Perry joins S&S as editorial director of adult fiction

Anne Perry is set to join Simon & Schuster UK as editorial director of adult fiction from her role as commissioning editor at Hodder. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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[ The Guardian | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Protests Continue As U of Akron Press Interim Director Named

As protests by authors and others continue, the University of Akron has named an interim director to oversee the transition of its university press into the school's division of libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Hall-Craggs joins Book Trust as Woodfine leaves

Former publicist Clare Hall-Craggs is joining Book Trust to look after laureate Chris Riddell, as Katherine Woodfine is leaving her role as arts project manager at the charity.   Hall-Craggs is joining Book Trust on an “ongoing basis” and will take on responsibility for looking after Riddell,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robots that write fiction? You couldn’t make it up

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[ The Guardian | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Trade Sales Rose in April

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NCIBA Hires New Executive Director

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops and libraries join forces

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schmidt Joins Running Press

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC World | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Asks: Readers Bullish on New Fiction

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Perry promoted at H&S

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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