Head of property leaves at Waterstones

Head of property Andrew Milner-Walker has left Waterstones after 10 years "to pursue other... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian bank collapse raises questions for Waterstones

Waterstones’ future ownership is said to be in doubt after the collapse of Russia's biggest private bank Otkritie, of which the chain’s owner Alexander Mamut was a major shareholder.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brooke leaves Chatto for Sceptre

Juliet Brooke is moving from Chatto & Windus to Sceptre to become its editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of October 23, 2017

This week's hot properties include the first title in a new Norwegian historical series, a Finnish thriller and a book co-written by the Dalai Lama. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterhouse Returns to MHE as Levin Leaves

McGraw-Hill Education announced that onetime president and CEO Buzz Waterhouse has been named to both those posts on an interim basis. He will succeed David Levin, who is leaving the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of October 9, 2017

This week's hot books include an Italian thriller that is the first in a new series and a new novel from 'History of Bees' author Maja Lunde. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Nine Continents' is Chinese author Xiaolu Guo’s resonant memoir about leaving her past

'Nine Continents' is Chinese author Xiaolu Guo’s resonant memoir about leaving her past Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conway and Howells appointed PA's heads of public affairs and comms

Dan Conway is set to join the Publishers Association as head of public affairs and Ruth Howells has been appointed as its head of communications in two newly-created roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bye Bye Big Apple: Entertainment Weekly Heads to Hollywood

Entertainment Weekly is preparing to move closer to the film stars and TV personalities it covers. In March it plans to leave the company's headquarters across from 1 World Trade Center and relocate to Los Angeles, moving into offices that also hold People magazine's West Coast operations.The... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones, Moomin and Oxfam team up for women's charity campaign

Oxfam and Moomin Characters Ltd are launching a campaign around short story "The Invisible Child", by Moomin creator Tove Jansson, to help women and girls around the world to fight inequality and escape poverty. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of September 25, 2017

This week's hot books include a Swedish pregnancy guide and an Italian novel that's generating buzz ahead of next month's Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Enterprises to close, director Jo Edwards to leave

Penguin Random House Enterprises is closing, after PRH admitted it has been unable to turn the unit into a commercially sustainable business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grace Cheetham to leave HarperCollins

HarperCollins' cookery and lifestyle publishing director Grace Cheetham is leaving the business on 22nd September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, September 11, 2017

This week's hot books include a Japanese bestseller that has just sold to Grove Atlantic and an Italian diet book with 15 translation rights sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Riveting' Tim Waterstone memoir on submission

A ‘riveting’ memoir by Waterstones founder Tim Waterstone is going out on submission to publishers this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly heads mentoring scheme for indie booksellers

Indie booksellers looking to develop their business will be able to access free mentoring from former Dulwich Books owner Sheila O’Reilly, thanks to an initiative by the Unwin Charitable Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riccardi joins Canelo as head of sales

Canelo has appointed Francesca Riccardi to the newly-created role of head of sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones bookseller Walters and Hepburn sign with S&S

Simon & Schuster has made two new acquisitions for its digital-first programme for commercial women's fiction, Digital Originals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese market heads to maturation

The Chinese market is continuing to grow and will likely challenge the US when its two-child policy swells the number of younger readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to be 'transformed' ahead of Pullman release

Waterstones in Tottenham Court Road (TCR) is set to be “transformed into Lyra’s Oxford” the night before Philip Pullman’s first Book of Dust novel is published. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of August 21, 2017

This week's hot books include a Norwegian middle grade novel, the latest by a Danish bestseller and a novel by an Algerian author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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