PRH hires two more for Ladybird’s licensing team

Penguin Random House has hired Lou Grosart and Ned Hartley as part of its Ladybird licensing team. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Philip Hoffman to become PRH chairman

Philip Hoffman, former chief corporate finance and strategic development officer at Pearson PLC, has been named chairman of Penguin Random House, succeeding John Makinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams and Kinney team up for live December event

Children’s fiction giants David Walliams and Jeff Kinney are teaming up for the first time for a joint live event at the O2 in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Starts Student Loan Repayment Program

Officially called the Penguin Random House Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program, the new employee benefit will repay up to $1,200 annually of student loan debt for employees who have been with the company for at least one year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ione Walder hired as MJ's new cookery editor

Michael Joseph has appointed Ione Walder, commissioning editor at Pavilion, to be its new cookery commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wolters Kluwer Legal and Regulatory US in Partnership With IPR License

IPR's rights platform is to promote translations of Wolters Kluwer Legal and Regulatory content in a new agreement signed at Frankfurt. The post Wolters Kluwer Legal and Regulatory US in Partnership With IPR License appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ladybird Book of Boxing Day coming for Christmas

Penguin Random House is to release the 20th title in the Ladybird Books for Grown Ups series: The Ladybird Book of Boxing Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Licensing Hotline: November 2016

Next January, Random House Children’s Books will launch its first four titles tied to Just Born’s marshmallow candy brand, Peeps. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Drives Fan Engagement with Open Houses, Retreats

Penguin Random House has found ticketed, special events that offer more than a mere reading are resonating with readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson and Alex T Smith team up for YA story

Author Juno Dawson and illustrator Alex T Smith have teamed up to create a YA novel, which will be published by Barrington Stoke in October next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches Penguin Flipper book recommendation tool

Penguin Random House UK is launching Flipper, an online book recommendation engine, as part of a Christmas campaign to help customers choose the right Christmas present for loved ones. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton hires Asher as digital director

Carlton Publishing Group has hired Japhet Asher as digital director to oversee the company’s augmented reality (AR) and digital product development. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH staffer's early-years journal delivered to MOM

Penguin Random House Children’s publishing director Shannon Cullen has signed with Michael O’Mara to publish a journal for parents after a “very competitive” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children’s pre-empts world rights in Zurcher debut

Penguin Random House Children’s has pre-empted the world rights to Twelve Nights, the debut children’s book by Andrew Zurcher, director of studies in English at Queen’s College Cambridge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mashable Hires Gawker Media, Vocativ Veteran Jessica Coen

Mashable, the 11-year-old publisher of news and entertainment content, has hired Jessica Coen as executive editor, it was announced Monday morning.She will report up to chief content officer Gregory Gittrich, and will run the company's global editorial team, starting this week. Ms. Coen will be... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Canada Launches New Penguin Teen Imprint

Penguin Random House Canada has announced the creation of a new imprint for young adult titles, called Penguin Teen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children’s named as Lottie Dolls publisher

Penguin Random House Children’s has struck a three-year publishing with Arklu, the creator of the “realistic” Lottie Dolls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookouture makes two hires as sales reach 4.2m in 2016

Bookouture has made two major hires as the three-year-old company hits unit sales of 4.2m in 2016 year to date. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH diversity scheme launches in Manchester and West Midlands

WriteNow, a Penguin Random House campaign to find, mentor and publish new authors from communities under-represented on bookshelves, has opened for applications in Manchester and the West Midlands. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH and Crown Launch Serialized Email Newsletter Series

Season of Stories will be an 11-week email newsletter presenting serialized daily excerpts from works of short fiction by authors like Anthony Marra and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Licensing Hotline: September 2016

Parragon has secured master publishing rights to Num Noms, a scented, food-based line of novelty-collectible toys from MGA Entertainment. The deal includes English-speaking markets and global military bases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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