Mistry and Marleau promoted at Hardie Grant

Hardie Grant Books has announced a series of promotions, including Kajal Mistry's elevation to publisher and Eve Marleau's move to commissioning editor. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-02 17:14:44 UTC ]
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Cugnoni and Coates promoted at Vintage

Rachel Cugnoni is stepping up to the role of publisher for the Vintage division, while Beth Coates has been promoted to publishing director for Vintage Paperbacks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PFD promotes David and Conforth

Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) has promoted two assistants, Tessa David and Vicky Cornforth, to the role of literary agent and associate agent in the broadcast department respectively. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette's Lucy Hale promoted, Rob Manser to lead restructured group sales

Hachette UK has promoted Lucy Hale to deputy c.e.o. of Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, John Murray Press and Quercus, while also creating a new UK group sales department led by Rob Manser, in an expanded role. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaign to Promote Physical Bookstores Launched

A number of industry members have gotten together to form Love Your Bookstore, a campaign aimed to help draw attention to all physical bookstores as the holiday shopping season begins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA and UN Unveil ‘SDG Book Club’ Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals

The SDG Book Club–a new collaboration between the International Publishers Association and the United Nations' Outreach Division–will curate young readers' books correlating with each of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals over 17 months. The post IPA and UN Unveil ‘SDG Book Club’ Promoting... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To Promote Her Upcoming Show, This Finnish Pop Star Appeared as an AR Cartoon in a Donald Duck Comic Book

While brands have experimented with augmented reality on surfaces ranging from murals to milk cartons, a Finnish pop star is using the technology to layer herself into a comic book. To promote her sold-out show next month, Sanni, one of Finland's favorite artists, and her label Warner Music... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Promotions for Parkin, Harris and Horobin at Bonnier Books UK

Bonnier Books UK has made three new executive promotions, including that of Kate Parkin, who been promoted to managing director of Adult Trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angela Luxton promoted to Octopus commercial director

Octopus Publishing Group has promoted Angela Luxton, previously finance director, to the position of commercial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bola and Seiffert among authors to receive SoA grants

Writers including J J Bola and Rachel Seiffert have been awarded grants by the Society of Authors in its latest round of funding to support works in progress. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh festival illustrator-in-residence finally granted visa

Ehsan Abdollahi, the illustrator-in-residence at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival, has finally been issued with a visa, his publisher has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories Has New Indie Bookseller Promotion

Seven Stories Press has started a new monthly marketing program that it hopes addresses independent booksellers’ concerns about publishers’ direct-to consumer pricing policies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers' groups reveal increasing demand for hardship grants

Authors' organisations have revealed an “ever-increasing” demand on financial hardship grants, with new applications to the Royal Literary Fund up a third in four years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Motion, Sissay and Duffy picked for National Poetry Day promotion

Works by established poets Andrew Motion, Carol Ann Duffy and Lemn Sissay will be recommended for this year’s National Poetry Day alongside insta-poet Charly Cox and children’s poets Rachel Rooney and Joseph Coelho. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warnes wins inaugural Audible new writing grant

Paul Warnes has won the inaugural Audible New Writing Grant for his original manuscript The Society Of Unexampled Brilliance. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magic Leap signs content deal with comics giant Grant Morrison

Magic Leap has teamed up with Scotland-based Square Slice Studios, which was co-founded by comic book industry veteran Grant Morrison, to create content for its mixed reality headset. You might know the prolific writer for his work with Batman and Al... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers

Participants have been pleasantly surprised at the program, which helped spread best practices for publishers trying to grow their subscriptions. The post ‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops to promote Kat Wolfe Investigates this summer

The BA Children’s Bookselling Group has revealed Lauren St. John’s Kat Wolfe Investigates (Macmillan Children's) as its next Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Season for Summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2018: Penguin Random House Honors 'Library Awards for Innovation' Grant Recipients

The awards recognize the nation’s “most innovative public libraries and librarians for community-based library programs that engage citizens in reading and strengthen the social and cultural fabric of their community.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador and TED-Ed Team for Book Promotions

Macmillan’s literary trade paperback imprint has teamed up with the educational video unit of the renowned ideas conference to create a book recommendation program pairing each of TED-Ed’s educational animated shorts with an appropriate book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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