Penguin's Elaine Dale dies

Elaine Dale, Penguin’s deputy contracts director, has died after a short battle with cancer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Avie Bennett, Canadian Publisher, Dies

The Toronto entrepreneur, and former owner of McClelland & Stewart, died on June 2. He was 89. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yvette Cowles dies

Former non-fiction marketing director at HarperCollins, Yvette Cowles, has died following a battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former OUP children's publisher Ron Heapy dies

Oxford University Press has announced the death of former children's publisher Ron Heapy, at the age of 82. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna Children's Book Fair founder Carla Poesio dies

One of the founders of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Carla Poesio, has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carla Gray, Longtime HMH Marketing Lead, Dies at 52

The executive director of marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who spent 20 years with the company, died earlier this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo's Librarians' Lounge 2017: Ice Cream, and Summer Reads, Courtesy of Penguin Random House

On Friday, June 2, from 2:30–4 p.m., stop by the PW BookExpo Librarians’ Lounge (Booth 875) for ice cream, and author talk, courtesy Penguin Random House library marketing team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roger Moore dies after delivering final manuscript

Bond star Roger Moore has died just two weeks after sending in the manuscript for his last, as-yet-untitled book, his publisher has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Mass Market Dying, Or Just Evolving—Again?

The format, in steady decline for years, is either in the midst of a slow death or has begun to resurrect itself. Which one is the case is anyone's guess. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles begins Penguin books 'takeover'

Foyles bookshop and Penguin Random House are partnering to run a "takeover" in Foyles’ flagship shop on Charing Cross Road. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lloyd Cotsen, the multimillionaire soap salesman who became an elite L.A. philanthropist, dies at 88

For every Japanese bamboo basket he collected, for each children’s book he bought, for every ornate Chinese hand mirror he acquired, there was a bar of soap to thank. Lloyd Cotsen — aspiring archaeologist and insatiable collector — found his future, and eventually his fortune, in an amber-colored... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No, ebooks aren't dying. But their domination has hit a speed bump

It wasn't so long ago that book publishers and bookstore owners were quailing about the coming of ebooks, like movie theatre owners at the dawn of the television age. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Literary Consultancy's Rebecca Swift dies

Rebecca Swift, founder and director of The Literary Consultancy, has died. Swift passed away peacefully on Tuesday 18th April, after a short illness. Swift worked for seven years at Virago Press before co-founding The Literary Consultancy (TLC) together with Hannah Griffiths in 1996. The UK's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg, Newspaper Publisher, Dies at 96

Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg at The Chattanooga Times with Paul Neely, its publisher at the time, on Jan. 4, 1999, the last day the newspaper was published under that name. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Is Acquiring Spain’s Ediciones B

The biggest of the Big Five widens its footprint in Spanish-language markets with the Ediciones B group, expanding PRH Grupo Editorial. The post Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Is Acquiring Spain’s Ediciones B appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Levy, Longtime 'PW' Reviewer, Dies at 66

Michael M. Levy, a scholar of science fiction and longtime 'Publishers Weekly' reviewer, died of cancer on April 3. He was 66. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Living launches Paddington pop-up

Penguin Random House lifestyle brand Penguin Living has set up a week-long pop-up book shop in Paddington Central. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: UAE Named Paris Guest of Honor 2018; Penguin’s Dohle Cites ‘Commitment to Print’

At Paris' book fair, France invites the UAE to be 2018's Livre Paris Guest of Honor. And Penguin Random House's Markus Dohle cites diversity's importance. The post Industry Notes: UAE Named Paris Guest of Honor 2018; Penguin’s Dohle Cites ‘Commitment to Print’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Storey dies, aged 83

Booker prize-winner David Storey, author of This Sporting Life (Vintage), has died aged 83. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sprint car driver David Steele dies after crash at Florida track

Sprint car veteran David Steele has died during a race in Florida. Desoto Speedway officials said in a Facebook post on Saturday night that track owners and staff were saddened by the crash. The statement says Steele was trying to win his 100th race in Florida. A Manatee County Sheriff's Office... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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