Historian Patrick French has been appointed as Doris Lessing’s new biographer. Lessing died in November 2013 at the age of 94. French is the author of The World Is What It Is: The Authorised Biography of V. S. Naipaul (Picador), which won the Hawthornden Prize and The National Book Critics Circle Award. He has been appointed by the literary executors of Lessing’s estate. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Dan Ruffino as m.d., following the departure of Lou Johnson. Ruffino has worked in publishing in Australia and the US for 25 years, most recently as creative director of the government-funded Get Reading! Programme. He was previously global digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claudia Renton’s book about the influential Wyndham sisters has been awarded this year’s £3,500 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. Her win for Those Wild Wyndhams: Three Sisters at the Heart of Power (Collins) was announced at the Biographers' Club dinner on Friday 21st November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Allen has been appointed as the new communications director for HarperCollins Publishers UK, following Susanna Frayn’s decision to step down after 13 years with the company. Allen worked for Waterstones for eight years, most recently as head of brand communications, and will start her new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Technology has appointed David Montgomery to the newly created position of chief technology officer as it “bolsters its senior management team”. The company, which provides software and services to publishers, is also planning to recruit a new global projects director, and has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK is to close its Penguin Benelux and France and Penguin Germany offices, putting up to six roles at risk of redundancy, as part of a restructure of its international and group companies’ sales teams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tests on the latest version of Adobe System’s e-reader software shows the company is now collecting less data following a privacy-related dustup last month, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.Digital Editions version 4.0.1 appears to only collect data on ebooks that have DRM... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The French digital book watchdog Groupement pour le Développement du Livre Numérique (GLN) has identified at least 20 French publishers whose books are being offered to Scribd subscribers without the agreement of the authors or publishers, according to GLN media spokesperson Elizabeth Sutton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The James Beard Award-winning author chats with PW about why the French don’t bake for fun, how women in France never say “non” to dessert, and one French take on a very American treat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frenchman has written about the German occupation of his country during World War II. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking to take advantage of the growing interest in French dual-language programs (DLP), the first Bilingual Education Fair of New York is set to be held this weekend at New York City’s Hunter College. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new bookstore has opened inside the French Embassy in New York promising to be a catalyst for a French-American dialogue of ideas. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Saturday, Albertine bookstore and reading room, with books in English and French, will open its doors across the street from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amis's French and German publishers passed on his novel about the Holocaust, but another French company will be releasing the book and Amis's agent said there will most likely be a new German publisher that is willing to publish it. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New appointments at the Penguin Publishing Group include Lauren Monaco as v-p, director of sales, paperback and Berkley/NAL. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French booksellers have found an amusing way to apologize to their customers for not stocking Valerie Treirweiller’s bestselling tell-all, political revenge memoir. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can't remember the plot of that mystery you just read? A new study determines: maybe it's your Kindle's fault. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The director of digital sales and channel development at Penguin Random House is to join Hachette... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone has appointed Laura Deacon as the new editorial director for Windmill. Deacon, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Payment-processing service Square said Monday that it debuted Square Appointments to its register service. Square Appointments allows merchants' customers to make and book appointments online, saving staff time. Such online scheduling services from rivals have been popular with hair salons,... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a survey, Codex Group reports 39% were aware of the Amazon/Hachette dispute — and 7.5% are buying less from Amazon. Are you? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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