Faber unveils plans to tackle under-representation

Faber & Faber has unveiled a raft of initiatives to address under-representation of minority groups in the company after its c.e.o. Stephen Page admitted "both the industry and Faber have not yet achieved acceptable representation". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Mentorship Program Focuses on Representation

The book business is notoriously difficult to break into without the right connections. It is also notoriously white. And the Representation Matters Mentorship Program is ready to change all that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Simon & Schuster’s New Book Club; GraphicAudio Plans Audiobook Tie-Ins

In a new direct-to-consumer curated outreach effort, Simon & Schuster will promote content across all its imprints. And Privateer's games are the basis for new GraphicAudio audiobooks. The post Industry Notes: Simon & Schuster’s New Book Club; GraphicAudio Plans Audiobook Tie-Ins... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa winner Filer moves to Faber for second book

Faber has acquired a "powerful" work of non-fiction by Costa Book of the Year winner Nathan Filer.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mainstreet unveils 10 'most satisfying hand-sells'

The Mainstreet Trading Company is celebrating its 10th birthday by selecting 10 books to represent its history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stripes unveils four new Proud writers

Little Tiger imprint Stripes has chosen stories by four unpublished writers to feature in its upcoming Proud anthology by LGBTQ+ authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV news needs more equality – but we also need to tackle abuse

Research shows that progress has stalled, with men still dominating flagship bulletinsAre women more likely than men to go to bed early? It seems worth asking after it emerged last week that while broadcast news programmes have improved their gender balance, men still dominate the flagship... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lagom signs Super Slimmer's 80/20 lifestyle plan

Lagom, the imprint from Bonnier Publishing's King's Road, has signed a new fitness title by Daniel Wheeler, star of Channel 4’s "Super Slimmers". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Unveils New Book App

With the forthcoming release of its new operating system for phones and tablets, iOS 12, Apple is signaling a new emphasis on digital book and audiobook sales. The new operating system, set to hit in the fall, will replace Apple's long-serving iBooks app with a new Apple Books app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First novel inspired by CIA's Doctor Zhivago plan nets $2m book deal

Lara Prescott’s We Were Never Here recounts how the CIA used Boris Pasternak’s novel as a propaganda tool during the cold warLast month, Lara Prescott was preparing to graduate from her three-year creative writing fellowship at the University of Texas. Two weeks later, she is sitting on book... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New publisher plans to offer budding authors £24,000 salary

De Montfort Literature will employ an algorithm ‘to identify career novelists’, and hopes to free its writers from second jobsEven the most revered authors held down day jobs, from TS Eliot’s time at Lloyd’s to Walt Whitman’s stint as a government clerk. Now a “successful hedge fund with a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber signs 'Call Me by Your Name' author

Faber has acquired two titles by André Aciman, the author of Call Me by Your Name, upon which the Academy Award-winning film of the same name was based. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fine mind and right skills blend' won Bowler Faber post

Alex Bowler's "fine and curious mind", and the mix of skills he brought from his previous roles at both Jonathan Cape and Granta, together won him the coveted Faber publisher post, chief executive Stephen Page has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Mayo reveals plans to launch own book club

Simon Mayo is to launch his own fortnightly book club, following the ending of his popular BBC Radio 2 book club last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nadiya Hussain picture book to tackle childhood anxiety

Hodder Children’s is to publish My Monster and Me, a debut picture book from Nadiya Hussain and illustrator Ella Bailey in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers urged to tackle diversity with £50k worth of grants

The Booksellers Association has unveiled a raft of measures to improve diversity in bookselling, including handing out £50,000 worth of grants to bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fletcher unveils second kids book club line up

Children’s author Tom Fletcher has unveiled the second tranche of titles in his kids book club, exclusive to W H Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crossan unveiled as fifth Irish children's laureate

Sarah Crossan has been unveiled as the fifth laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Golden Hare manager slams Waterstones' plans for nearby store

The manager of Edinburgh retailer Golden Hare Books has hit out at Waterstones’ plans to open an unbranded store nearby. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber acquires ‘essential’ non-fiction title from John Grindrod

Faber & Faber has acquired an "essential" new non-fiction title from author and senior campaigns manager John Grindrod. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury to publish parenting book to tackle social anxiety

Ebury Publishing imprint Vermilion has acquired a new coaching book for parents called Why Will No One Play With Me in a mid-five figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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