Has fact become stranger than fiction? Book sales, publishing contracts and even whole writing genres may be affected by the fallout from the referendum “Feel as if I’m living in a bad dystopian political thriller,” tweeted the writer Robert Harris at 8.50am on 24 June, a response echoed 10 minutes later by the agent Jonny Geller’s “don’t need to read dystopian novels anymore”. Their reaction was shared by other leading figures from the book world, with prominent independent publishers – Canongate’s Jamie Byng, Faber’s Stephen Page, Bloomsbury’s Alexandra Pringle – joining authors such as Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman, Michael Rosen and JK Rowling in voicing or retweeting horror and alarm on the morning after. Dismayed executives from the big conglomerates were less visible, but Gail Rebuck, chair of Penguin Random House UK, called it “a disastrous night” and Hachette UK boss Tim Hely Hutchinson was “disappointed”.Even harder to spot were publishers thrilled by the Leave vote (a pre-poll Bookseller survey of the book trade found 78% planning to vote Remain v 18% for Leave), although Biteback’s Iain Dale – publisher of Nigel Farage and the unauthorised Cameron biography Call Me Dave – could predictably be found tweeting enthusiastically. HarperCollins’s chief executive Charlie Redmayne has yet to make a public comment since the result but was reported during April’s London Book Fair to be “equivocal” on the issue, as well he might be since his company is part of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Hodder & Stoughton has bought two books, including The Presidents, to be edited by former Biteback chief Iain Dale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sonny Mehta was the "Rolls-Royce of publishers", a memorial service in London heard yesterday, as authors including Graham Swift, Kazuo Ishiguro and Julian Barnes joined publishers Markus Dohle and Gail Rebuck to pay tribute to the long-time editor-in-chief of Knopf, who died in December. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Baroness Gail Rebuck is to address the issue of women in publishing at FutureBook Live 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins will publish a part-memoir, part-polemic book about the state of public discourse in Britain by former Biteback m.d. Iain Dale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Iain Dale, m.d. of Biteback Publishing, has acquired world rights to a "major" new book by Labour MP Angela Eagle and former political advisor Imran Ahmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bonnie Greer, Tessa Jowell and Valerie Amos demand to know why government blocked Althea Efunshile from boardA dozen of the most respected female figures in the arts and creative industries, including Bonnie Greer, the former culture secretary Tessa Jowell, Valerie Amos and Gail Rebuck, the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chair of Penguin Random House and Labour peer admitted she was ‘speechless’ when told the work would hang in the central London galleryA portrait of one of the most influential figures in British publishing, Gail Rebuck, chair and former chief executive of the Penguin Random House group and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small publishing houses have been snapping up deals for a biography of the new PM, so when will the traditional political publishers join the race? A week is a long time in politics, but a year can go in a flash in the publishing world, where it is becoming apparent that there is currently no... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Has fact become stranger than fiction? Book sales, publishing contracts and even whole writing genres may be affected by the fallout from the referendum “Feel as if I’m living in a bad dystopian political thriller,” tweeted the writer Robert Harris at 8.50am on 24 June, a response echoed 10... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The power of the book and the importance of the author haven’t changed at all,' the Baroness Gail Rebuck tells London Book Fair's Quantum Conference. And she warns against a 'civil war' in publishing. The post Gail Rebuck: ‘The Power of the Book’ in the Digital Age appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Chair of Penguin Random House UK, Baroness Gail Rebuck, is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 from the London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Biteback will publish an unauthorised biography of Prime Minister David Cameron, written by former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft and political journalist Isabel Oakeshott. Iain Dale, m.d. At Biteback, signed world rights to Call Me Dave, with plans to publish in October,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Literary agent Jonny Geller, authors Malorie Blackman, Hilary Mantel and Kate Mosse, and trade figures Nicola Solomon, Richard Mollet, Gail Rebuck, Charlie Redmayne and Tom Weldon are among the figures on the 2015 Debrett’s 500. The annual list brings together the 500 most influential and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback Publishing has signed a new book by UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. The Purple Revolution: The Year that Changed Everything was signed by Biteback m.d. Iain Dale in a deal with Charlie Brotherstone at Ed Victor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Random House c.e.o. Gail Rebuck has been interviewed for SB.TV, the online youth channel which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Random House c.e.o. Gail Rebuck and author J K Rowling are both among the top 20 most powerful... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Random House Group UK c.e.o. Gail Rebuck has emphasised the importance of "building direct... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Random House Group UK m.d. Gail Rebuck has said the rules of "agent, publisher and retailer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 29/03/2011 - 08:55 Random House c.e.o. Gail Rebuck has said she expects digital to become a "significant" part of its business in 2011 and hailed a "show-stopping" Christmas, as parent company Bertelsmann announced its full-year results to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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