Former Borders c.e.o David Roche has been named as the new non-executive chairman of the London... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg talked about creating an independent body that would oversee Facebook's content decisions, and now that plan is taking shape. The social site has published a draft charter for an oversight board that would handle appeals for content... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and prominent human rights barrister Philippe Sands QC has joined Hay Festival’s board of directors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK Book Blog Awards at the London Book Fair will introduce a new category for 2019 - Book Podcast of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The executive chairman of the Booksellers Association has called for positivity in the year ahead as he says booksellers are bucking the trend of high street closures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new British Book Award celebrating the best in publishing exports—a sector worth £3.4bn to the trade annually—will be awarded for the first time next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcus Leaver is to make a return to publishing as chairman of the mental health publisher Trigger. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair's day-long Writer’s Summit will return for a second year, featuring the author duo behind Slay in your Lane and writer Daisy Buchanan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury division Osprey Games is launching a game, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic", based on of Susanna Clarke’s cult novel. Coming in June 2019, the game - inspired by the 2005 bestseller Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Bloomsbury) - will see players... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired world Spanish rights to seven books by Swedish international bestselling author Fredrik Backman, and has also formed an International Spanish Acquisitions Board, which will work to expand the reach of HC’s Spanish-language titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two items from London: Publishing Perspectives columnist Richard Charkin announces a new publishing venture, and London Book Fair opens submissions for its 2019 International Excellence Awards. The post Industry Notes: Richard Charkin Opens Mensch Publishing; LBF Opens Award Submissions appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto co-founder Laurence Orbach has stepped down from its board, in the latest twist to his involvement with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurence Orbach has stepped down from his position as executive chairman for Quarto in the latest wave of changes to the company's governance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evaluating the 'reimagined' BookExpo 2018, the IBPA board–for 34 years a BookExpo exhibitor–votes to forgo a cooperative booth in 2019, as in 2018: 'There is little reason for a publisher not part of the traditional eco-system to exhibit on the trade show floor.' The post IBPA Board Votes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After being ousted as chairman from the Quarto Group in 2012, Laurence Orbach has engineered a returned to the illustrated book publisher where he is now chairman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy says the Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have tarnished the body's reputation. The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made at a weekly meeting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An activist hedge fund is reportedly proposing a shake-up to Hachette's parent company, the Lagardère Group, arguing its supervisory board is not sufficiently "independent" to hold the management’s strategy to account. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival has recruited a new advisory group made up of editors, agents and journalists to "help ensure the festival remains at the forefront of the UK’s literary festival scene". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penny Scott-Bayfield, current finance director of Conde Nast, will be joining the Bloomsbury board as group finance director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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About six months into his new role as managing director of the Bureau international de l'édition française, or BIEF, Nicolas Roche is leading the French publishing industry's outreach program to open new markets and develop new readership for France's literature. The post BIEF’s Nicolas Roche on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scandi psychological suspense novel A Nearly Normal Family has been won by Pan Macmillan in a six-figure deal for two books, while a number of publishers are bidding for UK rights to The Warehouse as London Book Fair draws to a close for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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