A few years ago a friend and mentor of mine asked one of the nation’s foremost blue-chip journalists, a broadcaster on a flagship show, why their programme had never had a Black presenter. The jovial response was that the show was “not a sociological laboratory”. And that brought a polite, if not awkward, end to the conversation. As fate would have it, the show in question has still never had a Black presenter, although it does have other ethnic minority presenters. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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President Obama in the Oval Office during an interview with Michiko Kakutani on Friday. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo, Julia, Joe, Jason-and-Joel (and David) all sold more than £10m worth of print books in 2016, as the big names just kept on getting bigger. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, has acquired The Savvy Cook: easy food on a budget from 20-year-old blogger and Instagram star Izy Hossack. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having started with 12 titles, the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year longlist stands now at 11 books, its intent to honor writers of color. The post The UK’s Inaugural Jhalak Prize Book of the Year Longlist: Now 11 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conglomerates continued to drive bestsellers in 2016, while readers still turned to coloring books for comfort. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature Wales is currently reviewing the Wales Book of the Year awards, with a statement on its future expected before the end of the week, the BBC has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin has said he has “made progress” on the sixth Game of Thrones book, The Winds of Winter, and thinks it will be published this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stanfords has made a profit for the second time in 14 years after investing in its festival and awards and licensing its 163-year-old brand. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ireland's Sebastian Barry, already a two-time Costa winner, may be on track again for the program's Book of the Year at the end of the month. The post Costa Book Awards’ Category Winners Contend for Book of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A second year of growth through the TCM saw the print market end 2016 in its best shape since 2010. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith will invest £48m in stores this year as the business marks its 225th anniversary, its c.e.o. Steve Clarke has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers overcame an election-year slump in November and the lack of a must-have title to finish the year flat or slightly up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Pachnos, who has worked with Aitken Alexander Associates for the last 20 years, has retired. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Antony Beevor has been knighted in the New Year's Honours list, and former Penguin UK m.d. Helen Fraser has been made a Dame. Beevor's honour was awarded "for services in support of Armed Forces Professional Development". while Fraser's is for services to Education, relating to her... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the winners announced earlier this month, Good Reads' Best Books of 2016 saw nearly 240,000 readers from around the world vote for their favourite books published this year. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From politics to Potter, we take a look at some of the biggest stories in UK publishing in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From awards to birthday parties, here are the pictures that sum up the year in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa Lee-Houghton's Costa Award shortlisted collection Sunshine (Penned in the Margins) has been named one of The Poetry School's 2016 Books of the Year, alongside four titles each from Picador and Sheffield-based publisher and writer development agency The Poetry Business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was a busy year for digital media companies. New features like Facebook Live and Instagram Stories introduced publishers to new content formats and the potential to reach massive audiences. On the flip side, platforms’ priorities constantly seemed to be shifting, which often led to dramatic... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It seems like every new year brings the same old batch of resolutions: lose weight, join a gym, organize that closet once and for all. But according to consumer research firm Nielsen, there’s another self-improvement pledge that’s nearly as popular as fitness: “Enjoy life to the fullest.”That... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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