Emily Barrett leaves Orion for Sphere senior commissioning role

Orion Spring and Seven Dials commissioning editor Emily Barrett is leaving the lifestyle and non-fiction imprints to join Sphere. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 09:59:09 UTC ]
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Peter Kaplan, editor who commissioned Sex and the City, dies at 59

Former New York Observer editor was known as cultural arbiter and was credited with cultivating style of influential paperPeter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City" has died. He was 59.Kaplan died... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Of stage and screens: Broadway websites play leading role

Robert Diamond's initial brush with Broadway and technology began with Phantom of the Opera and a fascination with its leading man. "Hey, I'm a straight guy who loves Michael Crawford. When I was still in college I created the official Michael Crawford website," said the self-described nerd, who... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duly Noted: John Oliver to leave The Daily Show (Video)

It's common practice for musical artists to create their own labels in order to dip into that part of the industry. However, even though it's, more or less, the same thing, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is taking the uncommon step of launching his own book publishing imprint, Jeter... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK appoints senior finance team

The group finance director at Random House Group, Mark Gardiner, has been appointed as Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lou Reed biography from Orion

Orion is to publish a biography of the late singer-songwriter Lou Reed by rock writer Mick Wall... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transformer Book T100 review: This hybrid fills both its tablet and notebook roles well

Asus has been in the tablet and keyboard dock game for a while now. After several generations of Android based tablet and keyboard dock combinations, the T100 brings the sometimes schizophrenic interface of Windows 8 to its logical home on a hybrid tablet/notebook. The tablet looks and feels... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New role for Tonkin at Independent

Boyd Tonkin, the Independent’s long-serving literary editor, is relinquishing the post to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Executive Larry Kirshbaum to Leave Amazon

One of Amazon.com Inc.'s top book publishing executives, Laurence Kirshbaum, will leave early next year, Amazon said, a sign of the difficulties the retailer has had in establishing itself as a major book publisher. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion signs Kate Williams fiction

Orion has signed a trilogy of novels from historian Kate Williams. Jon Wood, deputy group... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maeve Binchy collection from Orion

Orion is to publish a collection of new fiction by the late author Maeve Binchy. Chestnut... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seth's 'A Suitable Girl' moves to Orion

Orion has taken on publication of Vikram Seth's new novel, A Suitable Girl - a sequel to his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time’s Top Editor Leaving for State Dept.

With a new CEO and a new set of titles, it's been a busy week (in the midst of a busy year) for Time Inc. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling: Dumbledore 'was the ... hardest to leave'

In a video on 'Good Morning America' celebrating the 15th anniversary of the release of the 'Harry Potter' books in the US, Rowling singles out Dumbledore as the 'Potter' character she misses the most.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere signs post-war shopgirl story

Sphere has signed a non-fiction title from Ellee Seymour, which will explore the story of women... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Siobhan Kenny to leave HarperCollins

Siobhan Kenny, group communications director for HarperCollins UK and International, is to leave... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donnelley Expands Role with Wiley

R. R. Donnelley has expanded its relationship with John Wiley & Sons, taking on warehousing, distribution and fulfillment services for Wiley's North American professional development and research products. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chapman among S&S promotions, MacRae leaves company 

Simon & Schuster UK m.d. and c.e.o. Ian Chapman has been promoted to chief executive and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Designer Neil Jamieson Leaves for Studio

Neil Jamieson, a Time Inc. vet and a big figure in the magazine design world, has left to join design studio Joe Zeff Design to be the studio's first creative director. Jamieson most recently was design director of Money, whose tablet edition was a National Magazine Award finalist this year. He... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnsley to leave HarperCollins

HarperCollins UK and International c.e.o. and publisher Victoria Barnsley is to leave the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Execs Debate Role of Digital Apps, E-books at Licensing Expo

Publishers, intellectual property owners, app and game developers, and other licensing executives are wrestling with how to monetize digital content and distribution, as well as how to use digital media to spur purchases of licensed books and products, synergize physical and digital to sell more... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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