Holmwood joins DKW to develop foreign rights department

Diamond Kahn and Woods (DKW) has appointed Anna Holmwood as foreign rights manager to develop the literary agency’s foreign rights department in-house. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrity authors join World Book Day party

Celebrity authors including “Great British Bake Off” champion Nadiya Hussain, broadcaster and writer Clare Balding OBE, musician and author Tom Fletcher and comedian Julian Clary, are penning titles for next year’s World Book Day (WBD) offering. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Godfrey joins Hay Festival board

Hay Festival has appointed Jonathan Godfrey OBE, former principal of Hereford Sixth Form College, to its board of directors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV rights to The King's Assassin bought by Hera Pictures

Hera Pictures has acquired the TV rights to Emmy-award winning writer and historian Benjamin Woolley's new book, The King’s Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I (Pan Macmillan). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maverick House sells ANZ rights to A Prayer Before Dawn

Maverick House has sold Australia/ New Zealand rights to Billy Moore's A Prayer Before Dawn: A Nightmare in Thailand to a division of Bonnier Publishing Australia, Echo Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France's La Martinière and Média-Participations to join forces

French publishers La Martinière Groupe and Média-Participations announced that they have started exclusive negotiations on a tie-up through an exchange of shares and should reach agreement in the next few months. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multi-Territory Digital Publishing Rights Sold for ‘Deer Little Forest’

'We understand that great content plays a significant role in creating a high-quality app,' says Bakhram Fayzutdinov on licensing 'Deer Little Forest.' The post Multi-Territory Digital Publishing Rights Sold for ‘Deer Little Forest’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Sheinkman joins PFD

Literary agency Peters Fraser & Dunlop has appointed Elizabeth Sheinkman as executive director of the Books Department and senior agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Excio seeks photographers, artists, museums to join background photo app

Whether it is a photo of your favourite book cover, or a portrait from an obscure artist, there is something for everyone's "small billboard". Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent James Carroll to join Diane Banks Associates

Former PFD broadcast and live events agent James Carroll is to join Diane Banks Associates as broadcast and brand licensing agent in December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hayden to join Sphere as commissioning editor

Viola Hayden is to join Little, Brown Book Group as commissioning editor at Sphere Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Bigman, Veteran Business Editor, Joins Chief Executive Group | People On the Move

Nancy Gibbs steps down from Time Magazine, Garage taps a new editor-in-chief, and more... The post Dan Bigman, Veteran Business Editor, Joins Chief Executive Group | People On the Move appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James and Smith join Blue Peter Book Awards as judges

Kid Normal authors Greg James and Chris Smith are joining the Blue Peter Book Awards’ judging panel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road signs US rights to Adrian Mole ebooks

Open Road Integrated Media has acquired the US rights to the digital editions of the Adrian Mole series by late British author Sue Townsend, including the "iconic" The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Looks at Rights In a Global, Digital Book Market

A half-day seminar organized by the Book Industry Study Group focused on the increasing importance of publishing rights—and examined the industry’s longtime problem of poor rights management. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV rights to Adam Kay's debut sold after 12-way auction

Sister Pictures has acquired the television rights for writer and comedian Adam Kay’s debut This is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor in a 12-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 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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'Right hand man' pens 'thoroughly revealing portrait' of Murdoch

Scribe UK is to publish The Bootle Boy: An Untidy Life in News by Les Hinton, Rupert Murdoch’s right-hand man for over five decades. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Books at 70: Celebrating Authors, Their Sales and International Rights Success

'Always just a bit sexier and more exciting,' Macmillan's rights-powerhouse Pan Books observe a 70th anniversary with new Golden Pan honors. The post Pan Books at 70: Celebrating Authors, Their Sales and International Rights Success appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Video Play, Facebook Offers Hundreds of Millions for Music Rights

Facebook is offering major record labels and music publishers hundreds of millions of dollars so the users of its social network can legally include songs in videos they upload, according to people familiar with the matter.The posting and viewing of video on Facebook has exploded in recent... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warnick departs Mail on Sunday

Marilyn Warnick, long-serving Mail on Sunday books editor, handling serial rights, has stepped down from the role after 18 years.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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