LBF LATEST: Amazon withdraws as US teams at HarperCollins and Hachette exit fair

Amazon has pulled out of the London Book Fair, as the US businesses of HarperCollins and Hachette have joined Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Penguin Random House in withdrawing a number of their rights staff from the London Book Fair amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding pressure on the organiser Reed Exhibitions. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 20:42:21 UTC ]

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Walliams serves up Marmalade in second picture book with Stower

David Walliams’ next picture book, Marmalade, will be published by HarperCollins Children's Books in February featuring illustrations by Adam Stower.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-21 01:51:57 UTC ]
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Waiting list for LBF as rollovers and reduced space leave some firms struggling

Some agents and publishers who chose not to roll over their London Book Fair bookings from 2020 have reported struggling to get tables at next year’s event, with organisers admitting there is now a waiting list amid high demand and construction works at the Olympia venue. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 16:42:18 UTC ]
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Wilson joins Hachette Children's after decade at HarperCollins

Harriet Wilson will join Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) as publisher of fiction brands and classics, after more than a decade with HarperCollins Children’s Books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-19 22:58:37 UTC ]
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HarperCollins scoops debut from ex-BBC politics editor Burley

HarperCollins has scooped Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?, an insider account and debut by former BBC political programming editor Rob Burley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 14:50:05 UTC ]
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HCG bags Bardugo's graphic novel Shadow and Bone prequel

Hachette Children’s Group has inked a deal for Demon in the Wood by bestselling Shadow and Bone series author Leigh Bardugo, the first graphic novel set in the Grishaverse universe, with illustrations by Dani Pendergast.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 07:47:02 UTC ]
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HarperCollins marks 'five days of giving' this Christmas

HarperCollins is participating in "five days of giving" this week, to highlight the charities and causes it is supporting this Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PRH chooses eight new writers for WriteNow mentoring programme

Eight new writers have been chosen to join this year's Penguin Random House UK’s WriteNow mentoring programme, with a focus on children's writers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster file withering response to DOJ antitrust suit

Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster are putting up a fight against federal efforts to scuttle their merger, alleging the government is wrong. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-13 21:40:35 UTC ]
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PRH Fires Back at the DoJ's Effort to Stop Its S&S Purchase

Penguin Random House is disputing the U.S. Department of Justice's main argument in the government's lawsuit to block PRH’s acquisition of S&S, namely that the merger would lead to "substantial harm to authors of anticipated top-selling books and ultimately, consumers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Department of Justice is aiming to begin court proceedings against Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann on 1st August 2022, in a bid to block the publisher from acquiring Simon & Schuster in a $2.2bn deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Chris Cuomo Book Pulled by Harper Collins

The decision by HarperCollins comes after the anchor was fired by CNN and exited his daily satellite radio talk show. Continue reading at The New York Times

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A debut novel by a HarperCollins UK editor goes to Putnam, former Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III sells a memoir to Atria, Random House buys NBA winner Tiya Miles’s latest, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Russian oil giant Rosneft discontinues claim against Putin's People

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Hachette undergoes 'major overhaul' of recruitment after staff and author census

Hachette is undergoing a "major overhaul" of its recruitment and outreach practices to improve diversity in the workplace, after publishing the results for its first staff and author censuses. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Crossey leaves PRH for Little, Brown

Little, Brown has appointed Matthew Crossey from Penguin Random House as head of lifestyle non-fiction campaigns. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Dohle optimistic about publishing's future and insists S&S acquisition 'pro-competitive'

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Trade wary of audio monopoly after buyouts as Dohle warns on streaming

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PRH Children's signs Wilson's 'heart-breaking' YA novel about teen pregnancy

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