Head of Zeus picks up Einstein study

Head of Zeus has signed a non-fiction book on Albert Einstein and the theory of relativity. Editorial director of non-fiction Neil Belton signed UK, Commonwealth and European rights to The Hunt for Vulcan: How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet and Deciphered the Universe by Tom Levenson in a deal with Simon Trewin at WME. The book looks at how Einstein's theories helped explain the orbit of the planet Mercury, which was previously attributed to a hypothetical planet called Vulcan. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 8, 2019

This week: Susan Choi's unforgettable 'Trust Exercise,' and Maria Gainza's phenomenal 'Optic Nerve.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Study: Facebook ad targeting may discriminate—even when advertisers don’t want it to

Despite researchers’ efforts to target every race equally, they found that Facebook’s platform targeted by race anyway A new research paper published on Wednesday shows that Facebook’s ad targeting can discriminate by race and gender, even when advertisers request that their ads should be shown... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilde’s Happy Prince among UN book club’s poverty picks

The launch titles of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Book Club were revealed at Bologna, all of which explore the topic of poverty. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook considering hiring editors to pick quality news for users

Mark Zuckerberg also said he is weighing up paying publishers for use of their journalismFacebook could start employing editors to select “high-quality news” to show to users, in the social network’s latest attempt to lose its reputation as a source for disinformation.Mark Zuckerberg said he is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watts leaves Bodley Head for Nesta

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head praises 'rich time' for non-fiction

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite picks up 'game-changing' Booze Control book

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head triumphs in seven-way auction for Operation Information

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Potter’s F*** Up picked up by Pan Mac

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Guest of Honor Norway Heads for Frankfurt via London on Wave of Success

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Selby made head of books at W H Smith as Scholes and Bradley leave retailer

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Ann Leckie's new novel, plus an outstanding true crime book set in Northern Ireland. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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