Waterstones has made further changes to its head office personnel, with Neil Best taking up the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Bodley Head has snapped up Operation Information, revealing the full history of Britain’s covert propaganda operations overseas and within the UK from the 1940s to the present, in a seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Elton John will take part in a one-off signing event at Waterstones Piccadilly this autumn, as part of a "global event" publication for his autobiography, Macmillan has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We look forward to going to the London Book Fair this year,' says NORLA director Margit Walsø, who reports record levels of translation funding for Frankfurt Guest of Honor Norway's titles. The post Guest of Honor Norway Heads for Frankfurt via London on Wave of Success appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookouture has promoted Kathryn Taussig to publishing director with responsibility for recruiting and leading a new US-focused team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collection of short pieces, which has been in the works for more than a decade, takes stock of The Snowman author’s lifeRaymond Briggs is one of the UK’s most beloved children’s authors, the creator of characters from The Snowman to Fungus the Bogeyman. But in his forthcoming book Time for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pete Selby will join W H Smith taking up the newly-created role of head of books as Sue Scholes and Sandra Bradley leave the retailer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has landed Andrew Meehan’s second novel, a “unique and moving take” on Oscar Wilde's relationship with his wife Constance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Ritherdon, Head of Zeus (HoZ) editorial director at digital imprint Aria, is leaving the publisher to join HoZ’s former c.e.o Amanda Ridout’s new company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Crime Writers’ Association has appointed Maxim Jakubowski as its first ever publishers’ liaison officer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creative writing charity Arvon has appointed Andrew Kidd as its new chief executive and artistic director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an extract from his memoir, Waterstones founder Tim Waterstone describes the early days of the chain's creation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and illustrators including Tomi Adeyemi, Sophie Anderson, Jessica Love and Onjali Q. Raúf are on the shortlist for this year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, which is now in its fifteenth year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After acquiring Worthy Publishing last year, the Hachette Book Group's Nashville publishing division has moved to Worthy's offices in Franklin, Tenn. and centralized its FaithWords editorial operations there. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to split its centralised buying functions into two roles, aimed at resolving the disconnect between what is ordered by the chain and what is then sold through. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longtime literary agent Simon Green has been tapped to head the book and publishing division of Abrams Artists Agency. Green was, until last Spring, an agent at CAA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a dual-track structure for booksellers and publishers, the Scottish Book Trade Conference on February 26 will feature workshops as well as discussion. The post Scottish Book Trade Conference Preview: Waterstones’ Daunt, Nielsen’s Bohme appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 48 subject category winners of the 2019 PROSE Award cycle from the Association of American Publishers will yield four top category titles and an overall winner. The post AAP Announces 2019 PROSE Award Category Winners, Board Officers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steven Cooper, previously a member of the events team at Waterstones head office, has joined Hodder as publicity manager, initially to cover publicity director Veronique Norton’s parental leave. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head will publish Pulitzer Prize-winner Ian Urbina’s exposé of the criminal world of the high seas in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A difficult relationship with his father was one of the factors which pushed Tim Waterstone to succeed in establishing the bookshop chain that bears his name, the retail entrepreneur has revealed in an extract from his forthcoming memoir, published in the Daily Mail. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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