Miller and Matar join English PEN Board

The Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Hisham Matar has been elected onto the board of writers... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Attenberg, Shelburne, Matar, Ocampo, Pinsky, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Jami Attenberg, Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne, Hisham Matar, Silvina Ocampo, Robert Pinsky, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to... Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2019-10-22 10:00:12 UTC ]
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Hisham Matar Spent ‘A Month in Siena’ Staring at Art

The new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author is part travelogue and part art criticism, a reflection on the power of art to affect us deeply. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Rothwell joins Arrow as fiction editor

Jennie Rothwell has left Bonnier Books UK to join Cornerstone imprint Arrow as fiction editor.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 17:02:20 UTC ]
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Stiles joins Amazon Publishing’s global rights team

Hatty Stiles has joined Amazon Publishing’s global rights team as senior rights manager.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 04:56:01 UTC ]
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Picador’s Paul Baggaley to join Bloomsbury as editor-in-chief

Paul Baggaley is to join Bloomsbury as editor-in-chief for its adult consumer publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 04:03:59 UTC ]
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PEN America Launches Six Regional Chapters

The free expression nonprofit has opened six regional chapters across the United States in order to spread the reach of its advocacy for freedom of speech beyond the coasts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pavilion owner Powell joins Quarto in advisor role

Pavilion Books owner and publisher Polly Powell has started working for the Quarto Group as an advisor to its c.e.o. CK Lau. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 23:52:34 UTC ]
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Catherine Cho to join Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency

Catherine Cho will join the Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency as an additional agent in the adult fiction and non-fiction department later this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 16:05:38 UTC ]
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Bowen to join Ebury’s new Self hub

Ebury has appointed Anna Bowen as head of campaigns for its newly formed Self hub, running marketing and publicity across Vermilion and Rider.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Buonaguidi, Cartwright and Angel join FutureBook Live line-up

The next two panels announced at FutureBook Live 2019 will include speakers ranging from PFD boss Caroline Michel, to advertising guru Dave Buonaguidi, and from author Rose Cartwright to rapper Shauna O’Briain, a.k.a. MC Angel.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Irrepressibly Political Survivorship of Chanel Miller

Doreen St. Félix writes on the memoir “Know My Name,” by Chanel Miller, known previously to the public as Emily Doe, through her victim statement in the Stanford rape case and the trial of Brock Turner. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2019-10-11 15:26:18 UTC ]
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Befeqadu Hailu named International Writer of Courage 2019 at PEN Pinter Prize

Ethiopian writer, activist and co-founder of blogging platform Zone 9 Befeqadu Hailu has been named International Writer of Courage at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harvard University Press and HarperCollins India join forces in South Asia

Harvard University Press and HarperCollins India have launched a new collaboration in South Asia today.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 05:45:01 UTC ]
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Ex-Pan Mac chief exec Charkin joins finance firm Trillium

Ex-Pan Mac c.e.o. Richard Charkin has joined private capital and mergers and acquisition specialists Trillium Partners as a senior advisor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 20:33:04 UTC ]
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HarperCollins joins PRH in 2019's Social Mobility Employer Index

HarperCollins UK has unveiled new initiatives as part of its ongoing support for The Literacy Project and has joined Penguin Random House UK in a ranking of employers in 2019 who have taken the most action on social mobility in the workplace. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Custer joins Eccles Fisher from A M Heath

Jennifer Custer, previously rights director at A M Heath, will head up UK scouting at Eccles Fisher Associates from December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 11:09:18 UTC ]
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Children's author Polly Ho-Yen joins Titan with adult debut

Titan Books has signed Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award shortlisted author Polly Ho-Yen's debut adult novel.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 16:28:19 UTC ]
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Poisoned Pen Launches Horror Classics Line

Just in time for Halloween, Poisoned Pen Press, the Sourcebooks mystery imprint, has announced a new line, the Haunted Library of Horror Classics, which will debut in January 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Guille-Marrett joins indie education publisher

Emily Guille-Marrett has been appointed head of English publishing and training at independent education publisher, Maths - No Problem!, to build a new literacy business.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 22:20:23 UTC ]
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Apple News+ Launches in the UK with The Times and Hearst on Board

Apple has rolled out its publisher subscription service, Apple News+, to the U.K. some six months after announcing it in the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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