Plitt joins board of Felicity Bryan Associates

Carrie Plitt has been appointed as a director of Felicity Bryan Associates (FBA) and will join the board, three years after she joined the company.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 15:45:24 UTC ]
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The Soho Agency promotes De Pass and O’Grady to associate agents

The Soho Agency has promoted Marina de Pass and Niamh O’Grady to associate agents. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 04:38:39 UTC ]
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Farrell joins Sphere Fiction

Sphere has hired Rebecca Farrell as commissioning editor for its fiction list, acquiring new commercial women’s fiction and working with some of Sphere’s top brands. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 07:21:25 UTC ]
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Hearst Alum Kate Kelly Smith Joins Sandow | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_176505" align="alignright" width="150"] Kate Kelly Smith[/caption] Shelter magazines veteran Kate Kelly Smith has been appointed executive VP and managing director of Luxe Interiors + Design and chief sales officer for parent company Sandow's design media brands. The... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-23 20:20:03 UTC ]
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Before Michael B. Jordan Played Him in ‘Just Mercy,’ Bryan Stevenson Was a Kid Who Loved to Read

The best-selling author and public interest lawyer comes from a family in which words mattered. A lot. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-01-23 10:00:04 UTC ]
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James Murdoch's attack on News Corp and Fox News 'not discussed by board'

Director Peter Barnes says board has not talked about attack on Fox News and News Corp’s climate coverageThe lead independent director of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, Peter Barnes, says the media group’s board has yet to discuss James Murdoch’s attack on the company over its stance on the climate... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-01-15 07:29:48 UTC ]
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Konnie Huq joins forces with NLT to support fun run

Children’s author and presenter Konnie Huq will support the National Literacy Trust’s Where’s Wally? fun run in spring 2020 in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 14:42:23 UTC ]
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In the darkly comic boarding-school world of ‘Oligarchy,’ being thin is everything

Scarlett Thomas continues her streak of turning complicated subjects into must-read novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-13 23:13:01 UTC ]
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Kate Lyall Grant promoted to Severn House Board

Severn House publisher Kate Lyall Grant has been promoted to the Severn House Board. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 07:24:25 UTC ]
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Dermot O'Leary joins Oscar's Book Prize judging panel

TV presenter and children's author Dermot O'Leary will join Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon and children's book consultant Jake Hope on the judging panel of Oscar’s Book Prize for 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 06:24:18 UTC ]
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UK Booksellers Association Cites Third Year of Gains in Stores

The trade association for the UK's booksellers says that following 20 years of decline, its membership counts 890 independent member-shops on its roster. The post UK Booksellers Association Cites Third Year of Gains in Stores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-10 16:36:46 UTC ]
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Digital Bestseller Lists: Kay tops weekly e-book ranking as Amazon list joins line-up

As the old saying goes, new year, new e-book charts—the Bookstat E-Book Top 10 is joining the Publisher E-Book Ranking in The Bookseller’s regular e-book chart section. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 11:38:52 UTC ]
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Rowan Yapp joins Bloomsbury after a decade at Vintage

Rowan Yapp will join Bloomsbury as publishing director to run the cookery and illustrated non-fiction lists after more than a decade at Vintage. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 14:28:13 UTC ]
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Child, Busby and Sissay join 2020 Booker Prize judging panel

Lee Child will be a judge for the 2020 Booker Prize, it has been revealed, joining a panel including author Lemn Sissay and chaired by Margaret Busby. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 23:36:24 UTC ]
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Carty-Williams joins Guardian Review as columnist

Candice Carty-Williams has joined the Guardian as a columnist, writing a weekly piece for the paper’s Review supplement about "literature in its many forms" Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 19:55:03 UTC ]
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Savvides leaves PFD to join 42

Literary agent Marilia Savvides has left PFD to join management and production firm 42. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 18:38:34 UTC ]
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Mumby joins The Soho Agency from Macnaughton Lord

Theatre and performing arts agent Helen Mumby has been appointed a director of The Soho Agency, joining from Macnaughton Lord Representation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 14:08:59 UTC ]
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Publishers Association pushes Johnson to scrap reading tax

The Publishers Association (PA) has upped its Axe the Reading Tax Campaign, as a new survey has found that 71% of adults think that VAT should not be charged on any reading materials—digital or print. The survey also reveals that 50% of respondents said that a cut to the tax would inspire them... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 09:11:28 UTC ]
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'Convene, Amplify, Solve': PW Talks to BISG Board Chair Andrew Savikas

In his new role as chair of the Book Industry Study Group, industry vet Andrew Savikas discusses the challenges and opportunities facing publishers in an age of rapidly evolving technology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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PFD welcomes Lisette Verhagen from David Godwin Associates

Lisette Verhagen will join PFD as an agent for international clients expanding the agency's foreign rights department, following a five-year stint with David Godwin Associates. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 20:59:37 UTC ]
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