Jill Jones appointed at Bloomsbury

Former Cengage Learning c.e.o. Jill Jones has been appointed as an independent non-executive... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Modern Luxury Appoints New Editors-in-Chief | People on the Move

The New Inquiry's Rachel Rosenfelt joins The New Republic as its next publisher and VP, and more people on the move this week. The post Modern Luxury Appoints New Editors-in-Chief | People on the Move appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Transparent’ creator Jill Soloway heads new Amazon book imprint

Jill Soloway, creator of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning show Transparent, is heading another Amazon project. The company announced today that Soloway will be the editor-at-large of a new Amazon Publishing imprint, Topple Books, which will feature... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Jill Soloway’s Amazon Imprint Can Topple Norms; Midas Sees Gold in a Rights Ace

Publishing's closest relationship with Amazon Studios' Hollywood clout now lies in a new partnership with activist-filmmaker Jill Soloway's Topple Productions. And London's powerhouse PR firm Midas names Hodder's Jason Bartholomew joint CEO. The post Industry Notes: Jill Soloway’s Amazon Imprint... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Mitchell Beazley vie for Jane Grigson award

Two Bloomsbury titles are to battle it out for the Jane Grigson Trust Award alongside a title from Mitchell Beazley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph wins auction for bestselling 'Irish Bridget Jones'

Michael Joseph has acquired Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling, the debut novel from long-time friends Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen that claimed Ireland's Christmas number-one spot for adult fiction last year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to publish 'urgent' book on consent

Bloomsbury is to publish an “urgent” and “unapologetically radical” book on sexual consent, rape culture and the power of desire by writer and journalist Laurie Penny. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 PROSE Awards Are Led by Bloomsbury’s Arcadian Library Online

Stressing 'the centuries-old interface between the Christian West and the Arab and Islamic world,' this year's  PROSE / Hawkins winner is the Arcadian Library Online, an ongoing digitization project of Bloomsbury. The post The 2018 PROSE Awards Are Led by Bloomsbury’s Arcadian Library Online... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury’s Arcadian Library Online Takes Home Top Honor at 2018 PROSE Awards

Bloomsbury beat out more than 550 books, journals and digital products across 51 subject categories to take home this year's R.R. Hawkins Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Darren Witherall appointed IglooBooks c.o.o

Darren Witherall has been appointed to the role of chief operating officer for IglooBooks as one of three "key" appointments across its senior management team in the UK and US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury buys two more from Charman and Sharratt

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired two new picture books written by Katrina Charman and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is co-writing a book with 'The Game' author Neil Strauss

Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist, radio show host and publisher of the extremist right-wing website InfoWars, is co-writing a book with "The Game" author Neil Strauss, CNN reports. The network obtained a proposal sent to major publishers for a book to be titled “The Secret History of the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs journalists who broke Weinstein story

Bloomsbury has acquired a book by the New York Times journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury reveals new Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Bloomsbury will release a ‘house edition’ of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book in the Harry Potter series, in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Copestick appointed Kyle Books publisher

Octopus Publishing has appointed Joanna Copestick, formerly associate publisher at Jacqui Small, to be publisher of the recently-acquired Kyle Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 literary breakthrough: Kima Jones

Kima Jones is the founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts, a not-yet-3-year-old, three-person L.A.-based book publicity company whose clients are primarily women of color. Jones is a savvy media strategist and creative force, already counting a Pulitzer Prize winner (Tyehimba Jess’ poetry collection... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurcombe appointed Hodder Education c.o.o.

Egmont Publishing's chief financial officer Alan Hurcombe has been appointed to the new role of chief operating officer for the Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Irish Bridget Jones' series gets six-figure deal

Gill Books has struck a six-figure two-book deal with journalists Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen to continue their series about stereotypical Irish girl Aisling, hailed as Ireland's answer to Bridget Jones.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-figure deal for 'Irish Bridget Jones' series

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen sign two-book deal to follow their breakout debut, Oh My God, What a Complete AislingTwo friends whose novel about a “complete Aisling” is being hailed as the Irish answer to Bridget Jones have landed a six-figure two-book deal.Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs deWitt after seven-way auction

Bloomsbury is to publish the next title from Man Booker shortlisted author Patrick deWitt following a seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Force as Religion: PW Talks to Jediist Daniel Jones

Ahead of the theatrical release of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ on Dec. 15, the founder of the U.K.-based Church of Jediism discusses the challenges and appeal of the Jedi-based faith in his book, ‘Becoming the Force.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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