Walker has appointed Julia Posen to the newly-created position of executive vice-president and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On June 15, Mark Kuyper, former CEO of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, succeeded Len Vlahos as executive director of the Book Industry Study Group, the U.S.’s leading book trade association for standardized best practices, research, information, and educational events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, is suggesting that President Obama isn't a "real black president." Murdoch was praising Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson and his wife on Twitter on Wednesday evening when he wrote: "Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Initial focus will be on the magazine he helped build, Men’s Health. The post Mike Lafavore Returns to Rodale in Newly Created Editorial Director Position appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The director's first foray into book publishing is a deep-dive into the art of exploitation cinema marketing. The post Director Nicholas Winding Refn Wants to Teach You About Movie Marketing appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former MIT Press director who pioneered the strategy of focused disciplinary specialization, created the first university press website, and published the first interactive ebook died late last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Part MC, part provocateur, Anton will facilitate a special program for the publishing C-suite. The post Hanley Wood Vice Chairman Frank Anton Named to Lead Folio: CEO Summit appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media executive Paul Slavin has been named president of Open Road Integrated Media, a newly created position for the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Walker Books Group has acquired a picture book written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers and artist Sam Winston. The picture book, entitled A Child of Books, is about a little girl who sails her raft “across a sea of words” to arrive at the house of a small boy. There she invites him to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Brockwell takes over from NBN founder Jed Lyons who has served as the president of the distribution company since its launch nearly 30 years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Broo Doherty and Hannah Sheppard have become new directors of the D H H Literary Agency. David Headley, founder of the agency, said he invited the pair to become directors after they helped to grow the business across a variety of genres since joining as agents in 2012. Both accepted and the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has appointed a director of social responsibility, Christine Bader, amid criticism over its business practices. The online retailer is facing scrutiny over how its policies affect the outside world, with its cloud services division consistently receiving low grades in Greenpeace’s cloud... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rights Directors Meeting at the Frankfurt Book Fair will focus on France and the developing markets in Southeast Asia where more than 620 million people live. The post France, Southeast Asia In Spotlight at Frankfurt Rights Directors Meeting appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After taking down a column that ignited a new round of controversy regarding the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Red Hen Press' Kate Gale issued an apology while AWP says it stands behind her. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Barack Obama is on Martha's Vineyard for his annual two-week summer holiday, and the White House has released his reading list. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Avery has been promoted to editorial director of William Heinemann. Avery joined the Cornerstone imprint in 2011 as editor, and was made senior editor in 2013. Before joining William Heinemann he was at Jonathan Cape and Vintage Books. Avery publishes non-fiction and some literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Calvin Crosby has been named to succeed Hut Landon as executive director of the NCIBA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wendy McCurdy, formerly executive editor at Berkley Publishing Group, has been named editorial director at Kensington Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The renowned literary center in downtown Minneapolis announced this morning that Britt Udesen will be its new executive director, succeeding Jocelyn Hale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Association of Online Publishers Digital Publishing Awards give consumer publisher of the year award to newspaperThe Guardian picked up three prizes at this year’s Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Digital Publishing Awards, including consumer digital publisher of the year and best mobile... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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