Exceptional service in the Second World War was a prologue to a publishing career at two influential global groups for Gordon Graham, who is remembered by former publishing analyst Eric de Bellaigue Gordon Graham, who died on 24th April 2015 aged 94, was a past president of the Publishers Association and a member of the Council of the British Library. In 1993, he received an honorary doctorate from Stirling University. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arnaud Nourry, chief executive of Hachette Livre, has publicly questioned the decision to allow the Publishers Association of China to become a member of the International Publishers Association (IPA), citing newspaper reports of censorship in the country. Nourry said he hoped the IPA members... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The colouring book boom and continued strength in UK education publishing was not enough to compensate for tough export markets in 2015, notably in the US, according to statistics collated by the Publishers Association. The invoiced value of UK publishers’ sales of books for export fell 3% year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling novelist Chris Cleave talks to Alice O'Keeffe about his new book which tackles the Second World War, Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association is urging members of the public to "share their love of reading" by volunteering to become Reading Ambassadors in their local communities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of Digital Book World 2016, Dr. Jessica Sänger of the German Booksellers and Publishers Association gives some context to discussions about changing copyright laws. The post DBW Preview: Dr. Jessica Sänger on Global Implications of Changing Copyright Law appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Alma Books has signed a middle-grade story about what happened to all the pets in World War Two by Miriam Halahmy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annotated version of Adolf Hitler’s opus, which ‘unmasks his false allegations, whitewashing and outright lies’, will debut at 20 on non-fiction chart after publishers received 15,000 orders A new critical edition of Mein Kampf is set to make its debut on German bestseller lists this weekend,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has issued an open letter, addressed to members of the Publishers Association and Independent Publishers Guild, asking publishers to address the issue of author earnings which it says are "falling fast". 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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Adolf Hitler’s political manifesto Mein Kampf is to be published for the first time in Germany since the end of the Second World War, the BBC has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association said it is “not expecting good news” from the Chancellor’s Spending Review tomorrow, while library campaigners have warned that further cuts to local councils could “all but destroy the public library service as we know it.” Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association is hosting #Workinpublishing across its social media channels next week, in a bid to raise awareness about the industry, change perceptions and to highlight it as a career option for school leavers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s 1956 and Germany and Japan rule the world after winning the Second World War. To celebrate their success, Hitler and Hirohito run an annual youth motorcycle race between Berlin and Tokyo which tests competitors’ stamina, skills and ability to survive. And not just against the often terrible... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic booksellers and presses are gearing up for the inaugural Academic Book Week, backed by the Publishers Association, the Booksellers Association and the British Library, with a raft of fresh events unveiled for the occasion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association's director for publisher relations Emma House met with Guo Guang, president of China Youth Press International, at the launch of London China Book Festival at Hatchards Piccadilly this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Library has appointed Tom Holland as chair of the Public Lending Right (PLR) Advisory Committee for the next three years. Holland said: “I am hugely honoured to be taking on the role of chair of the PLR Advisory Committee, which does such excellent work in promoting the interests of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi will share the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize with British poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton. Badawi was named the 2015 International Writer of Courage, selected by Fenton from a shortlist of international cases of concern supported by English PEN,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Leila Rasheed has created a writer development scheme, funded by the Publishers Association and Arts Council England, to encourage writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to write children’s books. Rasheed said she set up the Megaphone project because she... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Morpurgo has signed a three book deal with HarperCollins and the first new title will be published later this month. Eagle in the Snow, released 8th October (h/b, £12.99), was inspired by the true story of Henry Tandey, the most decorated British soldier of the First World War and the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Mollet has spearheaded "unprecedented change" in the industry and given the Publishers Association "real energy and a sense of direction," publishers have said following the news he is to stand down from his position as c.e.o of the Publishers Association next year. Mollet is leaving to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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