Railway station teaser campaign for Faber

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Campaigners question IOW council's 'community libraries'

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 26/09/2011 - 15:12 The Isle of Wight council has said five libraries originally scheduled for closure last June will become "community libraries" and will not be closed. But campaigners have branded plans to hand the libraries over to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong showing for Faber on First Biography Prize shortlist

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 26/09/2011 - 08:35 Faber has scored three of the shortlisted titles for the £5,000 HW Fisher Best First Biography Prize, with books from Bloomsbury, Northumbria Press and Yale University Press making up the rest of the selection. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber adds sales force for indies

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 23/09/2011 - 08:33 Faber has launched a new sales force for diverse independent publishers dubbed Faber Factory Plus. Six publishers, Gallic Books, Arcadia Books, Pushkin Press, Bloodaxe Books, Carcanet Press and Gibson Square, have already... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Somerset library campaigners hit fundraising goal

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 21/09/2011 - 12:30 Campaigners against library closures in Somerset have reached its initial target in fundraising for the forthcoming legal review. Earlier this year, 11 closures in the region were announced with six to shut in October and five... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman to speak at Library Campaign conference

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 15:38 Author Philip Pullman will speak at an October day conference for library user groups, hosted by The Library Campaign in association with Voices for the Library. The organisers said the day would be "a chance for users to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber's Tebbutt killed in Kenya

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2011 - 10:08 Faber finance director David Tebbutt is understood to be the British man shot dead in Kenya during the weekend. Tebbutt had been with Faber since 2002 and previously was managing director of The Harvill Press and finance... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to publish new Peter Carey novel

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 08:45 Faber is to publish a new novel by Australian literary heavyweight Peter Carey next year, with the publisher already billing the dual-narrative title as a classic. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld acquires Faber Academy alumnus

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 07/09/2011 - 15:06 Transworld has acquired a debut novel by British scriptwriter Rachel Joyce, a graduate of Faber Academy's novel writing course, in a two-book deal. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber teams with US firm to provide digital services

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 08:30 Faber has entered into a partnership with The Perseus Books Group in the US, setting up a company to provide global digital services for independent publishers in the UK, Ireland and Commonwealth. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book tells of Evening Standard's Dispossessed campaign

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 08:00 The London Evening Standard will launch Calling London, a book about its recent Dispossessed campaign, on 7th September. The book, by chief features writer David Cohen, will tell how a conversation between Cohen and Evening... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Y yes, says Faber

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:41 Faber has acquired a debut novel called Y by Canadian author Majorie Celona, with the story focusing on a newborn baby dumped at the local YMCA. Editor Sarah Savitt bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WI to support libraries campaign

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 30/08/2011 - 08:37 The Women's Institute will mark the 96th anniversary of its first meeting on 16th September with an action to support its Love Your Libraries campaign. The WI's membership are being asked to each borrow a book from their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners critical over Government library blueprint

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 09:57 Libraries in the hands of community groups, private sector funding and self-service borrowing points in shops and village halls are the way forward for the public library service, according to the report from the Future... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA takes short story campaign to BBC chief

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 04/08/2011 - 09:20 The Society of Authors, the Writers' Guild of Great Britain and actors' union Equity have jointly sent letters to both BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and director general Mark Thompson, asking them to stop the BBC Radio 4... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber secures The Safe House

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 03/08/2011 - 16:21 Faber has bought a crime novel about a man involved a motorcycle accident, who is told the girl who was travelling with him does not appear to exist. Editor Katherine Armstrong bought two books from from Vivien Green at Sheil... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion backs Standard literacy campaign

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 12/07/2011 - 12:21 Orion Children's Books is supporting the London Evening Standard's literacy campaign Get London Reading with donations of Horrid Henry books. Volunteers to the Standard-backed scheme to help schoolchildren with their reading... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion backs Evening Standard campaign with Horrid Henry

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 08:30 Orion Children's Books is supporting the Evening Standard Get London Reading literacy campaign, announcing plans to donate a copy of a Horrid Henry early reader book to volunteer reading mentors. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners win right to judicial review over closures

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elliott & Thompson to link with Faber and Frances Lincoln

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 15:29 Independent publisher Elliott & Thompson has appointed Frances Lincoln to be its sales representative in the UK and Ireland, with MDL continuing to handle all distribution. In another new appointment, Faber is to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gloucestershire campaigners await judicial review hearing

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 08:02 A court hearing to decide whether permission will be given for a judicial review to proceed against Gloucestershire library cuts is to take place in Birmingham tomorrow (Thursday 7th July). If allowed to proceed, the judicial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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