BBC Books has revealed the first official book to accompany the new series of Doctor Who, a “beautifully illustrated collection of stories about the remarkable women” of the show. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johanna Castillo is returning to her roots, leaving her editorial job for a post as a literary agent. The v-p and executive editor of Atria will return to the deal-maker's life on June 6, joining Writers House as a senior literary agent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friday 18th May is the deadline for publishers to submit free listings in the Autumn Buyer’s Guides, which feature new titles being published between August 2018 and January 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naomi Alderman and Juno Dawson are both contributing to Penguin Random House's Doctor Who publishing this autumn, celebrating the debut of Jodie Whittaker as the "Thirteenth Doctor". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has signed a "beauty bible" aimed at women of colour by Vogue contributing beauty editor Funmi Fetto. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first title in Prima Games’ newly announced Gaming and Pop Culture line is 'Women in Gaming: 100 Pioneers of Play' by Meagan Marie, a 352-page celebration of women who have made a mark in the male-dominated video game industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two political books have been big winners this year thanks to a certain someone in the White House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Braybrooke and Marika Webb-Pullman at Scribe have acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to A Girl’s Guide to Personal Hygiene by Tallulah Pomeroy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Analysis of more than 2m titles shows that on average, male authors’ work is strikingly better valuedA study of more than 2m books has revealed that titles by female authors are on average sold at just over half the price of those written by men. The research, by sociologist Dana Beth Weinberg... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race beat books by Germaine Greer and Simone de BeauvoirReni Eddo-Lodge’s book Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race has been named the most influential book written by a woman. The 2017 book bested titles including Mary... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debuts by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Jessie Greengrass and Elif Batuman have been shortlisted for 2018’s Women’s Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker has won debut novelist Rosie Price’s literary novel, What Red Was, in an "intense" five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN International president Jennifer Clement's fourth novel, 'Gun Love,' is focused on the United States' firearm culture and is set in Florida. At London Book Fair, she focused on that and on challenges in women's equality. The post PEN’s Jennifer Clement on ‘Gun Love’ and Women’s Rights... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired How Women Own the Room, a "celebration of women and public speaking" by writer, stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter Viv Groskop. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crown Publishing’s WaterBrook imprint will publish ‘This is the Day,’ a new motivational book by Tim Tebow, on September 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nature Research and The Estée Lauder Companies are launching two new awards for women in science. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg — welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY What can poetry do in the face of gun violence? Critic at large Adriana E. Ramirez attended a reading — in Florida, not long after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An oral history project just launched in the U.K. to document the history of women in publishing has collected interviews with a pioneering generation of female book industry professionals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libros in Español will take off on April 15 with “a couple of thousand” physical Spanish-language titles from the U.S., Spain, and Latin America, according to founder Filipe Silva. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has published the gender pay gap for its UK operations, revealing a median gender pay gap of -0.7% in favour of women and a mean gender pay gap of 6.1% in favour of men. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton has acquired a follow-up to James Bowen's international bestseller A Street Cat Named Bob called The Little Book of Bob. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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