Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 24/02/2011 - 09:25 Hodder & Stoughton is gearing up for the launch of the final book in the Earths Children series, which began 35 years ago with an idea for a short story. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has appointed Heather Crossley, current publisher of Ladybird Books, to the newly created role of pre-school and baby publisher. Starting in early autumn, Crossley will create a new pre-school and baby imprint. She will report directly to c.e.o. Hilary Murray... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books on the role of religion and spirituality in protecting the environment come from publishers across the faith spectrum. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the third China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair four months away, the fair organizers have been busy expanding the program to reflect a growing Chinese market for international titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last month the finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults were announced. Now we want to test little bookworms on what they know about New Zealand books for kids and their authors. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a debut cookbook by “pop-up restaurant sensations” Terry & George. Lifestyle editorial director Nicky Ross bought world English language rights in a two-book deal from Marianne Gunn O'Connor. The first book is Terry & George – Cooking for Friends by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has appointed Katie Price, former global director of publishing at HIT Entertainment and Mattel, as licensing director. Price will take up the role at the end of August and will report directly to c.e.o. Hilary Murray Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Facebook convinced publishers to go all-in on exclusive content with Instant Articles, it hopes advertisers will do the same. In a presentation at Cannes Lions this week, Facebook's chief product officer Chris Cox showed ad buyers mock-ups of a new mobile format that takes over a screen... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of children’s authors, including this year’s Carnegie winner Tanya Landman, is preparing a letter to the education secretary protesting against the way writing is taught in schools. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 600k personalised picture-book sales, London firm secures investment from Silicon Valley firms Google Ventures and GreycroftChildren’s storytelling startup Lost My Name raised its first $100k of funding in 2014 on TV show Dragon’s Den. Now the London-based firm is turning to Silicon Valley... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and book reviewers have hit out at national newspapers for shrinking the amount of editorial space given over to children’s books, despite huge growth in the market. In the UK, the children’s sector (including teen and YA titles) is the fastest-growing area of the market: sales grew... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is looking for aspiring writers of children’s films and TV shows for its new writing forum. The competition is part of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum, a long-running initiative which was created to give a platform to undiscovered... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dark Horse, the last major comics house to withhold its titles from Comixology--the dominant digital comics marketplace--has signed an agreement to start selling its list via the platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, told from Christian’s perspective, is Amazon.co.uk’s most pre-ordered book of the year Related: EL James to publish Fifty Shades sequel telling story from hero's point of view An independent bookshop in Texas that opened its doors for the first time earlier this... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After attending a panel discussion on 'The Crisis of American Fiction,' in which an all-male panel discussed only male authors for an entire hour, author Kamila Shamsie began to research the dearth of women in publishing and literary fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a children’s book by Emma Donoghue, author of adult bestseller Room. The Lotterys Plus One is a middle-grade title about Sumac Lottery, a girl with six siblings, two mums, two dads. The family all live together in a big Victorian house they all call... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder is finalising a deal for actor Sir Ian McKellen’s memoirs, the publisher and McKellen’s agent have confirmed to The Bookseller. The deal is expected to be completed in “another couple of weeks”, McKellen’s agent Paul Stevens of Independent Talent said, with Rowena Webb, director of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has released further plot details about Career of Evil, the third novel by "Robert Galbraith". The book, the third to be authored by J K Rowling under a pseudonym, will continue the story of private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott and will see the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A boy leaves Earth to rescue a cat in a short novel from ‘the Shakespeare of science fiction’ which has been unavailable in the UK for more than 20 yearsA boy and his family leave Earth on a “gentle” quest to save his cat, Horace – not the kind of manuscript you might expect from the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This July, the first titles will appear from Oetinger34, a creative platform for authors, illustrators and readers launched by German publisher Oetinger in 2014. The post Oetinger34, Community-Based Publishing Platform, To Release First Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and illustrator Chris Riddell has been revealed as the new children’s laureate. Riddell was crowned at a ceremony at BAFTA headquarters in London today (9th June) and is the ninth UK children’s laureate. He takes over from Malorie Blackman, who spent two years in the role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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