My father, John Hitchin, who has died aged 88, was a marketing and publicity specialist in the publishing industry who spent three decades with Penguin Books, where he was responsible for a number of innovations, including the first paperback gift set and the first display “dump” bin. As Penguin’s development director in the early 1970s he also launched the Puffin school book club and persuaded Sainsbury’s to start selling books.John initially trained in retail at Harrods, becoming the haberdashery department manager there before joining Penguin in 1959. He started in Penguin’s publicity department, becoming the company’s first European representative (under Allen Lane), and then publicity manager in 1962, after which he was its first educational marketing manager, in which role he launched the Penguin Education division. It was after he became development director in 1973 that John launched the Puffin school book club. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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We have 15 book club ideas that address Daisy Jones & The Six book club questions, characters, and more, plus a few book club activity ideas! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-27 11:38:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley has acquired a "book club journal" from vlogger Sanne Vliegenthart Books & Quills, helping readers to get the most out of being part of a book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Fabulous Ladies Book Club has shown that immunization efforts aren’t just about getting shots into arms. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Hannah Bright is returning to the publishing industry, joining the Midas books team as senior accounts manager from mid February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-26 01:26:23 UTC ]
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The new African chapter of the Sustainable Development Goals' SDG Book Club will curate books in Kiswahili, Arabic, French, and English. The post New Initiative Brings African Literature Into the IPA-UN SDG Book Club appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-25 15:56:16 UTC ]
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Commercial herring fishing has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions. Continue reading at ABC News
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Subscribe on Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | In a special LARB Book Club edition of the Radio Hour, Eric Newman and Boris Dralyuk sit down with R. O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, co-editors of Kink, a new anthology that aims to push the boundaries of traditional literary representations of love,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
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This month, Reese Witherspoon and Emma Roberts's tastes overlap as Reese's Book Club and Belletrist pick the same novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin is publishing the first children's book by CBeebies presenter and YouTuber Maddie Moate, illustrated by Paul Boston, this September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 22:41:13 UTC ]
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If you're looking for uplifting book club books for 2020, we've got you covered! We compiled a list of 15 feel-good books that are sure to be heartwarming. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-20 11:34:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Michael Joseph has acquired a "unique" and "chilling" debut thriller, Breathless, from mountaineer and former Puffin editor Amy McCulloch, in a two-book deal, following a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 19:05:59 UTC ]
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BBC Two's weekly book club series “Between the Covers”, hosted by Sara Cox, is returning for a second series this spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 14:17:16 UTC ]
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Patrick Nolan has been promoted to publisher of Penguin Books, among several other role changes at Penguin Random House imprint Viking Penguin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has announced it is publishing A Different Sort of Normal, written and illustrated by debut talent Abigail Balfe – the true story of one girl's journey growing up with autism. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-13 08:28:31 UTC ]
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Senior figures from across the publishing industry have shared their predictions for the year ahead with The Bookseller, with support for high-street retailers and further implementation of diversity practices cited as essential steps. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-07 21:52:12 UTC ]
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The release of “Consent” put France’s literary establishment under a harsh spotlight. The publishing industry is grappling with a nation that it resembles less and less. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Bloomsbury founder and chief executive Nigel Newton and former Children's Laureate Anthony Browne have been awarded CBEs for services to the publishing industry and to literature respectively in the New Year's Honours list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-30 02:25:11 UTC ]
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Publishing industry veteran Roland Elgey died recently at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after an 18-month battle with colorectal cancer. He was 65. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Some good news to close out the year! Recently, Roxane Gay announced on Twitter that she’s starting a book club, and anyone can participate. The Audacious Book Club will span at least one year, and the reading list for 2021 has already been finalized: Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew, Black... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-21 15:31:37 UTC ]
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Penguin Books is releasing Black Joy for young adult readers, a collection of writing on race and belonging curated by gal-dem editor-in-chief Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 06:53:18 UTC ]
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