Emily Bell Joins Astra House as Editorial Director

The former head of editorial at Zando and longtime FSG editor has been named editorial director at Astra House, effective April 15. She succeeds Alessandra Bastagli, who left to head S&S's One Signal imprint in February. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coffee House Press Names Interim Executive Director

Coffee House Press has hired Linda Ewing, a Twin Cities–based consultant with expertise in nonprofit management, as interim executive director while it searches for a new publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Astra House Shuts Its Literary Magazine

After publishing two issues, 'Astra Magazine' will shut down by the end of the year. The closure, the president of parent company Astra House Publishing said, will allow the company to focus on its book publishing business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Question Time with Astra House's Ben Schrank

We speak with Ben Schrank, the former head of Henry Holt and now head of upstart publisher Astra House, about the latest developments at the press and other bookish matters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Activision Blizzard director Lulu Cheng Meservey joins C-suite head of Microsoft acquisition

Lulu Cheng Meservey will resign from the board and become executive vice president of corporate affairs and chief communications officer. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2022-10-06 21:51:31 UTC ]
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Robert Scudellari, Random House Art Director, Dies at 88

Robert Scudellari, who served as corporate art director at Random House in the 1970s and '80s, died on June 3. He was 88. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Astra Publishing House Acquires DAW Books

Astra Publishing House has acquired DAW Books, bringing a list of 2,000 science fiction and fantasy titles to the burgeoning New York–based, Chinese-owned publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cheryl Klein Named Editorial Director of Algonquin Young Readers

Klein, who previously served as editorial director of Lee & Low, will report to publisher Stacy Lellos. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lia Ronnen Named Publisher, Editorial Director at Workman

Effective May 2, Ronnen will assume the role of publisher and editorial director of Workman's adult publishing program, all while continuing her role as publisher and editorial director of the Artisan imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Humphery and Parfitt join Sceptre's editorial team

Vintage’s Charlotte Humphery and Oxford University Press' Nico Parfitt are joining Sceptre’s editorial team in newly created roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:10:52 UTC ]
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Sprei joins Penguin Ventures as commercial director

Penguin Random House Children’s has appointed David Sprei to the new role of commercial director for Penguin Ventures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 17:43:56 UTC ]
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Lyall Grant joins Joffe Books as Severn House appoints new publisher

Severn House publisher Kate Lyall Grant is joining Joffe Books as publishing director, to be succeeded at Severn House by Joanne Grant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 16:06:12 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch’s launch of talkTV is about opportunism as much as ideology | Emily Bell

Piers Morgan will be presenting a nightly talkshow in this new venture aimed at outflanking the ailing GB NewsThe human Marmite of British journalism, Piers Morgan, is about to be spread very thinly. He has signed a global commentary deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. A nightly talkshow will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-19 17:07:41 UTC ]
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Ghanshamdas joins Round Table Books as director

Independent children’s bookshop Round Table Books has hired Meera Ghanshamdas as its new director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-01 06:07:32 UTC ]
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Ingram's McCarthy joins BookMachine's editorial board

Ingram’s Peter McCarthy will join BookMachine’s editorial board next year to lead its marketing stream. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-27 03:16:23 UTC ]
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Kate Byrne promoted to editorial director at Headline

Headline's Kate Byrne has been promoted to editorial director with immediate effect, and is to take on the responsibility for the Headline Accent imprint, alongside Headline Eternal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 03:38:21 UTC ]
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Tomaszewska steps up as Virago editorial director

Virago’s Rose Tomaszewska has been promoted to editorial director, two years after joining the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 16:33:15 UTC ]
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Scholastic's Hennessy joins Welbeck as production director

Welbeck has appointed Clare Hennessy from Scholastic as its new production director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-15 01:24:07 UTC ]
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Astra Publishing House is launching an international literary magazine.

Astra Publishing House has announced they are launching a new literary magazine, Astra Quarterly, which will start publishing online this fall and in print by the end of 2021. Astra Quarterly will have a strong international focus; it will have an international network of editors, and be... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-26 16:54:13 UTC ]
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Bell and NLT invite kids to join letter writing project

Usborne author PG Bell, creator of the children’s book series The Train to Impossible Places, has partnered with the National Literacy Trust and The Postal Museum on a letter writing project inviting children to share their experiences of the pandemic with future generations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-13 22:56:51 UTC ]
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