Jeremy Robson is to leave Biteback Publishing after five years to "spend more time on his own writing". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeremy Trafford, who has died aged 85 after contracting Covid-19, was a publisher, teacher and writer. I met him in the late 1970s, while supply teaching at the London Oratory school, in west London, where he taught English literature in the sixth form. He was a brilliant teacher, who inspired... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-05-05 11:07:04 UTC ]
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For the past six years, Independent Bookstore Day—billed as a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country”—has taken place on the last Saturday of April. (That’s tomorrow!) It’s usually a fun, light-hearted, occasionally raucous spring day where book lovers go... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-04-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
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This is Personal Space: The Memoir Show, with Sari Botton. On this episode, Botton speaks with Samantha Irby about her recently released essay collection, Wow, No Thank You. Irby discusses what it was like to move to a small town in the country after a lifetime of city living, how people wearing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-16 20:00:01 UTC ]
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Niki Chang is leaving The Good Literary Agency (TLGA) to join David Higham Associates (DHA) in April as a literary agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 09:01:20 UTC ]
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London Book Fair director Jacks Thomas submitted her resignation in September, and planned to announce her departure at the 2020 fair, which was canceled because of coronavirus. The post Jacks Thomas Leaves Reed and London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-17 15:13:03 UTC ]
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DK c.e.o. Ian Hudson is leaving the firm after three-and-a-half years at the helm, with Carsten Coesfeld appointed as his successor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 05:39:52 UTC ]
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Ebury fiction publishing director Gillian Green is joining Pan Macmillan on a 12-month maternity leave contract. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-25 11:52:38 UTC ]
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Simon Mackay is to leave his role as head of book sales and retail at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in spring 2020 to take on a new project. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 21:36:55 UTC ]
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In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-18 10:00:07 UTC ]
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In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-18 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Two top executives at newspaper publisher Tribune are stepping down as the company deals with its largest shareholder, a hedge fund known for cutting newsroom jobs, and navigates the ongoing shift to online media Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2020-02-03 23:48:57 UTC ]
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In a memo to Macmillan employees, Steve Rubin announced that, having just completed his 10th year at the company’s Henry Holt division, “this is the perfect time to move on.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Waterstones events manager Rosie Beaumont-Thomas has joined the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) to lead events programming for its 200th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 16:46:33 UTC ]
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Literary agent Marilia Savvides has left PFD to join management and production firm 42. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 18:38:34 UTC ]
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Boris Kachka, whose tenure as books editor at 'New York' magazine saw the publication experiment with tripling its book coverage, will succeed former books editor Carolyn Kellogg at the 'Los Angeles Times.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sasha Quinton, who moved to Barnes & Noble in March as v-p and general merchandise manager, will take over as president of Scholastic's book fair business on January 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Temple earned strong reviews over her eight years at the Copyright Office, including the last three years as its leader. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld’s rights director Helen Edwards is leaving the publisher later this month as a result of its rights reorganisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 09:48:03 UTC ]
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Sophie Allen is leaving Octopus imprint Kyle Books after 16 years to join Pavilion as commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 20:55:52 UTC ]
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Two Roads has acquired a book of the "words, wit, wisdom, one-liners and rants" of comedian Jeremy Hardy, who died earlier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 19:44:00 UTC ]
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