HarperCollins honoured at Race Equality awards

HarperCollins' diversity forum HC All In and non-fiction publisher Natalie Jerome were honoured at Business in the Community’s Race Equality Awards last night. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Murdered Charlie Hebdo staff to be honoured at 42nd Angoulême comic book festival

The Festival de Bande Dessinée has opened and will award a Charlie Freedom of Speech prize among other honoursThe celebrated Angoulême comic book festival opened on Thursday to laughter and tears three weeks after some of France’s best known cartoonists were gunned down in a terrorist... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins India Tries To Save Hindi Pulp Fiction

The Times of India recently examined the problems facing Hindi pulp fiction in the era of ebooks, which may be killing off cheap pocket editions. The post HarperCollins India Tries To Save Hindi Pulp Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eleanor Catton's tall poppy comments 'bad form' say Book Awards

Eleanor Catton showed "bad form" by speaking out against the New Zealand Book Awards, its organiser says. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins finalises office transfer

HarperCollins’ new London Bridge office features animated posters, author-themed rooms, its very own bookshop and a letter outlining the plot of George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Staff will finish moving from their previous location, in Hammersmith, into the News Building,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frog Education wins BETT award

Frog Education has won an ICT Company of the Year award at BETT 2015.   The company, which won the award for firms with turnover of between £1-10m, makes education technology and recently launched FrogProgress, a tool that allows teachers to assess pupils’ progress digitally.   “We are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Book Critics Pick Finalist for NBCC Awards

The National Book Critics Circle has selected its finalist for this year's annual book prizes, as well as awards for lifetime achievement and reviewing. The post American Book Critics Pick Finalist for NBCC Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa Short Story Award identities revealed

The identities of the finalists for the Costa Short Story Award 2014 have been announced, with writers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland making the shortlist. The shortlist was chosen by a panel of judges including writers Patrick Gale and Victoria Hislop; Richard Beard,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson donates funds for first World Book Day Award (+video)

Through the award, five schools in Britain and Ireland will receive funds for their libraries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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James Patterson donates funds for first World Book Day Award

Through the award, five schools in Britain and Ireland will receive funds for their libraries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America

Global Spanish-language ebook retailers are racing to capture Latin American readers and bolster ebook sales before Amazon makes a big push into the region. The post Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Industry Awards to celebrate 'book of the year'

The Bookseller Industry Awards will this year celebrate the ‘book’ of the year alongside the publishers, editors, and retailers who bring the titles to market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bryant and Johnson shortlisted for Political Book Awards

Shadow culture minister Chris Bryant faces off against former home secretary Alan Johnson in the shortlist for political book of the year at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins pulps Middle East Atlas and apologises

HarperCollins is to pulp copies of an English-language atlas which omitted Israel. The Collins Middle East Atlas, created for the Middle East market, showed Jordan and Syria extending to the Mediterranean. It marked the position of the West Bank, but did not show Israel. In a statement on its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and Connect Books handle City Link collapse

HarperCollins and Connect Books have said customers should not be affected by the collapse over Christmas of delivery company City Link. Administrators were appointed at the company on Christmas Eve, with substantial jobs cuts anticipated among its 2,727 staff. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duffy, Warner and Smith in New Year Honours

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, writer Ali Smith, and historian and novelist Marina Warner are among those named in the New Year Honours 2015.   Duffy is made a Dame for services to poetry, while Warner, whose Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale (Oxford University Press) was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dharker awarded Her Majesty's Gold Medal for poetry

British poet Imtiaz Dharker has received the Queen’s approval to become the recipient of Her Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2014. The Medal is awarded for excellence in poetry and will be presented to Dharker by the Queen in spring 2015. The Poetry Medal Committee met at Windsor on 4th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recapping the 2014 Eddie & Ozzie Awards

Nearly 300 magazine media professionals gathered to celebrate industry achievements in editorial and design at FOLIO:'s 2014 Eddie & Ozzie Awards breakfast at The Yale Club in New York City on Thursday. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp Sees More Growth for HarperCollins

Robert Thomson, CEO of HarperCollins parent company News Corp, told analysts News could make another purchase in the book industry following its purchase of Harlequin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costello debut voted Irish Book Awards' Book of the Year

Mary Costello’s debut novel Academy Street (Canongate) has been voted the Bord Gáis Energy Book of the Year for 2014. The book was chosen via public vote from the list of category winners announced at the recent Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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