Following the purchase of Quercus by Hachette UK earlier this spring, distribution for Quercus’ U.S. titles will move from Random House Publisher Services to Hachette’s U.S. unit, Hachette Book Group, on July 1. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
I started querying agents for my memoir, Negative Space, in 2012, after two years of writing and revising. I got a few rounds of passes, including several friendly rejections in which agents said they just didn’t “know how to sell” my book. I heard this refrain enough times that I started... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-03-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will be moving to a new purpose-built warehouse and office facility in Robroyston, Glasgow, when the lease at its current nearby site expires in 2025, the firm has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-01 12:45:18 UTC ]
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Virago has acquired the debut novel by Sharma Taylor, What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You, at auction as part of a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-01 03:02:12 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish Lucy Caldwell's first novel in nearly a decade, These Days. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-23 01:30:10 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the fifth recipe book from MOB Kitchen, Comfort MOB: Food That Makes You Feel Good. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 06:36:18 UTC ]
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Quercus is getting ready to launch the debut of astronaut Chris Hadfield, The Apollo Murders, branded "an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race", this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 16:29:44 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has released its latest gender pay gap report, revealing that the mean gender pay gap for Hachette UK Ltd dropped by four percentage points from 25.9% in 2019 to 21.9% in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-26 18:43:45 UTC ]
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Small Press Distribution has hired a workplace investigation and mediation firm following allegations of wage and discrimination issues by current and former employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannah Bright is returning to the publishing industry, joining the Midas books team as senior accounts manager from mid February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-26 01:26:23 UTC ]
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Quercus has revealed the identity of C J Carey, author of the dystopian thriller Widowland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 09:58:11 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has moved houses. After publishing with Macmillan's St. Martin's Press imprint, Archer has struck a three-book agreement with HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Press Distribution, one of the nation’s oldest distributors of independent publishers, is under fire in a widening dispute about labor conditions sparked by a former employee’s anonymous article on Medium. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group lowered its carbon footprint in 2019 while upping its usage of certified paper and recycled fiber. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Radio 2 Book Club, now marking 10 years on air, is moving to a prime-time daytime slot on Steve Wright's show. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-18 12:29:27 UTC ]
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Quercus is launching a one-month internship programme in collaboration with the MA Black British Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, co-founded by Professor Joan Anim-Addo and Dr Deirdre Osborne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-10 05:30:33 UTC ]
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Quercus has pre-empted a “seminal” debut memoir from award-winning actor and “Succession” star Brian Cox. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 17:45:26 UTC ]
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An even busier Bologna Children's Book Fair than in the past will feature a new parallel general-publishing conference, 'BolognaBookPlus.' The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Joins London Book Fair in Moving to June appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-18 13:58:55 UTC ]
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Bologna Children's Book Fair has changed its 2021 dates to 14th–17th June and appointed Jacks Thomas, formerly of the London Book Fair, as guest director of a new general publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 08:09:07 UTC ]
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Popular self-published children's author-illustrator Diane Alber is partnering with Surge Licensing to expand her brand and characters globally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The next Booksellers Association Conference and Gardners Trade Show will take place on 12th and 13th September 2021 at Jurys Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, Hinckley Island. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 18:10:40 UTC ]
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