Justin Adams leaves Bertrams Group

Justin Adams, managing director of Connect Books (now Bertrams Group, following its purchase by investment company Aurelius in February), is to leave the company. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veg leaves its competitors in the dust for Oliver's 64th number one

Jamie Oliver’s Veg (Michael Joseph) has leapt straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 24,261 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 05:37:15 UTC ]
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Essex library campaigners urge community groups to withdraw help

Essex library campaigners are warning community groups could face an “unsustainable burden” of nearly £50,000 a year if they choose to run a local library service - and are calling on more to withdraw their offers to run local libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 21:57:18 UTC ]
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Enzor leaves Quarto to lead new Quercus imprint

Publisher Kerry Enzor is leaving Quarto to lead a new Quercus imprint focused on international non-fiction originated entirely in-house. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 12:13:03 UTC ]
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Recalling and Reimagining Vietnam: A Conversation with Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith, by Mary E. Adams

Interviews Mary E. Adams Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam, and raised in California. His first book, The Land Baron’s Sun: The Story of Lý Loc and His Seven Wives, won the 2015 Indie Book Award for best poetry collection. His other works... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2019-08-12 20:31:01 UTC ]
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Bayliss made group c.e.o. at The Book People

Claire Bayliss has been appointed as group c.e.o. of The Book People, and has promised to spearhead a transformation at the company, saying it has become “invisible” in recent years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 14:16:31 UTC ]
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Piatkus scoops second novel from Justin Myers

Piatkus has scooped the second novel from Justin Myers, described as "a bold, eloquent and witty coming of age story". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 05:47:16 UTC ]
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US student groups oppose McGraw-Hill/Cengage merger

Over 40 student organisations in the US have urged the US Department of Justice to block the proposed merger of publishers Cengage and McGraw-Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 03:41:22 UTC ]
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Woodstock can’t be duplicated. Perhaps we should leave it at that.

An anniversary concert, books and other memorabilia try, once again, to capture a moment that’s passed. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Getty Trust Leads Group of Foundations Acquiring Ebony Archives for $30M

A group of private foundations led by the J. Paul Getty Trust is set to purchase the complete photography archive of Johnson Publishing—which comprises some 983,000 photographs and 3.35 million unprocessed negatives from Ebony and Jet magazines dating back to 1948—after submitting a winning $30... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-25 17:18:02 UTC ]
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PRH publishes gender pay gap nine months early and unveils plans for parental leave

Penguin Random House has revealed its gender pay gap figures nine months early with a largely unchanged balance sheet but with a new initiative which sees all new parents at the company given the opportunity to take 12 months off from next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 23:00:06 UTC ]
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Bustle Digital Group Acquires Tech and Science Site Inverse

Bryan Goldberg is making additional moves in digital media. Goldberg's Bustle Digital Group has acquired Inverse, a tech- and science-focused website, the company said today. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition represents yet another for Goldberg and BDG, which... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-07-23 17:51:26 UTC ]
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Bookselling Groups Ready Green Initiatives

The U.K.'s Booksellers Association is working with the ABA and the Australian Bookseller Association to develop a manifesto detailing environmentally friendly practices for the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin Creates Two Business Groups

The publisher will now be organized around the Harlequin Trade Publishing Group, headed by Loriana Sacilotto, and the Harlequin Brand Group, led by Brent Lewis. Angela James and Joanne Grant will leave Harlequin on July 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Newspapers’ Texas Community Group Announces New Leadership

Hearst announced today that Clarice Touhey has been named president of the Texas Community Group for Hearst Newspapers. She succeeds Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-15 23:38:52 UTC ]
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Ross leaves Hodder Education after 20 years in restructure

Hodder Education’s group business operations manager Alyssum Ross is departing the firm after 20 years, as part of a restructure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 02:55:59 UTC ]
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Hodgson leaves HC to join Corvus

Sarah Hodgson will join Corvus as publishing director after 20 years at HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-12 05:33:21 UTC ]
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Clare Harington to leave Hachette

Hachette's group communications director Clare Harington is stepping down after 12 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 21:50:48 UTC ]
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Russell leaves Aitken Alexander for Found

Gillie Russell is leaving Aitken Alexander to join literary agency Found, where she will continue to represent her existing authors and expand the list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 00:55:14 UTC ]
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Douglas Schatz leaves Samuel French

Douglas Schatz, m.d. of Samuel French Ltd, has left the company, following the acquisition of the specialist theatrical publishing and licensing company by Concord Music, revealed in December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 10:40:48 UTC ]
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Facebook and the private group problem

Anyone who has been paying attention over the past year is probably well aware that Facebook has a problem with misinformation. But a number of recent events have highlighted an issue that could be even more problematic for the company and its users: namely, harassment and various forms of... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-07-03 11:45:26 UTC ]
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