HarperCollins Launches Literacy Campaign #WhyIRead

The social media and charity initiative is timed to the publisher's 200th anniversary. It aims to stress the importance of literacy, and will donate $200,000 to literacy-related charities. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Publishing Edition: Wiley’s Jay Flynn on ‘Science Literacy’

As the pandemic raises 'science literacy' worldwide, Jay Flynn says Wiley is rushing to enable research stakeholders in a changing business. The post Academic Publishing Edition: Wiley’s Jay Flynn on ‘Science Literacy’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-28 12:25:29 UTC ]
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Arts Council England launches Green Libraries programme

Arts Council England (ACE) has partnered with groups across the country to launch the Green Libraries programme to help libraries address their environmental impact. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-27 00:42:39 UTC ]
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Campaigns for Ishiguro, Rooney and Grohl shortlisted for PPC awards

Campaigns for titles by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney and Dave Grohl are among those shortlisted for this year's Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) Awards, which celebrate the best campaigns carried out by publicists in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-26 08:44:27 UTC ]
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Dutch Writing Campaign returns for fourth year

The Dutch Foundation for Literature has announced the New Dutch Writing campaign will return to the UK for the fourth year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-25 17:20:43 UTC ]
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HarperCollins releases its first ethnicity pay gap report

HarperCollins has released its first ethnicity pay gap report alongside its annual one for gender pay, announcing it will now use diverse, balanced shortlists for senior roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-25 13:17:00 UTC ]
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London indie championing short stories to launch in March

Independent press Scratch Books, "dedicated to the art of the short story", is to launch in London in March, kicking off with an event featuring authors including Irenosen Okojie and Sarah Hall. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-24 22:49:58 UTC ]
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ReadingZone launches World Book Day picture book competition

Children’s books website ReadingZone has launched a competition for children and young people to create a picture book for World Book Day, judged by author and illustrator Sarah McIntyre. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 20:56:16 UTC ]
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Cornerstone celebrates Fforde's latest with TV ad campaign

Cornerstone has created a TV advert featuring real readers to support the paperback publication of Katie Fforde’s novel A Wedding in the Country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 19:17:21 UTC ]
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Bogaards Launches Public Relations Firm

Paul Bogaards, who resigned at the end of 2021 as executive v-p and deputy publisher at Knopf after a long career, has started Bogaards Public Relations LLC. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray's new crime imprint Baskerville launches with Herron and Boyle

John Murray’s new literary crime and thriller imprint is launching with a line-up of authors including Mick Herron, Frankie Boyle and Kaoru Takamura, among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 00:15:20 UTC ]
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MUP launches audiobook pilot to help with student 'screen fatigue'

Manchester University Press (MUP) has launched an audiobook pilot programme, following claims students with 'screen fatigue' are increasingly turning to the format. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-13 00:08:43 UTC ]
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Gay launches fellowship scheme for aspiring writers through Substack

Roxane Gay is launching a new one-year fellowship programme which will see her support three aspiring writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 16:04:26 UTC ]
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HarperCollins snaps up authorised biography of Indian business leader Tata

HarperCollins has snapped up the rights to the authorised biography of business leader Ratan Tata by Thomas Mathew. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 03:56:03 UTC ]
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Lea launches £15k Kickstarter for new short story journal featuring Sarah Hall

Oneworld editor and former Guardian journalist Richard Lea is heading a new web-based short fiction journal, Fictionable, which is aiming to raise £15,000 in the next month on Kickstarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 17:09:42 UTC ]
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Ed PR launches free series of online salons for publicity hopefuls

Books and culture PR agency ed public relations has launched a series of free online "salons" to demystify the role publicists play within the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-08 13:28:05 UTC ]
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RBmedia buys ABOD and launches German arm

Audiobook giant RBmedia has acquired leading German publisher ABOD and is making it's first foray into the German-language market under the new brand RBmedia Verlag. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 13:45:12 UTC ]
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Join the #FReadom Letter Writing Campaign to Combat Censorship!

The #FReadom campaign is asking you to write your school board with provided templates to support school libraries and access to information. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-01-04 11:39:00 UTC ]
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Janney and Henry launch indie press specialising in 'reflective' titles

Author Diana Janney and her husband Alistair Henry are launching an independent press focusing on novels and non-fiction books that make readers "think and reflect". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 02:57:04 UTC ]
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Inaugural Cheshire Novel Prize launches

A new writing award, the Cheshire Novel Prize, launches featuring judges such as Juliet Mushens and feedback guaranteed for every entry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-30 17:30:13 UTC ]
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