Pearson has appointed Andy Bird, most recently president and chairman of Walt Disney International, to be Pearson's new chief executive. He will start on 19th October, subject to shareholder approval, with outgoing boss John Fallon remaining in the role until that date. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 08:02:27 UTC ]
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News Corp announced today the appointment of Almar Latour as the new Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones and Publisher Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-05 16:57:28 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has appointed Egmont's Nicole Pearson and Little Tiger's Barry Timms to new publishing director roles in its expanding Preschool, Brands and Classics division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 14:15:14 UTC ]
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Doty does what traditional academic criticism often fails to do: He makes poetry part of how we live and how we think about living. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-28 12:51:06 UTC ]
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Pearson has reported it will pay its final dividend for 2019 to investors and is not furloughing any staff, despite a 5% fall in global revenues for the first quarter as a result of Covid-19. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 16:58:47 UTC ]
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The Artemis Fowl family adventure film, based on Eoin Colfer's books, was supposed to premiere in UK theatres in May, but has been moved online amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 16:37:28 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan sales and brand director Anna Bond is leaving the publisher after 17 years to join Hachette UK as managing director of Octopus Publishing Group. She replaces current Octopus chief Alison Goff who is stepping down later this year after 21 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 11:53:12 UTC ]
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Long before Tinder, there was Jane Austen, warning your dates and their families that you looked nothing like your picture: in this instance, her subject was Mary Pearson, a portrait of whom has recently been discovered and acquired by Jane Austen’s House museum. Pearson, who likely inspired... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-07 15:55:45 UTC ]
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Diamond Distributors founder Steve Geppi outlined the terms under which the distributor of comics, graphic novels, and prose books would resume payments to publishers and other vendors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has warned its profits will be hit, and paused its share buyback, after the Covid-19 pandemic closed testing centres and saw US state assessments postponed or waived. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-22 23:25:19 UTC ]
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In 'The Buddhist on Death Row,' the author of 'Beautiful Boy' focuses on a new kind of suffering—and redemption. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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DK c.e.o. Ian Hudson is leaving the firm after three-and-a-half years at the helm, with Carsten Coesfeld appointed as his successor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 05:39:52 UTC ]
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Jenny Ridout has been appointed the new managing director of Bloomsbury's Non-Consumer division. She succeeds Jonathan Glasspool, whose imminent retirement in July after 20 years with the publisher was announced last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 05:26:28 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_177771" align="alignright" width="150"] Jason Frierott[/caption] Meredith Corp. announced Thursday that it has hired Jason Frierott as its new VP and CFO, succeeding Joe Ceryanec, who had previously announced plans to retire in early 2020 after 12 years in the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-27 20:00:04 UTC ]
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Welbeck has appointed Bonnier Books UK’s Oliver Holden-Rea as senior commissioning editor, working on a new narrative non-fiction list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 12:25:23 UTC ]
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Pan Mac has appointed Philip Gwyn Jones as Picador’s new publisher following Paul Baggaley’s move to Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 04:34:01 UTC ]
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Three Muslim women cast off domestic duties and travel into the Scottish highlands. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-25 18:58:35 UTC ]
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Three Muslim women cast off domestic duties and travel into the Scottish highlands. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-25 18:58:35 UTC ]
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Arrow deputy publisher Emily Griffin has been promoted to publishing director of the imprint and will also join the Cornerstone executive team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 11:51:58 UTC ]
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After a big deal earlier this month, the two companies discuss their strategies for the children’s market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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