A new programme to encourage young people into becoming librarians has been launched today by the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL). The scheme is modelled on TeachFirst, which attracts people into teaching, and comes in the wake of the Sieghart report in the public library service, which urged the library sector to bring in more graduates. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Michele Young is to join Macmillan Children's Books as International Rights Director... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The founders of book recommendation site Lovereading have said they are “baffled and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The upcoming version of WoodWing´s productivity plug-in Smart Styles will offer a variety of new features, further improving the productivity in print and digital publishing. The upgrade also provides compatibility withInDesign CC ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of the pupils taking part in the National Literacy Trust's Premier League... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's Books is strongly represented in the range of titles revealed for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has made a further YA acquisition, with publisher Leah Thaxton buying UK and Commonwealth... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin title But Excuse Me That is My Book by Lauren Child, and Tom's Mad Mop by Celia Warren... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing has taken hold in the UK and two authors at the London Book Fair encouraged writers to consider DIY, offering observations and advice applicable to all. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist Taiye Selasi, whose tale of a fractured family Ghana Must Go was published by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium's hypothesis has always been that people create better things when they work together. The publishing platform's newest tool helps its authors do just that. Biz Stone and Ev Williams' founding mantra for Medium, the publishing platform they launched last August, was, "People create... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lizzie Skurnick Books, named after the author who will oversee the titles, will re-release old favorites among young adult titles first published between the 1920s and 1980s. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library e-lending pilot schemes could be in place by the end of the summer, following the release... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has criticised a decision by Pearson to change the way it pays some of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Literacy Trust’s Young Readers Programme will expand this year after increased... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past eight years, more than 300 Florida middle and high school students graduated from aspiring writer to published author, thanks to the Océ Future Authors Project. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City of York Council has been given £100,000 by the cabinet office to help it form a mutual... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some volunteers working in a Lewisham Library are there under the “workfare” scheme... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten young writers have been shortlisted for the Guardian Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books has acquired a YA trilogy by US author Allen Zadoff it is billing as "Jason... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doris Janhsen, publishing director of Germany's Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, predicts that we'll see fewer vampires and zombies in forthcoming YA and teen books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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