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 ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has signed illustrator David Tazzyman to its list for his debut middle-grade fiction series and a new picture book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 16:24:51 UTC ]
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Awards this year go to winners in India, New Zealand, Kenya, Germany, Egypt, Spain, Indonesia, Finland, Italy, the UK, and USA. The post London Book Fair Announces Its 2020 International Excellence Award Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-11 10:32:51 UTC ]
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The winners of the London Book Fair Awards 2020 have been revealed with the LBF International Excellence Awards, CAMEOs and UK Book Blog Awards all taking place online after the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 02:01:11 UTC ]
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Hachette and Bonnier Books UK are the latest publishers to announce they will no longer be sending staff to the Bologna Book Fair as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 17:59:23 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK's mentoring programme WriteNow will return, with workshops planned in England and, for the first time, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 18:32:05 UTC ]
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Lady Gaga’s foundation has signed a global deal with Macmillan for a “vital” book of inspirational stories by young people and “notes of empowerment” from the singer herself. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 16:12:04 UTC ]
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The film director’s book Apropos of Nothing was dropped by its US publisher after staff walkouts, but the French publisher says ‘Allen is not Roman Polanski’Woody Allen’s controversial memoir will still be published in France despite its US publisher dropping it, with his French publisher saying... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-09 14:57:23 UTC ]
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Workman has formed the Workman Audio imprint and named former HarperCollins Audio v-p and publisher Ana Maria Allessi head of the new unit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer ‘uneasy’ over US publisher’s decision to drop director’s memoirAuthor Stephen King has hit out at publisher Hachette over its decision to drop publication of Woody Allen’s memoir after a protest from his son, the author Ronan Farrow, prompted a walkout of staff at the publishing group’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-08 08:10:29 UTC ]
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Hachette has succumbed to moral outrage in rejecting his autobiographyWhen Hachette bought Woody Allen’s autobiography, they no doubt expected it to be controversial. And no doubt they expected it to be a commercial success.He is, after all, one of the great American writers and directors. And... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-07 19:00:13 UTC ]
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After Hachette Book Group employees walk out in protest–and Ronan Farrow breaks with the publisher–the Big Five house reverses course on Woody Allen's memoir. The post Hachette USA Cancels Publication of Woody Allen Book, ‘After Listening’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-06 21:50:09 UTC ]
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Hachette won’t publish Woody Allen’s memoir ‘Apropos of Nothing,’ after a week of backlash. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-06 21:44:58 UTC ]
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On Friday, Woody Allen's publisher, Hachette Books Group, decided to cancel the planned release of his memoir Apropos of Nothing. The decision came after dozens employees staged a walkout in protest of the book's publication. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-03-06 20:54:52 UTC ]
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On Friday, a day after a walkout, Hachette announced it will return all rights to the author. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-06 20:46:29 UTC ]
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In a statement, Hachette Book Group has announced that it has cancelled its publication of Woody Allen’s memoir, Apropos of Nothing, which was originally scheduled for release in April 2020. Hachette will return all rights to the author. “The decision to cancel Mr. Allen’s book was a difficult... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-06 20:10:39 UTC ]
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And then there were two. (And Tulsi Gabbard.) On the last day of 2018, Elizabeth Warren fired the starting gun on the 2020 Democratic primary; yesterday, two days after her poor Super Tuesday returns, she dropped out of the race. After announcing her exit, Warren went outside her house to... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-03-06 12:48:00 UTC ]
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Between 75 and 100 Hachette Book Group employees in New York City and Boston condemn their publisher's acquisition of Woody Allen's autobiography, as Ronan Farrow leaves Hachette in protest. The post Hachette USA Employees Walk Out to Protest Woody Allen Book appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-06 12:13:58 UTC ]
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Macmillan executives are seeking feedback on three new e-book licensing proposals from a select group of librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah Winfrey's lively but emotional book club discussion of 'American Dirt' features Winfrey and Macmillan president Don Weisberg both promising to do better to amplify Latinx voices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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An editor at a Beijing-based publisher describes the Chinese book business in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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