Karen Bradley appointed new Culture Secretary

Karen Bradley has been appointed Culture Secretary in Theresa May's new government. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Andrews appointed to new role of academy manager for Rathbones Folio Prize

Tanya Andrews has been appointed to the newly created role of Folio Academy manager for the Rathbones Folio Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 20:09:41 UTC ]
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Ladybird's Cullen appointed Quarto group publisher for children's trade

Shannon Cullen is leaving Ladybird to join Quarto as group publisher for children's trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-14 03:27:34 UTC ]
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Greg Tate, musician and leading hip-hop generation cultural critic, dies at 64

As a Village Voice critic, he became one of the leading chroniclers of the emergence of hip-hop and had a powerful influence on later critics. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-09 00:26:12 UTC ]
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Substack starts 'concerted push' for UK writers with Storr appointment

Substack is starting a "concerted push" to bring more UK based writers to the platform, and has appointed Farrah Storr as a new head of partnerships for the region. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 08:13:23 UTC ]
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Former Trump Defense Secretary Sues Pentagon for Blocking Portions of his Memoir

In the suit, filed on November 28, attorneys for Esper say that “significant text” is being “improperly withheld from publication…under the guise of classification.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Dacre appointed editor-in-chief of Daily Mail parent company

Move comes after former Daily Mail editor pulled out of the running to be next Ofcom chairmanPaul Dacre has returned to the Daily Mail publisher as editor-in-chief of the newspaper’s parent company after pulling out of the running to be the next chair of the media regulator, Ofcom.His... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-22 15:31:03 UTC ]
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Hay and Women's Prize win Culture Recovery Fund cash

The Hay Festival and the Women's Prize are some of the literature organisations to have benefitted from the latest round of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund administered through Arts Council England.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 05:55:21 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker appoints Ellis-Brown as deputy publishing director for crime

Harvill Secker has appointed Katie Ellis-Brown as deputy publishing director for crime, thriller and crossover fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 18:43:17 UTC ]
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Sutton appointed chief exec at STM

The International Association for Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has appointed Dr Caroline Sutton as the organisation’s new chief executive officer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 04:56:03 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK appoints Whiddett as editor

Bonnier Books UK has appointed Little Tiger's Ella Whiddett as editor, where she will be commissioning for the Hot Key Books and Piccadilly Press imprints.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 11:39:26 UTC ]
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October Religion Bestsellers: ‘Jesus Listens’ Debuts at #1, Karen Kingsbury Tops

‘Jesus Listens,’ a follow up to Sarah Young’s bestselling devotionals ‘Jesus Calling’ and ‘Jesus Always,’ tops our religion nonfiction bestsellers list for October. In fiction, Karen Kingbury takes #1 with the latest installment to her Baxter Family series, ‘Forgiving Paris.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Bolt says Alan Jones’ poetic departure not cancel culture as Sky finds ‘room for Piers Morgan’ | Weekly beast

Former shock jock Jones tells fans to find him on Facebook as he departs TV. Plus: Seven’s costly Cleo Smith case blunderWhen News Corp unveiled plans for Piers Morgan to headline an international prime time talk show we flippantly said “Move over Andrew Bolt, Alan Jones and Peta Credlin – there... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-05 01:29:20 UTC ]
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Sivasundaram wins £25k British Academy Prize for Global Cultural Understanding

Cambridge historian Sujit Sivasundaram's "truly powerful" book Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire (William Collins) has won the £25,000 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 09:16:59 UTC ]
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Arvon appoints Long as first virtual writer in residence

Creative writing charity Arvon has appointed Rachel Long as its first virtual writer in residence for its online programme, Arvon at Home. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 00:33:48 UTC ]
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Jerry Pinkney, children’s book illustrator who celebrated African American people and culture, dies at 81

Mr. Pinkney brought new life to old fairy tales — and to children’s literature as a whole — with his radiant illustrations in more than 100 picture books. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-22 13:28:42 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney won’t release new bestseller in Israel, publisher says, intensifying debate on cultural boycott

The Irish author of "Beautiful World, Where Are You" has been open about her opposition to Israeli government policies. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-12 11:46:18 UTC ]
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Lyall Grant joins Joffe Books as Severn House appoints new publisher

Severn House publisher Kate Lyall Grant is joining Joffe Books as publishing director, to be succeeded at Severn House by Joanne Grant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 16:06:12 UTC ]
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Quadrille's Hughes appointed first UK publisher at Murdoch Books

Murdoch Books has appointed Céline Hughes to the newly created role of UK publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 12:39:26 UTC ]
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Servadio appointed UK literary scout for Piper Verlag

Rebecca Servadio at London Literary Scouting has been appointed UK literary scout for Piper Verlag and Berlin Verlag in Germany following the retirement of Heather Schiller.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 05:13:56 UTC ]
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Our culture of silence

I recently had a celebratory drink with an editor. They described their previous job at one of the major conglomerates by telling me how they had cried every single day on their way to work for two years (they left just pre-covid), so anxious were they that they were going to get the sack, be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 10:22:37 UTC ]
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