Pop Up launches talent programme for illustrators of colour

Pop Up Projects, a not-for-profit children’s literature agency, has received £300,000 to launch a talent development programme for illustrators of colour. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Debut from 'ambitous talent' Zinzi Clemmons to Fourth Estate

Fourth Estate is to publish the debut novel from US writer Zinzi Clemmons entitled What We Lose. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Boston Review' Launches Bookazine Program

'Boston Review' has merged its magazine and book publications into quarterly bookazines in a bid to offer focused, thematic content to readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellington book-lovers raise 10k to launch children's literature magazine online

A pair of Wellington women with a combined 25 years experience in the children's book world are getting ready to share their passion with a wider audience. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury launches 20th Harry Potter anniversary editions

Bloomsbury will publish new editions of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone this June to celebrate the book’s 20th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lulu launches academic alternative

Amid the plethora of new models for academic publishing comes Glasstree, a DIY offering from US self-publishing company Lulu.com. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury launches health and wellness imprint Green Tree

Bloomsbury Publishing has launched Green Tree, an imprint dedicated to health and wellness publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WI12: Indie Publishers Launch Advocacy Organization

Dan Simon of Seven Stories Press and Tom Hallock of Beacon Press are leading the effort to form an advocacy organization to support and promote independent presses in a rapidly changing industry, Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s ebook subscription service launches

Technology business Moondog Books has launched a subscription service for children's ebooks with titles from HarperCollins, Bloomsbury and Disney. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten Speed Press Launches Lorena Jones Books Imprint

Lorena Jones Books will focus on cooking and lifestyle titles and is named for and will be overseen by Lorena Jones, Ten Speed v-p and publisher of her imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvest House to Launch Children’s Imprint

Harvest House Publishers’ new imprint, Harvest Kids, will be led by executive v-p and publisher Barb Sherrill. First titles are due out this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s author platform Authorfy to launch

A new online platform connecting children’s authors and schools will launch this April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Packed launch for The Booksellers Network

Over 50 booksellers from as far away as Cumbria gathered in London last night for the launch of The Booksellers Network. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage mines backlist to launch new 'big ideas' Minis series

Vintage is launching a new series, Vintage Minis, designed to celebrate the publisher’s extensive backlist by turning snippets from great contemporary and classic writers into small but compelling titles on "big" subjects, such as death, eating and love.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ross is boss among illustrators in 2016

Familiar faces fill the top of the illustrator chart, with backlist a big factor, but some lesser-known artists show signs they could break into the big time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne launches Chinese imprint

Usborne has launched an imprint in China with local publisher Jieli Publishing House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram Is Testing Mid-Roll Video Ad Pop-Ups In Stories

Instagram is testing video ads inside Stories, the section of the app that was built to challenge Snapchat, according to multiple people briefed on the new ad format."Instagram is testing them now with select publishers and content creators," said one ad agency executive, speaking on condition... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBCC Launches Fellowship for Emerging Book Critics

The National Book Critics Circle is launching the NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship to develop and nurture emerging book critics with training and guidance for one year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBF Launches the Book Rich Environment Initiative

Over a quarter of a million books will be donated to public housing communities through a new initiative by the National Book Foundation in tandem with the federal government and several nonprofit organizations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deep Vellum Books to Run Pop-up Store at Teachers Summit

This coming weekend, Deep Vellum Books of Dallas, Tx., will host a pop-up bookshop as part of the Extra Yard for Teachers Summit hosted by the NCAA College Football Playoff Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Applications open for Scottish teen writers' programme

Scottish Book Trust has opened applications for next year’s What’s Your Story?, a writing programme for teenagers aged 14-17. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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