Pop Up Projects launches BAME illustrator mentor programme

London-based Pop Up Projects is launching a programme to help illustrators from diverse backgrounds start a career in children’s books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Rupert Murdoch’s launch of talkTV is about opportunism as much as ideology | Emily Bell

Piers Morgan will be presenting a nightly talkshow in this new venture aimed at outflanking the ailing GB NewsThe human Marmite of British journalism, Piers Morgan, is about to be spread very thinly. He has signed a global commentary deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. A nightly talkshow will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-19 17:07:41 UTC ]
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PA launches guidance on author data collection

The Publishers Association has released guidance for publishers seeking to collect data about the protected characteristics of authors, illustrators and translators after a report found many companies were reluctant to engage in diversity auditing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-17 03:26:51 UTC ]
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Piers Morgan to launch new TV show in deal with News Corp

British presenter Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media and host a TV show that will air in the U.S., Britain and Australia Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-09-17 00:42:43 UTC ]
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Knights Of swoops for Reynolds' first illustrated middle-grade novel

Indie publisher Knights Of has swooped for Stuntboy, in the Meantime, the first illustrated middle-grade fiction title by author and US National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-16 02:21:39 UTC ]
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Univ. of Nebraska Press Launches LGBTQ+ Fiction Series

The University of Nebraska Press is launching Zero Street, a series dedicated to novels and short story collections written by LGBTQ+ authors and featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hay Festival announces free autumn schools programme

Hay Festival has unveiled its free autumn programme for schools including a dedicated Winter Weekend, in-person Beacons Project and Welsh Scribblers Tour events.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 22:26:58 UTC ]
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Illustrations revealed for J K Rowling's Christmas Pig

Two illustrations from J K Rowling's forthcoming children's book The Christmas Pig (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) have been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 21:29:03 UTC ]
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Greenwich launches UK's first fully biodegradable library cards

Libraries in the London Borough of Greenwich are the first in the country to move to fully biodegradable library cards that are made in the UK from ethically sourced materials. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 12:08:04 UTC ]
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CBI unveils projects to young readers in Ireland, regardless of their backgrounds

Conversations around making the literature sector in Ireland more inclusive have been happening for some time, and the publication of Arts Council Ireland’s Equality, Human Rights and Diversity Policy in 2019 put a focus on the need for diversity across all artforms, so that no one is excluded.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 14:32:17 UTC ]
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Basic Books UK launches with diverse list after remote inception during Covid-19

Having worked on the launch of John Murray Press list Basic Books, a sibling to the US imprint of the same name, while suffering from long Covid, Sarah Caro is primed to release its first titles Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 12:29:19 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Ireland publisher Nagle looks to build brand as list launches

With its first two titles issued last week and a further four to come in 2021, Conor Nagle explains how HarperCollins Ireland is harnessing the power of a big list alongside some indie sensibilities. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 00:00:19 UTC ]
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W H Allen to publish New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project

W H Allen will publish The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 11:16:58 UTC ]
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Great Ormond Street Hospital launches children's literature ‘Play' hub

Adam & Eve/DDB collaborated with the children’s hospital to create a resource to help children recover from anxiety, loneliness and fear of the unknown. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2021-09-08 10:55:23 UTC ]
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Audible to sponsor Women's Prize Discoveries programme

Audible has been named the sponsor of the Women's Prize for Fiction Discoveries programme in a three-year deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 09:47:19 UTC ]
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Lit in Colour programme to diversify curriculum will reach 12,000 students

The Lit in Colour Pioneers programme, which supports UK schools in diversifying their English Literature curriculum, will be working with 119 cohorts from across the country this year, reaching almost 12,000 students. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 10:31:02 UTC ]
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New PLA Survey Illustrates Critical Digital Role Played by Public Libraries

The report, '2020 Public Library Technology Survey,' provides a current, detailed snapshot of how libraries serve as digital equity hubs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight writers selected for Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Programme

The Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Programme, introduced in 2020 to champion new and exciting voices and launch their writing careers, has chosen eight authors for 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-30 16:42:16 UTC ]
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Hislop's bestseller celebrated with projections across London

Victoria Hislop’s bestselling The Island (Headline) and its sequel have been celebrated with a series of projections across London including Marble Arch and the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-27 04:28:59 UTC ]
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Illustrating the Risks of Winston Smith’s Love Affair

The following is excerpted from 1984: The Graphic Novel     _______________________________________________ 1984: The Graphic Novel by George Orwell, adapted and illustrated by Fido Nesti. Copyright © 2021 by the Estate of Sonia Brownwell Orwell and Frederico Carvalhaes Nesti. Reprinted by... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-08-26 08:55:09 UTC ]
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Penguin Classics launches ‘new canon’ of environmental literature

Imprint’s Green Ideas series begins with 20 short books by writers from Rachel Carson to Greta Thunberg it believes are ‘the classics that made a movement’From Greta Thunberg to James Lovelock, publisher Penguin Classics has come up with a “new canon” of the environmental literature, which it... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-08-26 07:00:42 UTC ]
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