Leadership Changes

DK COO Shaun Hodgkinson has announced changes to the leadership structure of the North American branch, including a number of layoffs. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornwell makes cameo in Netflix 'Last Kingdom' adaptation

Historical novelist Bernard Cornwell will make a cameo appearance in the Netflix broadcast of "The Last Kingdom Season Three" later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman, Shamsie and Westover make 2018's BAMB Readers Awards shortlists

Philip Pullman, Kamila Shamsie, Carol Ann Duffy, and Tara Westover are some of the authors whose books have been shortlisted by bookshops for 2018's Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pallante makes her mark at AAP a.g.m as travel ban hits Iranian publisher

Association of American Publishers c.e.o. Maria Pallante has overseen a more robust and outspoken trade body, one which made a pointed award at its recent a.g.m.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP makes changes at Carnegie and Kate Greenaway following diversity review

Library and information association CILIP has opened up nominations for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards to other industry bodies and is introducing a ‘children’s choice’ prize, in response to the recommendations an independently chaired diversity review. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why yet more books about Nazis and the future make my heart sink | Sam Leith

Publishing micro-genres often reflect the fashions and anxieties of the age – bad news for us literary editorsOne day last week, after I spent the best part of an hour opening two days’ worth of post at my office – I work as literary editor of the Spectator – I posted a peevish tweet: “Can we... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-24 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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Snapchat gives publishers a new way to make Stories and money

Snapchat is trying something new: It's giving publishers a way to create videos without too much heavy lifting.On Thursday, Snapchat announced that its dozens of media partners, including Hearst, NBCUniversal, Refinery 29 and Daily Mail, will have the ability to build stories from the videos... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Makes a True Atheist? PW Talks to John Gray

British author John Gray criticizes the modern atheist movement for replacing God with human beings and puts forward his view of what a true atheist ought to be in his new book, ‘Seven Types of Atheism.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Passing the screen test: four speakers reveal what makes a hit TV adaptation

A rise in the number and output of streaming platforms such as Amazon Video and Netflix has opened up new and profitable revenue streams for writers—but how can publishers help them grasp them? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘scarlet woman’ cliche wheeled out for Carrie Symonds makes me vomit | Hadley Freeman

There are many more objectionable things about Boris Johnson than his alleged affair. But the media focus on this ‘feisty’, ‘party-loving’ woman is relentlessThere is a well-established and strictly obeyed format for writing about a women who is alleged to have had an affair with a powerful man,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California Bookstores Make a Full Recovery after Wildfires

Affected booksellers attributed some of the recovery to loyal customers and community support, but they also cited the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc)’s key role. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker makes online song and dance for Prize's 50th anniversary with Adam Kay

The Booker Prize Foundation has launched an online celebration for the Man Booker Prize’s 50th anniversary, charting key moments in the prize’s history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury's Rebecca Smart joins DK

Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart is to join DK in the newly created role of managing director, publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kay makes surgical strike on charts top spot

The paperback edition of Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt (Picador) has bounded painlessly into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, after spending seven weeks among the top three. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-05 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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Fall Regionals 2018: Making the Connection

The new heads of GLIBA, MPIBA, and NEIBA are changing things up to build community among booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Washington star Bryce Harper stays put after Dodgers make waiver claim

As the Washington Nationals conducted a fire sale of veteran players, sending second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the Cardinals, the Dodgers put in a claim to to acquire the biggest star on Washington’s roster: Bryce Harper. “I think we claimed him,” manager... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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N.K. Jemisin makes history at the Hugo Awards with third win in a row for best novel

The winners of the Hugo Awards, considered some of the most prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prizes, were announced on Sunday, with science fiction author N.K. Jemisin making history as the first writer ever to win the best novel award three years in a row. Jemisin won the prize... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bull Moose Makes Big Moves In Books

Bull Moose, a Maine and New Hampshire–based retailer known for its music, movie, and video game selection, is steadily becoming one of the region’s largest retailers of books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McNamara makes 2018 Gordon Burn shortlist

The late Michelle McNamara has made the shortlist for the 2018 Gordon Burn Prize, which seeks to champion "fearless non-fiction and bold, genre-defying fiction". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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