King given new S&S contracts role

Suzanne King will join Simon & Schuster UK in the newly created role of contracts manager... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Stephen King's 'Outsider' Crowns the List

Stephen King, a man who is no stranger to the top of any bestseller list, saw 'The Outsider,' his latest, take the #1 spot in Apple's iBooks store last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback's Iain Dale steps down, Andy McNab takes new role

Biteback managing director Iain Dale is stepping down in June after a decade with company "to concentrate on his broadcasting career", while author and former SAS soldier Andy McNab is taking on an advisory role to "guide Biteback into next stage of growth". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Canada’s PRH Gets a Female CEO; Sweden’s Universities End Elsevier Contract

The global chief of Penguin Random House names Kristin Cochrane to the role of CEO in Canada. And in Sweden, the national universities' and research consortium says it can't get the open-access arrangements it needs from Elsevier.  The post Industry Notes: Canada’s PRH Gets a Female CEO;... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonny Benjamin on publishing's role in raising mental health awareness

For Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke to Jonny Benjamin MBE about his debut memoir The Stranger on the Bridge (Bluebird).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kings Road signs memoir of Britain’s first black chief constable Michael Fuller

Britain’s first black chief constable, Michael Fuller, is publishing a memoir with Kings Road Publishing imprint 535. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe King joins A M Heath

Agent Zoe King is leaving The Blair Partnership after seven years to join A M Heath.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thousands mark 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death with pledges to continue his fight for civil rights

Five decades after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., thousands of people began to gather on the downtown streets of this Southern city and across the country to mourn his death, celebrate his life and rekindle his struggle for economic and social justice. In an echo of King’s... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix orders King Arthur series from comic legend Frank Miller

Netflix's fondness for comic book industry veterans isn't cooling off any time soon. The streaming giant has ordered Cursed, an Arthurian drama based on an impending novel co-authored by comic legend Frank Miller (of 300 and Sin City fame) and produ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurence King unveils 'richly illustrated' art history series

Laurence King Publishing is launching a new series of richly-illustrated student titles “placing art within a global geography and opening up new possibilities for interpretation”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shireen will focus on inclusivity and humour in new BookTrust role

Nadia Shireen will encourage inclusivity in children’s books, as well as promote the importance of funny books, in her new role as author and illustrator in residence at BookTrust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egan joins Hachette Ireland in new role

Hachette Ireland has expanded its team with Elaine Egan moving from her position at Orion into the newly-created role of group PR and communications manager at the firm. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to axe 'hundreds of roles'

Amazon has reportedly revealed it will axe a "small" number of roles and has not ruled out cutting jobs in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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King’s crowning glory

Stephen King’s new novel, film adaptations and his 70th birthday provided Hodder’s team with an arsenal of unmissable opportunities. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tanner Pearson delivers Kings a needed victory

The All-Star break has practically left the Kings broken, but they still had a leg to stand on before it began. Just being able to field a lineup before the four-day hiatus was considered victory enough Wednesday. Headlining a grocery list of injuries was the announcement that Jonathan Quick will... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rare Stephen King works destroyed in Maine bookstore flood

Stephen King may be the Master of Horror, but one of his fans is dealing with horror of a new kind. A Bangor, Maine, bookstore owner lost several of King’s rare manuscripts and books after a burst pipe flooded his store's basement, the Bangor Daily News reports. Gerald Winters, the owner of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King, Carolyn Reidy to Be Honored at PEN Gala

PEN America will award Stephen King with the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award and celebrate S&S president and CEO Carolyn Reidy as its Publisher Honoree at its annual Literary Gala on May 22 in New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Serpent King optioned for screen

Jeff Zentner’s debut YA novel The Serpent King (Andersen Press Ltd) has been optioned. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leila Slimani | 'I was very aware of the hypocrisy, or at least that every one was playing a role'

Leila Slimani's second novel has already scooped the prestigious Prix Goncourt and has gone on to sell in more than 30 territories worldwide... Alice O'Keeffe meets her. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward St Aubyn's King Lear and the future of literary fiction - books podcast

As a new report reveals the dire financial straits being faced by literary novelists, we investigate how these bleak conditions arose and what can be done to help the writers, regarded by some as thoroughbreds and by others as ghosts of Christmas past. We also catch up with Edward St Aubyn, one... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Survey Points to Translators’ Challenges in Year Ahead: Earnings, Contracts, Credit

Only 14 of 205 respondents to an unprecedented Authors Guild survey said that 100 percent of their income is from translation and related activities. The post Authors Guild Survey Points to Translators’ Challenges in Year Ahead: Earnings, Contracts, Credit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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