Khurshid Khan made Britannica UK m.d.

Encyclopaedia Britannica division Britannica Digital Learning has appointed Khurshid Khan as m.d... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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UK's first Black specialist bookshop New Beacon to close

The UK's first Black specialist bookshop is to shut its doors and move entirely online, as financial constraints jeopardise its future.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-28 16:05:54 UTC ]
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The Morning After: Adidas' first NFT drop made $23 million

If you’ve started to generally understand the ebbs and flows of cryptocurrencies, the volatility of Bitcoin and the rest, and started to comprehend why blockchain tech has a big future beyond Dogecoin, it probably means you’re late to the NFT party. Non-fungible tokens are, well, unique. (That’s... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-12-20 12:13:50 UTC ]
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Mackesy hit named bestselling UK hardback since records began

Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has become the UK’s bestselling adult hardback book since records began, according to figures released by publisher Ebury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-16 07:15:56 UTC ]
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UK magazine firm tells staff they must come into office despite Omicron

Exclusive: Future Publishing emails 1,500 staff in England to say full working from home ‘is not something we can do’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFuture, the London-listed owner of magazines from Marie Claire to Metal Hammer, has told more than 1,000 members of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-12-10 12:07:58 UTC ]
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How Two Novelists and a Poet Made Me Change My Life

Are there certain books with topics you avoid? That you fear may leave you a little worse for wear? Here's what may happen if you read them. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-12-07 11:38:00 UTC ]
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‘Rock Concert’ goes behind the scenes with the people who made the biggest shows happen

Marc Myers’s oral history looks at the explosion of rock concerts over four decades. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK buys education publisher John Catt

Hachette UK has bought John Catt Educational for an undisclosed sum in a deal that sees it become part of Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 16:03:02 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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The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales

The United Kingdom's audiobook sales show an eye-catching 71-percent jump, January to June this year over the same period in 2019. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-28 17:52:33 UTC ]
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Carthew plans UK tour to address publishing diversity and inclusion

Natasha Carthew, the artistic director of The Festival for Working Class Writers, is planning a UK tour in 2022 to address diversity and inclusion issues in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 12:09:19 UTC ]
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The Coming-of-Age Stories That Made Charlie Jane Anders

Charlie Jane Anders discusses the coming-of-age stories that shaped her award-winning science fiction and helped her confront the world in front of her. The post The Coming-of-Age Stories That Made Charlie Jane Anders appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2021-11-18 21:30:07 UTC ]
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Appreciation: Sylvère Lotringer made book publishing safe for dangerous ideas

'Never give people what they want, or they'll hate you for it,' said Lotringer, founder of the influential publisher Semiotext(e), who died last week. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-18 14:30:04 UTC ]
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Amazon to stop accepting Visa's UK-issued credit cards over high fees

Amazon has announced it will stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards over high fees. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 17:57:09 UTC ]
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Hachette UK commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Hachette UK has committed to setting science-based targets for reducing its carbon emissions as part of the global Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aiming to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 07:03:21 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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Quercus reveals UK tour and campaign for Emily Ratajkowski’s 'My Body'

Quercus has unveiled the UK press tour and “unmissable publicity and marketing campaign” for Emily Ratajkowski’s debut My Body.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 11:59:42 UTC ]
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PA poll shows books are source of great pride for UK

New polling from the Publishers Association (PA) has revealed 61% of respondents feel proud when a UK book has global success, as the organisation continues to urge against copyright changes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 22:10:30 UTC ]
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Report shows fourfold rise in minority ethnic characters in UK children’s books

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education welcomes steep increase in representation, but warns there are ‘no quick fixes’The proportion of children’s books featuring a minority ethnic character has almost quadrupled in the last four years, according to a new survey – but researchers say “we... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-04 14:36:37 UTC ]
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Ante, Benson and Hale made Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellows

Romalyn Ante, Dzifa Benson and Jamie Hale have been selected as Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellows for 2020/21, the third and final edition of the programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 10:02:13 UTC ]
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UK publishers donate 10,000 books to restock Mosul library after ISIS attack

UK publishers have donated more than 10,000 books through Book Aid International to the University of Mosul Library since it was destroyed by an ISIS attack. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-31 21:55:16 UTC ]
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