Job Moves: April 30, 2014

At Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Ellen Grafton has been promoted to assistant managing editor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Wilson and Sharratt to end 30-year partnership with final book

Puffin has announced the final book in Jacqueline Wilson’s and Nick Sharratt’s 30-year-partnership, The Runaway Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 00:56:46 UTC ]
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Concern over jobs at CUP as press consults on roles

Cambridge University Press has confirmed it is consulting on shedding jobs in two areas of the organisation, in a development that is separate to its recently revealed merger with exams body Cambridge Assessment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-28 12:22:34 UTC ]
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To All the Libraries I’ll Miss When I (Finally) Move

Six years after moving to D.C. and deciding it's not for me, there’s still something holding me back from leaving: the libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-19 10:30:00 UTC ]
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How Much Does Your Job Shape Your Identity?

“You think you’ve known someone for a long time,” a character in one of Jenny Bhatt’s short stories says of her Indian colleague shortly after he’s shot dead by a white man in a bar. “Maybe he never really took to us. Never really became one of us.” Turn by turn, each of his white […] The post... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2020-10-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Arrow signs Ainsworth's 'moving' adult debut

Cornerstone imprint Arrow has acquired the debut adult novel from Carnegie-nominated children's author Eve Ainsworth.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 22:48:23 UTC ]
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Neville moves to Zaffre in new thriller deal

Thriller author Stuart Neville is moving from Harvill Secker to Zaffre Books in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 02:17:26 UTC ]
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HMH Reorganization Will Cut 525 Jobs

As Houghton Mifflin Harcourt shifts more of its education publishing business to the creation of digital products, the company said it has implemented a restructuring program that will cut its workforce by 22% in order to save between $95 million to $100 million annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Dystopian YA Novel Feels Too Real: Critical Linking, September 30, 2020

An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-09-30 10:30:00 UTC ]
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The greatest job in the literary world is accepting applications again.

Are you happy in your current book world job? Do you arise each morning with a sense of purpose? Does social isolation, political turmoil, and inclement fall weather agree with you? Can you turn up to work barefoot and go snorkeling on your lunch break? If you answered “no” to any of the above... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-24 16:47:43 UTC ]
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Kassabova moves to Jonathan Cape in two-book deal

Prize-winning writer Kapka Kassabova is moving to Jonathan Cape in a two-book deal, with first title, Elixir, exploring the human hunger for healing and a search for a cure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 14:09:10 UTC ]
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‘Goodfellas’ turned 30 this year. ‘Made Men’ explores its lasting influence.

Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film was far from a surefire hit, but it cemented his legacy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-24 12:03:35 UTC ]
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Sunak's Job Support Scheme welcomed by PA

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's new Job Support Scheme has been broadly welcomed by the Publishers Association and Creative Industries Federation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 06:13:43 UTC ]
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Deborah Tannen’s ‘Finding My Father’ pays tribute to a man whose many jobs became his life story

With so many contemporary memoirs devoted to the sins of the author’s mother, a focus on a loving dad seems a welcome change. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-23 05:01:31 UTC ]
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Dan Halpern Moving to Editor-at-Large at Ecco

Dan Halpern, who founded Ecco in 1971 and sold it to HarperCollins in 1999, is transitioning from the role of president and publisher of the imprint to editor-at-large. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder pre-empts 'moving' family memoir The Lost Café Schindler

Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted a "unique" and "meticulously researched" family memoir, The Lost Café Schindler by Meriel Schindler, centred on a family business and spanning two centuries and two world wars. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 04:29:57 UTC ]
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Sahota moves to Harvill Secker with 'extraordinary' new novel

Sunjeev Sahota is moving to Harvill Secker with “extraordinary” new novel China Room, reuniting him with deputy publishing director Kate Harvey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 15:11:20 UTC ]
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The best new audiobooks include a 30-year-old novel that’s as timely as ever

Gore Vidal’s “Hollywood” is finally getting the audiobook treatment, and not a moment too soon. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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M G Leonard moves to Walker Books for new series

Walker Books has signed M G Leonard's new middle-grade series, launching with Twitch in June 2021.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 04:55:35 UTC ]
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Stuart MacBride moves to Transworld

Author Stuart MacBride is moving to Transworld from HarperCollins, after the publisher triumphed in a seven-way auction for the author's next three books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 11:53:45 UTC ]
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How to turn your internship into a job

Harper Inspire's marketing and publicity manager Bengono Bessala – who first started working at the company as a trainee and is now a 2020 Rising Star – shares her top tips for securing a job after an internship.​   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-03 07:33:01 UTC ]
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