Eight unpublished authors have been shortlisted for the inaugural Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF Award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Jon Sweeney, currently executive editor for trade books at Ave Maria Press, will return to Paraclete Press as publisher and editor-in-chief at on September 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus has acquired the third edition of Eat London by Peter Prescott and Sir Terence Conran. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A campaign to name a character in the second part of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust series after one of the Grenfell Tower fire’s young victims has helped raise more than £17,000 in just over 16 hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New recognition for efforts that Sharjah's royal family and civic leadership have made, Sharjah follows Athens 2018 in the "World Book Capital" designation. The post UNESCO Names the UAE’s Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish writer Sebastian Barry has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for a second time for his American epic Days Without End (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling has been made a Companion of Honour for her services to literature and philanthropy in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press’ former business development director for Asia, Helen Duan, has been named as the new chief executive of Penguin Random House North Asia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of 'Life on Mars' has been named to the highest public office reserved for an American poet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FoxNext, the newly formed gaming and virtual reality division of 21st Century Fox, has promoted Rick Phillips to president of FoxNext Games, overseeing publishing and licensing for the unit. Phillips previously oversaw Fox’s game licensing across mobile, console, PC, social and online... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Deborah Levy are among a roster of starry names made new Royal Society of Literature fellows for 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In celebration of its 225th anniversary year, retailer W H Smith has revealed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier to be the nation's favourite book of the past 225 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caroline Overington says Wilson ‘had not been honest’ when she confirmed her age was 29 and her ‘real name’ was RebelA journalist at the centre of a trial between Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson and a magazine publisher has said the comic star lied to her face.Caroline Overington worked for the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Franz Kafka prize winner speaks on Saturday (June 3) at BookExpo's BookCon with 'The Handmaid's Tale' showrunner Bruce Miller. The post Margaret Atwood Named Winner of Prague’s Franz Kafka International Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading writers Irenosen Okojie, Courttia Newland, Bidisha, and Alex Wheatle MBE are to take up residencies in London libraries as part of a new literary initiative. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As BookExpo's trade-show floor opens at Javits Center in New York City on Thursday, London Book Fair's Virtual Conference will be in full sway on the ether. The post London Book Fair’s Virtual Conference: Nine Markets, Nine Hours, Two Trade Shows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline’s Eternal romance imprint has acquired a new novel called London Affair: An International Love Story by Rhyannon Byrd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'formulating questions and providing warnings,' Canadian author Margaret MacMillan's work embodies the importance of history in today's political moment. The post ‘Nixon in China’ Historian Margaret MacMillan Named To Chair Canada’s $75,000 Cundill Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz has pre-empted a debut YA fantasy, The Girl King by Mimi Yu, inspired by East and North Asian histories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is partnering with The Book Trade Charity (BTBS) to offer subsidised accommodation in London to people starting out on careers in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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