Investigations co-presenter pens Parliament probe for Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired Parliament Ltd: A Journey to the Dark Heart of British Politics, the first book by award-winning journalist Martin Williams. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antonia Byatt appointed English PEN interim director

English PEN has appointed Antonia Byatt, director of 2016's Cheltenham Literature Festival, to step in as its interim director from 3rd July.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Mason pens intro to Student Revolt

Pluto Press is to publish an oral history of the 2010 student protests entitled Student Revolt by Matt Myers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA and PA join English PEN in fight to free imprisoned writers worldwide

The Society of Authors, the Publishers Association and English PEN are launching a joint campaign in aid of imprisoned writers worldwide, called Speak Out. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN director Glanville steps down

Jo Glanville is stepping down as director of English PEN after being awarded an honorary visiting fellowship at the German university Arbeitsstelle Holocaustliteratur. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We needn't be wed to pen and paper to truly appreciate fiction'

Romy Short, assessment director at Renaissance, on how assessment technologies can help get children reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spy novels get shout-out during Jeff Sessions' testimony on the Russia probe

Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions' testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing regarding the Russia probe on Tuesday took a brief turn toward the literary, with Sessions and a Republican senator referencing the work of several spy novelists. Sessions appeared before the committee to deny that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton scoop Marketing Team of the Year

Hodder & Stoughton has been crowned Marketing Team of the Year for its "consistently high standard" of campaigns run over the past 12 months. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carol Ann Duffy pens scathing post-election poem

Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem responding to the general election result, painting a scathing portrait of prime minister Theresa May.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder to publish England rugby player Rob Andrew

Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a rugby memoir by Rob Andrew, former England player and professional director of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins two by crime novelist Askew after four-way auction

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two books by poet Claire Askew, winner of the 2016 Lucy Cavendish Prize, following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH presents Barbican-inspired Penguin Classics

Penguin Random House has developed a range of Barbican-inspired Penguin Classics to coincide with a new Barbican exhibition, Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Satisfying' PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist revealed

The PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2017 shortlist celebrating the best non-fiction on any historical subject has been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rio Ferdinand pens grief memoir

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will write a book about coping with the death of his wife Rebecca for Hodder & Stoughton, scheduled for this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danny Wallace pens two more Hamish books for S&S

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has signed two more children’s books from writer and broadcaster Danny Wallace. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: At PEN America First Amendment Panel, Different Takes On Protecting Speech

BookExpo and PEN America's joint panel on Thursday afternoon, "The First Amendment Resistance," found activists and speech advocates debating the ethical and civil responsibilities of writers and publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poisoned Pen Press Celebrates 20 Years

An operation that initially launched simply to bring out-of-print authors back into publication has grown into a tiny but powerhouse publisher of books likely to be overlooked by New York industry insiders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: PEN America Named BookExpo Ambassador Award Winner

BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Red Pens and Invisible Ink

In 2008 I published a short piece in Cabinet magazine on the fate of writer Thomas Browne’s skull, stolen from his coffin 158 years after his death. It caught the attention of an editor at a small press called Unbridled Books, Fred Ramey, who contacted me and asked if I would develop it into... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Arthur to publish memoir with Hodder

Singer songwriter James Arthur is publishing a memoir with Hodder and Stoughton on 5th October, called Back to the Boy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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