Is Your Team Culturally Competent?

In his new book series, consultant Dean Foster offers practical advice for companies on how to gain cultural competency in a global marketplace. Continue reading at 'Knowledge@Wharton'

[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2019-06-20 15:08:04 UTC ]
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Mexican author Taibo, nominated for cultural post, apologizes for vulgar comment at book fair

One of Mexico’s best-known authors has apologized for the public use of a coarse expression denounced as sexist and anti-gay. “I regret profoundly having used an unfortunate and vulgar phrase, and would hate it if this were interpreted as an aggression against feminist causes or the gay... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellcome teams with Brick Lane Bookshop and Kingston on 'arresting' window installation

The Wellcome Collection has joined forces with the Brick Lane Bookshop and Kingston School of Art and Architecture on an “arresting" light installation window display, themed around "Living with Buildings". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What price culture?

Indie bookseller Peter Donaldson illustrates how heavy publisher discounts for online and direct-to-consumer retailers undermine sales through high street shops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley Teams with RBmedia for Audiobooks

Per an agreement announced November 19, John Wiley & Sons and RBmedia will partner to publish more than 650 Wiley audiobooks over the next three years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In South Korea, Booksellers Look for Ways to Compete

Booksellers across South Korea have suffered slowing book sales for nearly a decade, even as the Korean goverment has begun working to combat closures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gowar and Mozley to compete for ST/PFD's Young Writer of the Year Award

Debuts by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Laura Freeman, Fiona Mozley and Adam Weymouth have been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/ Peter Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kassabova wins British Academy's £25k Prize for Global Cultural Understanding

Kapka Kassabova's "extraordinary" book Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe (Granta) has won the British Academy’s £25,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson Teams with Facebook for Interactive Novel

Teasing its forthcoming print release, an interactive edition of James Patterson's 'The Chef,' featuring between 85 and 100 digital assets such as photos and film clips, is now available for fee via Facebook Messenger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG and New Writing North team up for children’s prize

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) is partnering with New Writing North (NWN) on a new prize for debut children’s writers who live and work in the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd, ‘New York Times’ Team to Offer Joint Subscription

Scribd is partnering with the 'New York Times' to offer a joint subscription for $12.99 that will include full digital access to the 'New York Times' in addition to Scribd's inventory of books, audiobooks, newspapers, and magazines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History, popular science and memoir compete for £30k Baillie Gifford

Books spanning history, popular science and memoir are in contention for the £30,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, with themes of shortlisted books ranging from "the many facets of identity" to "the algorithmic forces that increasingly govern our world". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claytan Daniels, Passmore Team to Create New Graphic Novel

Fantagraphics has acquired 'BTTM FDRS' by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore, a new graphic novel that combines satire and horror in a quirky exploration of race and gentrification. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Funke and del Toro team up on 'Pan's Labyrinth' novel

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and author Cornelia Funke have collaborated on a new novel for adults inspired by del Toro’s 2006 film “Pan’s Labyrinth”, snapped up by Bloomsbury in the UK in a “fiercely contested” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morten Hesseldahl at Denmark’s Gyldendal: ‘Stop Safeguarding an Old Culture’

While the Danish AI platform UNSILO has won one of Frankfurter Buchmesse's 'wildcard' stands this year, the country's oldest publisher, Gyldendal, returns to the fair with fresh observations from its new CEO. The post Morten Hesseldahl at Denmark’s Gyldendal: ‘Stop Safeguarding an Old Culture’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook teams with The Pigeonhole for writing competition

FutureBook is partnering with social reading app The Pigeonhole to run a short story competition exploring the future of the book. The winning author is to be hosted at the FutureBook Conference, 30th November. Judges will be Molly Flatt, author and associate editor of FutureBook; Anna Jean... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hull wins prize for City of Culture programme

The team who organised Hull's City of Culture programme last year has won a National Lottery award, according to the BBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins bolsters Dublin team

HarperCollins has made two new appointments to its Dublin team, following c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne’s commitment to double the size of HarperCollins operation in Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac teams up with The Pool and Pigeonhole for Morton's latest

Pan Macmillan has teamed up with The Pool and digital book club The Pigeonhole to offer readers of Kate Morton’s sixth novel a shared reading experience, culminating in a live event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH, HeadCount Team to Launch Book the Vote

Penguin Random House and HeadCount, a nonpartisan voter registration organization, will launch Book the Vote, a companywide effort to encourage voter registration by using PRH authors and a variety of support materials. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse’s THE ARTS+ Contextualizes AI, Innovation, and Cultural Legacy

THE ARTS+ at Frankfurter Buchmesse looks at the 'cultural heritage of tomorrow,' introducing a new creative AI forum, and stating three 'micro-conferences.' The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s THE ARTS+ Contextualizes AI, Innovation, and Cultural Legacy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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