Former Bloomsbury U.S. publishing director George Gibson is joining Grove Atlantic as executive editor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With long-term trends exerting downward pressure on magazines' ad-page sales and newsstand appeal, two of the industry's biggest publishers said last week that they had formed a joint venture to handle back-office operations such as production, procurement and circulation.The competitors and now... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven trade figures reflect on the life and legacy of the late George Weidenfeld. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Censorship is when a government or authority prevents someone from speaking or writing. When a business stops producing something because it is faulty, that is product recall (Book pulled over criticism of slavery depiction, 19 January).For those who think A Birthday Cake for George Washington... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chair of book publisher Penguin Random House UK and Wikipedia founder take up their roles with immediate effectGuardian Media Group has appointed Baroness Rebuck, the chair of book publisher Penguin Random House UK, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to its board.They join other high profile... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Most recently associate editor of FutureBook, Porter Anderson will join international publishing trade magazine Publishing Perspectives as editor-in-chief. The post Porter Anderson Joins Publishing Perspectives as Editor-in-Chief appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The co-founder and chairman of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, who died this week, had unique status as both brand and editorLast year, Lord Weidenfeld joined his Hachette colleagues in moving to a shiny new HQ overlooking the Thames. Still regularly putting in office shifts, the nonagenarian... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lord Weidenfeld, who died this week aged 96, hired author Lady Antonia Fraser when she first started writing. She remembers him introducing her to Wagner and for his perfect chat-up line: “Have you ever thought of writing a book?”“His name is George Weidenfeld,” said my mother, “and he’s a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Weidenfeld & Nicolson employee Michel Dover remembers Lord Weidenfeld. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liz Thomson takes a look at the life of Lord Weidenfeld, co-founder of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, who has died at the age of 96. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Towering figure in British publishing, who worked with authors from Harold Wilson to Vladimir Nabokov, remained engaged with the business until very recently“I try not to think that I might not be here when some of my projects come to fruition”: a 2009 interview with Lord WeidenfeldLord George... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's picture book A Birthday Cake for George Washington is pulled from publication by publishers Scholastic following criticism of its depiction of slaves. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-01-18 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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Tavani will join Putnam on February 8, after 15 years with Ballantine Bantam Dell. At BBD he worked with such authors as Justin Cronin and Steve Berry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress Olivia Williams will be one of the five judges of the 2016 Man Booker Prize for fiction, the UK's leading book award. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is strengthening its fiction department by appointing Curtis Brown's Emma Herdman and promoting two people. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neill Denny, former editor-in-chief of The Bookseller, is joining BookBrunch, where he will work alongside editor Nicholas Clee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With "Marvel's Jessica Jones" receiving rave reviews, the comic book company's next Netflix show, "Marvel's Luke Cage," steps up with the casting of a major actress, Sonia Braga, in the role of Soledad Temple, the mother of Rosario Dawson's character Claire. Dawson's Claire is slated to have an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven new publishers are joining the Independent Alliance following the closure of Faber Factory Plus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz has acquired William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy, comprising of Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive and a collection of short fiction, Burning Chrome. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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