Robertson joins Viking non-fiction

Emily Robertson has been appointed as editor for non-fiction at Viking. Robertson, who was previously at Hodder, will be acquiring across narrative and illustrated non-fiction at the Penguin General imprint. She will report to Viking publisher Joel Rickett. Viking said Robertson would help continue the imprint’s “growth in areas like sport, memoir, culture and personal development”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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E-books 30% of US adult fiction trade sales

US publishers' sales of ebooks more than doubled in 2011, meaning that the digital book is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Thorogood to join Headline

Headline Publishing Group has appointed Simon Thorogood to the role of non-fiction publisher,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Record number of indies join IBW

More retailers than ever before are taking part in Independent Booksellers Week (starting... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bell to join Scholastic as co-managing director

Catherine Bell is to join Scholastic as co-managing director and head of publishing, marketing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pop-up radio at Foyles for Fiction Uncovered

Fiction Uncovered will be running a four-day pop-up radio station, Fiction Uncovered FM at Foyles... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Emily Lawrence joins CourseSmart

E-textbook and digital course material provider CourseSmart has appointed Emily Lawrence to its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Axe joins Aurum

Aurum has appointed Jessica Axe to the role of publicity director, with Axe moving from PR agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rebuck joins authors at Queen's arts celebration

Random House chief executive Gail Rebuck and authors including Jacqueline Wilson, A S Byatt and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Unbound title on 2012 Fiction Uncovered list

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Orange to cease sponsorship of Fiction Prize

Orange will not renew its title sponsorship of The Women's Prize for Fiction after this year... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Octogenarian wins Indie Foreign Fiction Prize

Octogenarian Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Phoenix Yard to expand fiction

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Collingridge joins Safari Books Online

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Curious Fox signs first fiction titles

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Microsoft joins forces with Barnes

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Shone joins Aurum following FL merge

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Pulitzer Prize for history, but not for fiction

The late Manning Marable won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for history, honored for a Malcolm X book. But no Pulitzer Prize was awarded for fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Media Decoder Blog: Pulitzer Fiction Snub Has Book Publishers Fuming

An unconventional collection of novels failed to generate a consensus among the Pulitzer board members. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Daunt's Porter to join Granta

  Max Porter, currently manager of the Chelsea branch of Daunt Books, is to join Granta... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Australia pondering joining ebook lawsuit bandwagon

If Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillian, Penguin and Simon & Schuster thought they only had to contend with a federal ebook lawsuit in the US, they'd better think again. Australia's Competition and Consumer commission is inviting local businesses to raise formal concerns as it weighs... Continue reading at Engadget

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