Roma Backhouse has been appointed as the new director of Free Word, an international organisation dedicated to literature, literacy and free expression, to succeed current director Rose Fenton in September. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Formerly regional sales director, Joe Murray has been promoted to associate publisher at Publishers Weekly, while Julia Molino joins the company as regional sales director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A collection of speakers at the Tuesday event discussed suppression of free speech in public schools, the protection of intellectual property, and how some educational software is now being crafted in the form of social media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Masters, currently PR manager for Tinder Press at Headline, has been appointed deputy publicity director for Quercus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helena Peacock, legal director for Penguin Random House UK and international, is retiring on 30th June after 23 years of service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cupid may have left you high and dry, but have no fear: Sega wants you to have some free games to make up for it. See, as part of the publisher's Make War Not Love event this year, everyone on Steam can grab gratis copies of Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional publishers must stay true to their roots to maintain integrity in an age of unscrupulous competition. The post Don’t Let the “J-Word” Get in the Way appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre, the fiction division of Bonnier Publishing, has made a number of changes at Piccadilly Press and Hot Key Books, including promoting Emma Matthewson to publishing director of both imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ commercial imprint Avon Books has appointed Kate Stephenson to the role of commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Harry Potter author will be presented the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service award May 16 at the literary and human rights group's annual gala in New York. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuts to library funding in schools and community mean author visits are a luxury that only some can afford, that’s why author Alexia Casale founded the YA Shot festival and programme to partner libraries and schools for author visits – here’s how your library system can apply to be part of YA... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Fickling Books has hired Bella Pearson to the newly created role of publishing director, beginning 11th April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Maria Eagle as shadow culture secretary. Eagle, formerly the shadow defence secretary, replaces Michael Dugher, who has been sacked. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Lotinga, Nick Clegg's former director of communications, has been appointed as The Publishers Association's new chief executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johns – also an adviser to Gough Whitlam and to Malcolm Fraser, political correspondent and head of Penguin books – remembered as a cultural leaderFormer ABC managing director Brian Johns has died of cancer aged 79.The outgoing managing director, Mark Scott, paid tribute to his predecessor,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Free Basics an altruistic effort to connect the world to opportunities, or a neocolonial race to control and capitalize on new markets?Today, Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy opinion article in The Times Of India defending his attempt to connect millions of people to the Internet via a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann Education Group c.e.o., Kay Krafft, has been appointed to the Bertelsmann’s Group Management Committee (GMC), effective as of 1st January. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Payton will succeed Barbara Ras as director of Trinity University Press. He will start at TUP on January 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Labour culture minister among new appointments along with co-founder of lastminute.com Brent HobermanThe Economist has shaken up its board with appointments including former Labour culture minister Tessa Jowell and Brent Hoberman, the co-founder of lastminute.com and Made.com, as former... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Australia and New Zealand has made several changes to its senior team following the announcement the company would make 15 people redundant last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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