Perminder Mann gets Wikipedia entry to help close site's 'gender page gap'

Bonnier Publishing c.e.o. Perminder Mann is being given a Wikipedia entry as part of a drive to close Wikipedia's "gender page gap" through a series of "edit-a-thons" organised by the platform with Bloomberg as part of a programme from London mayor Sadiq Khan during London Tech Week. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Literacy Trust launches online zone to support home learning as schools close

The National Literacy Trust has launched new online zone for parents to engage children and support learning at home, with author videos, poetry workshops and illustration sessions, as schools close across the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 01:46:19 UTC ]
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Canada's Indigo Closing Until End of March

Indigo Books and Music, Canada's dominant bookstore chain, is closing all of its 199 retail locations from the end of business today until March 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Half Price Books Closes All 126 Stores

Half Price Books became the largest U.S. bookstore chain to close its doors as a result of the pandemic. The company, which has 126 stores in 17 states, said there would be no layoffs among its 3,000 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan to close office in response to coronavirus

Pan Macmillan has announced it is closing its offices from close of play this Thursday (19th March), "until further notice", and has asked everyone at the company to work from home "for the foreseeable future". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 01:55:46 UTC ]
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Independent bookshops start to close as coronavirus advice comes in

Independent bookshops across the country are closing their doors to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus outbreak. Many indie shops are encouranging customers to support their businesses and place orders online. Delivery services have also been ramped up across the board, with some... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-16 22:52:52 UTC ]
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Bridging the gap: on agenting and Oxford

Last year was a bumper year for Felicity Bryan Associates. We had three authors shortlisted for the Costa; winners of the James Tait Black, Hawthornden and Wellcome Prizes; and two French prizes. John Barton’s The Bible was a surprise bestseller. Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Roads topped 1.4... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-16 17:21:09 UTC ]
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This vegan news site just became a plant-based food company

LiveKindly will now not just produce vegan content but also vegan food. For the past few years, LiveKindly has been a digital media company with a focus on plant-based food stories like “The Beyond Burger just launched at Ikea” or “Colgate just launched 2 certified vegan toothpastes.” Now it’s... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-03-12 14:45:06 UTC ]
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New York Times Magazine’s Pages Come to Digital Life Through Google Partnership

The New York Times Magazine will come to life this weekend in a whole new way. In partnership with Google Lens, smartphone users will be able to access additional information online that corresponds to the print version of the magazine. Readers who hover their smartphones over many of the pages... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-03-12 13:50:26 UTC ]
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Pandemics in the Pages of ‘The Stand,’ ‘Severance’ and More

For centuries, novelists and fiction writers have imagined what plagues and virus outbreaks could look like, and many readers are seeking these books out amid concerns about the coronavirus. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-03-12 09:00:29 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate primed for Mantel mania as Wolf Hall trilogy draws to a close

After an eight-year wait, Hilary Mantel’s third Cromwell book finally hit bookshelves this week, hailed by critics as a triumphant finale to what Fourth Estate has called an “extraordinary journey” for both publisher and author. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 02:20:11 UTC ]
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A new site for headline-inspired fiction launches today with stories by Carmen Maria Machado, Colum McCann, and more.

We can’t stop telling stories about pandemics, even as we wait for one to hit us. As coronavirus spreads across the world, so have headlines about the ways that storytellers, from those in Babylonia to contemporary novelists and Hollywood, have used infectious disease for narrative effect. The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-02 16:51:35 UTC ]
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HarperCollins takes three more Pages & Co titles from James

HarperCollins Children’s Books has landed three more titles in Pages & Co, the middle-grade "bookwandering" series from Anna James. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 17:34:17 UTC ]
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‘Surreal immediacy’: how a 1,000-page novel became a 45-hour audiobook

Lucy Ellmann’s Ducks, Newburyport has attracted much attention for its length, but one publisher believes the spoken word might be its perfect mediumFinishing a good book should leave you feeling bereft for a little while, but it’s rare to leave a novel with your brain vibrating at a different... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-02-28 14:00:18 UTC ]
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Volunteer-run, makeshift libraries are popping up at Indian protest sites.

This week, the ongoing protests in India in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial new citizenship law, which discriminates against Indian Muslims, have intensified and turned violent. But one bright spot is the fact that, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports at Ozy, some volunteers... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-26 16:11:24 UTC ]
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Page's band returns for NLT fundraiser

Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page and his band Shabby Road are returning to play the National Literacy Trust (NLT) fundraiser after raising £10,000 last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 06:37:55 UTC ]
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Flooding forces Shrewsbury children’s bookshop to close

Button & Bear children’s bookshop in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, has been forced to close today (Wednesday 25th February) owing to rising floodwaters. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-25 14:31:43 UTC ]
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Arizent Closes Two Titles Amid Relaunch | News & Notes

Arizent, the B2B media and events firm previously known as SourceMedia, has closed two of its 19 publications as it concentrates its focus on the financial services space after unveiling a new corporate branding in January. Health Data Management, a 27-year-old brand which included a quarterly... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-20 12:54:41 UTC ]
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Book-ish closes for day after Storm Dennis hits

Crickhowell store Book-ish in south Wales was forced to close on Monday after flooding in the town from storm Dennis meant bookselling staff could not get to the shop. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 10:27:11 UTC ]
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Waterstones Camden to close over lease dispute

Waterstones is seeking alternative premises for its Camden branch after failing to agree a new lease with the landlord, forcing it to close at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 19:18:04 UTC ]
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