Moss made m.d. of Wordery as Jones leaves

Connect Books has promoted Rob Moss to managing director of online bookseller Wordery, following the decision of current managing director and founder, Will Jones, to leave the business at the end of May. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris leaves Orion to head up new publishing team at YMU

Amanda Harris will join talent management group YMU, in a newly created role as director publishing, after 14 years at Orion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 08:13:35 UTC ]
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Duncan leaves Bloomsbury after 23 years

Bloomsbury’s digital director and publisher Stephanie Duncan has left the company after almost 23 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 18:10:45 UTC ]
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Follett, Child, Moyes and Mosse launch European tour

Jojo Moyes, Kate Mosse, Ken Follett and Lee Child have joined forces to go on tour in Europe, this November, with the four authors pledging their commitment to their European readers in light of Brexit. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 04:06:29 UTC ]
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RSL celebrates Levy as Baddiel, Beard and Fry made Fellows

The Royal Society of Literature celebrated the late Andrea Levy’s contribution to literature last night, as it elected 45 new Fellows and Honorary Fellows.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 21:13:51 UTC ]
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Avon reveals raft of promotions with Khan made head of PR

Avon has unveiled a number of promotions across the division, with Katie Loughnane, Sabah Khan and Molly Walker-Sharp all stepping up to new roles, as well as two new recruits—Bethany Wickington and Ellie Pilcher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 23:21:59 UTC ]
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Emily Barrett leaves Orion for Sphere senior commissioning role

Orion Spring and Seven Dials commissioning editor Emily Barrett is leaving the lifestyle and non-fiction imprints to join Sphere. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 09:59:09 UTC ]
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Bashir, Joseph and Sode made Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellows

Hafsah Aneela Bashir, Anthony Joseph and Yomi Sode have been selected as the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellows for 2019/20. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 07:38:10 UTC ]
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Mosse awarded Carcassonne city medal

Kate Mosse has been presented with a city medal in recognition of her contribution to literature by the mayor of Carcassonne in France—a rare award for a British person. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 01:26:21 UTC ]
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Gale, McMillan and Moss make Polari Prize longlists

The longlists for the Polari Prize and the Polari First Book Prize have been revealed, with stories about trans lives and gender identities featuring heavily on the 24-strong list. . Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 20:37:34 UTC ]
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Google Made $4.7 Billion From the News Industry in 2018, Study Says

Journalists create the content, and big tech companies are profiting off it, according to a new analysis. “We need to share the revenue,” a news publisher says. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-10 04:21:34 UTC ]
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Picador triumphs in nine-way auction for 'sharp' Moss novel

Picador has scooped the "heart-stopping" new novel from Sarah Moss in a six-figure deal following a heated nine-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 09:45:13 UTC ]
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W&N editorial director Murphy leaves after non-fiction team 'review'

Editorial director for Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N), Paul Murphy, is leaving his role after more than eight years with Orion, following a “review" of the imprint's non-fiction commissioning team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 22:34:20 UTC ]
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Talks underway for fourth Bridget Jones film

Talks are underway for a film adaptation of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Vintage).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 21:56:32 UTC ]
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Issa Rae adapting Tayari Jones’ ‘Silver Sparrow’ for the big screen

"Insecure" creator Issa Rae is producing a film adaptation of "Silver Sparrow," the 2011 novel by acclaimed author Tayari Jones. Jones, whose latest novel, "An American Marriage," was shortlisted for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, confirmed the news to Oprah Magazine. "Issa Rae is an artist... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-16 18:20:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg LP expands parental leave for primary caregivers, regardless of gender

is expanding its parental leave policy effective immediately, the company said in a release. Founder Michael Bloomberg made the announcement Tuesday to his employees to expand the gender-neutral... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-05-15 22:01:31 UTC ]
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TCAF 2019 Hails Manga Stars; PW Talks with Oni's James Lucas Jones

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, an international show of indie comics and graphic novels, was held May 11 and 12 at the Toronto Reference Library, and honored acclaimed manga artists Junji Ito and Hiromi Takashima; PW also interviewed Oni Press publisher James Lucas Jones about the recent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder scoops Times fashion editor Walker debut on maternity leave rivalry

Hodder & Stoughton has scooped two novels from debut author and Times fashion editor Harriet Walker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sime made permanent as ALPSP chief executive

Wayne Sime has been appointed permanent chief executive of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), after taking the role on an interim basis in October last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Points of View: Spotlight on Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones

Told from two perspectives written by two different writers, 'I'm Not Dying with You Tonight' shows how two fictional teens react to being flung into the middle of a riot. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook bans Alex Jones and other controversial figures for hate speech

In the latest sign that social media giants are feeling the heat for allowing their platforms to amplify voices of extremists, Facebook on Thursday banned conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder Alex Jones and the accounts of other controversial figures. The company, citing violations of... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-03 00:10:00 UTC ]
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