Emma Layfield, Hachette Children's Group picture book development director (North), has acquired three picture books from spoken-word poet Tony Walsh as her first acquisition in her new role in Hachette's Manchester office. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 02:22:05 UTC ]
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Candice Carty-Williams, Nina Stibbe and Beth O'Leary are among the authors longlisted for this year's Comedy Women in Print Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 22:33:02 UTC ]
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Poet Carol Ann Duffy and the Manchester Writing School have launched an international poetry project in response to the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 14:30:11 UTC ]
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Mikki Kendall’s bracing collection explores raging disparities and the limits of a movement Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-08 18:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press (OUP) has made many of its flagship educational and home learning resources available for free, in order to support teachers, parents and learners affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 06:50:42 UTC ]
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Dean Atta answers our questions about his debut YA novel, The Black Flamingo (Hodder Children's Books), which is told in verse and has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 04:20:43 UTC ]
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A number of little free library volunteer stewards -- both registered and unregistered with the Little Free Library organization – have switched from filling the mounted boxes in front of their homes with free books to filling them with household items. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New and forthcoming titles are offering parents advice on how to find peace, calm, and connection in a time of uncertainty. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier, which for the past two years has reported significant median gender pay gaps of 40% and 39.4%, has reduced that number slightly to 37% in its latest filing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 20:51:43 UTC ]
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The first novel to be published by Stormzy’s new imprint #Merky Books, That Reminds Me by poet and podcaster Derek Owusu, has been longlisted for the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for debuts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 14:35:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Avon is to publish Clare Marchant's debut The Secrets of Saffron Hall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 00:16:57 UTC ]
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Dean Koontz's The Eyes of Darkness was leapfrogged by Nicola May’s The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay for the Bookstat e-book number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 08:29:54 UTC ]
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Springer Nature is making a range of "key" textbooks freely accessible for educators, students and academics affected by coronavirus lockdown to help support higher education institutions around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 00:06:30 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann has formally completed the full acquisition of Penguin Random House, following the sale of Pearson's remaining 25% stake for $675m (£530m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 12:09:24 UTC ]
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Laura Cumming, Max Porter and Lucy Ellmann have been longlisted for this year's £10,000 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, rewarding fiction, non-fiction or poetry – which best evokes the spirit of a place. The RSL is promoting the list on social media this afternoon, showcasing each... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-26 04:38:34 UTC ]
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Google has launched a new program called Stadia Makers that could lead to the release of more titles for the platform, particularly ones from experienced indie developers. The tech giant has announced the project during its virtual Games Developer Su... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-03-24 12:31:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Non-Fiction is making a series of changes to its editorial team: Anna Baty is joining from The Bodley Head as senior commissioning editor, while Zuleika’s Tom Perrin is taking on a consultant editor role and Huw Armstrong has been promoted. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 09:00:03 UTC ]
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Collins has made hundreds of books and learning resources free for teachers and families as schools close over the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-20 03:54:56 UTC ]
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JK Rowling, Zadie Smith and Jamie Oliver have made the shortlist for the British Book Awards "30 from 30" trophy that will crown one book the “best” of the past three decades. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 13:31:41 UTC ]
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Some of what we have learnt about working at home as part of a publishing team over the past six years is true of all remote workers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 19:06:18 UTC ]
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Emerald Publishing has launched a £20,000 fund to cover article processing charges, supporting social scientists in making their research on health emergencies such as coronavirus rapidly available. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-16 15:58:43 UTC ]
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