Hachette in Famous Five trademark dispute with comedy sketch show

A theatre sketch show put on by graduates in Cambridge has received legal threats from Hachette UK for allegedly infringing its Famous Five trademark for the publisher's parody series Five Go. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mian and Mitchell among 2021 Hachette Children's Novel Award judges

Children’s author Zanib Mian, Waterstones children’s category specialist Georgina Mitchell, literary agent Hellie Ogden and Hachette Children’s Group’s senior commissioning editor Tig Wallace are to judge the Hachette Children’s Novel Award in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-18 18:51:25 UTC ]
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Radio 2 Book Club moves to prime-time Steve Wright show

The Radio 2 Book Club, now marking 10 years on air, is moving to a prime-time daytime slot on Steve Wright's show. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-18 12:29:27 UTC ]
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Vuori promoted in Hachette contracts restructure, as two depart

Hachette UK is restructuring its contracts department under the management of Anniina Vuori, who is newly promoted to director, while two divisional directors have left the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 16:36:04 UTC ]
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More virtual book events should be variety shows!

Ryan Chapman (erstwhile host of Nerd Jeopardy, back episodes of which you can enjoy here) is launching the paperback edition of his novel, Riots I Have Known, tonight, and as a veteran showman of the literary world, Chapman has decided to put together something a little different. Tonight’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-09 20:04:37 UTC ]
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Low infection rate shows safety measures work, Libraries Connected says

A survey of library services shows 1.4% of staff have tested positive for Covid-19 since reopening in July, suggesting safety measures have worked, according to Libraries Connected. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-07 11:43:42 UTC ]
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Two Roads unveils Hogan's latest novel, based on famous clairvoyant

Ruth Hogan is publishing her fourth novel with Two Roads in April 2021, Madame Burova—a story of community, love and friendship set in Brighton and spanning over 50 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-02 16:42:42 UTC ]
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ReedPop Cancels BookExpo, ‘Retiring’ the Trade Show and BookCon

After the physical events were canceled earlier this year because of the pandemic, BookExpo and its public-facing BookCon are being closed. The post ReedPop Cancels BookExpo, ‘Retiring’ the Trade Show and BookCon appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-01 19:00:11 UTC ]
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First PRH ethnicity pay report shows gap of 16% for BAME employees

Penguin Random House has published its first ever ethnicity pay report, which found that BAME staff are paid 16% less than their white colleagues, on average. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-29 12:21:20 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's acquires four from Carmelite Picture Book Prize-winner

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two non-fiction picture books and two picture books by debut author and illustrator Ellan Rankin, winner of the 2020 Carmelite Picture Book Prize.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 20:16:52 UTC ]
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Total book sales fell 11% in first-half, PA stats show

Total book sales across the industry fell by 11% in the first six months of 2020, despite a big increase for fiction and a surge in digital formats, figures released by the Publishers Association (PA) show. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-13 17:51:49 UTC ]
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One Boat pre-empts Foxon's guide to green sketching joy

New Pan Mac sustainability imprint One Boat has pre-empted a green sketching guide book from Dr Ali Foxon for harnessing the joys of nature, creativity and mindfulness. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 03:04:35 UTC ]
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FutureBook: Not-yet-famous five vie for Start-Up of the Year award

FutureBook celebrates start-ups that are making a unique impact on the book publishing industry. Over the past few years, the judges have rewarded both high-growth start-ups and smaller players transforming the business of books. Previous winners include Reedsy, Kadaxis, Unrd, The Pound Project... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 02:47:19 UTC ]
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Hachette UK hails 'stellar' quarter but Lagardère sees revenue plunge 38.3%

Hachette UK has reported a “stellar” third quarter with year-on-year growth of 15.6% and record download revenue for e-books and audio. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 11:50:37 UTC ]
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Hachette backs bookshops' online sales of Rowling's Ickabog

Hachette Children's Books has said the publisher will be "pivoting" promotional plans for J K Rowling's The Ickabog to support closed bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 10:01:07 UTC ]
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Hachette Launches BIPOC Imprint: Legacy Lit

Hachette Book Group has launched Legacy Lit, a new imprint that will focus on books by BIPOC writers. The imprint will be led by Krishan Trotman, and will focus primarily on nonfiction titles, publishing 12-15 books a year starting in 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Of course Clea DuVall will direct a show based on Tegan and Sara’s memoir.

Thank you, universe: We’re getting a queer Canadian grunge-era comedy series about Tegan and Sara Quin directed by Clea DuVall, and there’s literally nothing I can do to make that sentence better. The show will be based on High School, the sisters’ memoir of their adolescence in Calgary,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-21 18:12:12 UTC ]
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Who was Max Jacob? A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels

Rosanna Warren’s enlightening book is rich with anecdote and cameos by early 20th-century intellectuals Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-21 16:02:01 UTC ]
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Torday returns to The Last Wild series with Hachette Children's

Piers Torday will revisit The Last Wild series with prequel The Wild Before, to be published by Hachette Children's Group in March 2021.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 16:12:08 UTC ]
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Tana French’s ‘The Searcher’ nods to John Ford’s famous Western with the story of a loner on the hunt for a lost teen

An American ex-cop looking to start over in the Irish countryside ends up uncovering a bog’s worth of secrets. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-05 15:08:57 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's signs two from Penguin publicist Kate Gilby Smith

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two middle-grade fiction titles by debut author Kate Gilby Smith, to be published on the Orion Children's Book imprint.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 10:02:53 UTC ]
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