HC opens BAME traineeship programme to non-graduates

HarperCollins UK is running its BAME traineeship programme for black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals for a second year, this time opening it up to non-graduates.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore to Open Second Location

The six-year-old bookstore in the borough's Fort Greene neighborhood is branching out with a 2,100 sq. ft. location in nearby Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com to open brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle

Considered the bane of many brick-and-mortar bookshops, Amazon.com is ironically entering the business with a physical bookstore it is opening in Seattle on Tuesday. The online retailer sees the store that it is opening in University Village as a physical extension of its online business. The... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pulitzer Prizes Open Three More Categories to Magazines

International Reporting, Criticism and Editorial Cartooning will be expanded to accept print and online magazine entries for the 2016 prizes. The post Pulitzer Prizes Open Three More Categories to Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virtual romance festival from HC and BFI

HarperCollins and the British Film Institute (BFI) have announced their second collaboration – a virtual romance festival called #BFILoveFest. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio: Show Coverage: Norm Pearlstine Delivers Opening Keynote

Time, Inc. chief content officer on how magazines can adapt to thrive on a changed playing field. The post Folio: Show Coverage: Norm Pearlstine Delivers Opening Keynote appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC reveals dozen jackets for Noel

HarperCollins has unveiled 12 book jackets for Unrivaled by Alison Noel, one of the authors in its global publishing program. The company revealed the the covers [below] at its stand at Frankfurt Book Fair today (Wednesday), and said the release of the book was an "unprecedented simultaneous... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: At Opening, Salman Defends Free Speech

Amid tight security, author Salman Rushdie told reporters that the publishing world must continue to defend free speech. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles Opens New “Digital” Bookstore in Birmingham

Foyles expands its 'Bookshop of the Future' concept beyond London with the opening of its new 'physical meets digital' bookstore in Birmingham. The post Foyles Opens New “Digital” Bookstore in Birmingham appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author launches search for BAME children’s writers

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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Two Bookstores with an Italian Flavor to Open in Boston and NYC

Archestratus Books & Foods in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, N.Y., and I Am Books in Boston, which will open next month, offer readers a taste of Italy in their book selection. And in the case of Archestratus in its café. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calliope Gifts to open third retail shop

Calliope Gifts, the gift shop brand founded by former Borders bookshops c.e.o. Philip Downer and head of buying Andy Adamson, has announced the opening of a third retail shop, in the Orchards Shopping Centre at Haywards Heath. The 1,120 sq ft shop will open on October 10th 2015, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slavin Named President at Open Road

Media executive Paul Slavin has been named president of Open Road Integrated Media, a newly created position for the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Successful HarperCollins graduates begin placements

The three successful candidates from HarperCollins' 2015 Graduate Scheme are to begin their placements at the business. Lily Cooper, Ralph Barker and Jordan Mulligan are beginning paid 18-month placements at HarperCollins, taking in different aspects of the business, including editorial,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade 'needs to do more to promote BAME authors'

Black and Asian writers are “not allowed to be average”, author Sathnam Sanghera has said. Sanghera, author of the memoir The Boy with the Topknot (Penguin) and the novel Marriage Material (William Heinemann), was taking part in a debate hosted by Spread the Word, the writer development agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Public vote opens for h.Club 100

Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng, literary agent Juliet Mushens, Goldsboro Books’ owner David Headley and author Malorie Blackman are among the shortlist for the publishing and writing category of the h.Club 100 campaign to find the most influential and innovative people in the UK’s creative... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spoiler alert: this article says why Terry Pratchett review didn’t have a warning | Open door | Claire Armitstead

If we add an alert to one review, what about the others? Readers have different sensitivities; who is to say which details may spoil a book for any one of them?Readers hate spoilers, and one of the sacred duties of the literary editor is to make sure they don’t happen – or if they do, that... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Open E-books Initiative Democratizes Access

Through a specially developed app, $250 million in popular ebooks from major publishers will be made available to children in need. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust launches young writers programme

Reading charity Scottish Book Trust today launched What’s Your Story?, a new programme to increase opportunities for young writers in Scotland. Funded by Time to Shine, Creative Scotland’s arts strategy for young people, the programme will connect young writers using writer groups, workshops,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC India to report to Redmayne

HarperCollins India c.e.o. P M Sukumar is to depart the company, while the business is to report to HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne going forward. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon scraps trade-in programme

Amazon is scrapping its Trade-In programme from the end of this month. Currently, books, video games and other items can be traded in on Amazon’s website in return for Amazon gift cards.  But the company has told customers it is now closing the programme for good on the 31st August and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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