Robin Stevens | 'They have been in my head every day, but it feels like the right moment to move on'

Award-winning Robin Stevens reflects on closing her Murder Most Unladylike series with its ninth adventure Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 09:20:21 UTC ]
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Gill Hornby moves to Century for new novel 'Miss Austen'

Gill Hornby is moving from Little, Brown to Century for her next novel, Miss Austen, about the relationship between Jane and Cassandra Austen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salary Survey Says More Responsibilities Don’t Equal a Bigger Pay Day

In director-level sales and marketing positions, men still take home more than women. But this year, female audience developers and account executives/content marketing professionals are out-earning their male counterparts and in some instances, are taking home thousands more.  Last year's... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarpong, Porter and du Beke among Bookshop Day authors

June Sarpong, Sophie Mackintosh, Anton du Beke and Max Porter are some of the authors preparing to take part in this year's Bookshop Day on Saturday 6th October, according to The Booksellers Association, whose "unmissable" line-up also has children running bookshops, alongside poetry karaoke,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 ‘Shooting Star’ Sophie Jonathan: Frankfurt-Bound and ‘Moving Faster’

'In five years' time, I want to feel like I'm publishing the widest possible range of book,' says this year's 'Shooting Star' among The Bookseller's UK Rising Stars. And she'd like to see the industry embrace diversity faster. The post The 2018 ‘Shooting Star’ Sophie Jonathan: Frankfurt-Bound... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh moves to Jonathan Cape for latest title

Jonathan Cape has acquired a third book from writer and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, author of the hugely successful Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery (2014) and its follow-up Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery (2017), both published with Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Taps Katy Olson as Editor of AD Pro | People on the Move

Katy Olson is joining Condé Nast as the editor of AD Pro, Architectural Digest's digital destination geared toward design professionals. Olson is currently the executive editor at Business of Home, where she runs the brand's website and contributes to its quarterly print edition. Earlier in her... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kamal Ahmed | 'I hope you come to the end of my book and feel a sense of hope'

Born in Ealing, west London, half a century ago to an English mother and a Sudanese father, Kamal Ahmed explores what it means to be mixed-race in Britain today. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linwood Barclay moves to HQ in seven-figure deal

After a decade's publishing with Orion, Linwood Barclay is moving to HQ, HarperCollins, in a new three-book, seven-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Named to Head BookExpo

Executives at Reed Exhibitions confirmed that senior v-p Ed Several will be leaving the company this fall, and that for the foreseeable future Jenny Martin, event manager for BookExpo and BookCon, will lead both events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Fetching a High Price, Time Magazine Moves Into a New Era

Time’s sales and profits, like those of most print publications, have been shrinking every year, a situation that made it difficult to sell the magazine, even with its storied past. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury hires new head of Harry Potter publishing

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has hired Mandy Archer to head up its Harry Potter publishing team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Woodward's Fear sells more than 750,000 in first day

The veteran Washington reporter’s unflattering portrait of Trump White House gets ninth printing to meet extraordinary demand from US and beyondDonald Trump may have dismissed Bob Woodward’s Fear as “a joke”, but readers are showing themselves to be keen to share in the comedy, with more than... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze's Emma Smith moves to Ebury

Trapeze commissioning editor Emma Smith is joining Ebury Press as editorial director, covering maternity leave for Sara Cywinski. She takes up her new role in October, reporting to deputy publisher Andrew Goodfellow.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McLachlan moves to Egmont for middle-grade debut

Jenny McLachlan has moved to Egmont for her middle-grade debut, in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian State Libraries’ Consolidation Program Moves Forward Amid Staff Shakeups

More than two years into its controversial plan for library system consolidations, staff leadership shakeups at Russia's leading state libraries are part of a plan to eventually streamline and digitally network libraries across the country. The post Russian State Libraries’ Consolidation Program... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers respond to Bland's 'moving' memoir

Rachael Bland’s memoir, For Freddie, was submitted to publishers at the start of the week, and already has one publisher offer on the table, Bland's agent has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Atlantic Taps Facebook Exec as Chief Business and Product Officer | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_134577" align="alignright" width="150"] Alex Hardiman[/caption] The Atlantic continued its ongoing expansion this week with the hire of Facebook’s head of news products, Alex Hardiman, as its new chief business and product officer. Starting this fall, Hardiman will be... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate snaps up Day's tribute to failure

4th Estate will publish author and journalist Elizabeth Day's first non-fiction book, How to Fail: The Art of Succeeding Better, based on her successful podcast series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Omarosa's 'Unhinged' Moves 33,483 Print Copies In First Week

Omarosa Manigault Newman's 'Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House'—the second White House tell-all this year whose publication President Donald Trump has attempted to stymie—sold 33,484 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fatherly Taps Condé Nast Exec as VP of Marketing | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_134125" align="alignright" width="150"] Kelley Gudahl[/caption] Kelley Gudahl was tapped as Fatherly’s first VP of marketing this week. In her new position, Gudahl will be tasked with leading the pre-sale RFP process, generating multi-purpose franchise ideas with the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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