Rosato joins OverDrive

Steve Rosato, former event director at BookExpo America, has joined ebook library service OverDrive in a move to “accelerate OverDrive’s global expansion.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radcliffe, Fry and Redmayne join in with Harry Potter at Home

Stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen Fry, and Eddie Redmayne are recording videos of themselves reading the first Harry Potter book in the latest addition to Harry Potter at Home.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 15:10:11 UTC ]
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Cowell, Blackman and Biddulph join Empathy Day line-up

Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell, author Malorie Blackman and illustrator Rob Biddulph are among the names spearheading the Empathy Day programme on 9th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 14:12:35 UTC ]
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Coronavirus: Italian Publishers Join Libraries and Booksellers in Appeal

As coronavirus-related economic aid is released in Italy, publishers, libraries, and booksellers are asking for a cultural-spending incentive for families. The post Coronavirus: Italian Publishers Join Libraries and Booksellers in Appeal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-29 13:42:24 UTC ]
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How to Join a Book Club Online

Here's how to join a book club online, some etiquette tips to follow, and some examples of online book clubs meeting right now. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-04-28 10:35:48 UTC ]
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Stuart Weir joins Yale UP London in newly created role

Yale University Press London has appointed Stuart Weir in the newly created role of production director, overseeing editorial, production and design for all London-originated titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 02:25:36 UTC ]
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Weldon and Shelley join call for government action on creative industries

PRH UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon and Hachette UK c.e.o. David Shelley are among more than 400 leading names from the creative industries warning half the UK's creative businesses could be lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 00:49:47 UTC ]
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Evaristo, Webb and Gaiman join BBC Arts Big Book Weekend

Bernardine Evaristo, Robert Webb and Neil Gaiman are among the line-up for the Big Book Weekend, a three-day virtual festival broadcast by BBC Arts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-25 10:45:46 UTC ]
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'Station Eleven' author Emily St. John Mandel joins the L.A. Times Book Club May 19

Emily St. John Mandel chronicles a global pandemic and financial crisis in her novels, 'Station Eleven' and 'The Glass Hotel.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-23 22:16:10 UTC ]
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Killing Eve writer Jennings joins Big Book Weekend

Luke Jennings, author of the Villanelle series (John Murray), and Adam Kucharski, author of The Rules of Contagion (Wellcome Collection), are among the names joining The Big Book Weekend virtual festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 23:52:40 UTC ]
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Holly Harris to join Simon & Schuster as non-fiction publishing director

Holly Harris is to join Simon & Schuster UK as publishing director in the non-fiction adult publishing division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 07:50:08 UTC ]
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Joy Harjo: 'What joins us together is poetry'

Harjo reflects on her childhood, the way the kitchen table unites us and the renewed connections she hopes will emerge out of this difficult time. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-10 12:25:56 UTC ]
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Emma Herdman to join Bloomsbury as publishing director

Emma Herdman is set to join Bloomsbury as publishing director, specialising in commercial literary fiction.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 22:42:32 UTC ]
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Walker Books and Girlguiding join forces to bring adventures into homes

This week Walker Books launched a family guide to adventure activities 100 Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up, the first children's book by author, adventurer and Girlguiding ambassador Anna McNuff.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 13:51:42 UTC ]
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Marchese Joins Tommy Nelson as V-P, Publisher

Shannon Marchese, formerly executive editor at Penguin Random House imprints Waterbrook & Multnomah and Convergent, has been hired as v-p, publisher of Tommy Nelson, Thomas Nelson’s children’s imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anna Baty joins Hodder Non-Fiction with new roles for Perrin and Armstrong

Hodder Non-Fiction is making a series of changes to its editorial team: Anna Baty is joining from The Bodley Head as senior commissioning editor, while Zuleika’s Tom Perrin is taking on a consultant editor role and Huw Armstrong has been promoted.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 09:00:03 UTC ]
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Haven’t read War and Peace? Now’s the time to join Yiyun Li’s free virtual book club.

If you’re feeling alone and listless, or even if you simply have a few extra hours a week all of a sudden, I’ve got some good news for you. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, brilliant novelist Yiyun Li will be leading a virtual book club in reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace—a book that many... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-17 15:11:40 UTC ]
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AT&T’s advertising unit chief resigns after joining company less than three years ago, report says

AT&T’s Brian Lesser, who heads up the company’s key advertising unit, Xandr, is leaving the company, according to a new report from Reuters. Lesser felt comfortable stepping down because Xandr is in a good position and its first quarter results are expected to show significant growth, the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-03-11 18:26:08 UTC ]
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Coronavirus: Canada’s Kobo Joins Mondadori in Providing Free Ebooks to Italians in Lockdown

Amid Europe's largest COVID-19 outbreak, Italian citizens in lockdown have been able to read free Mondadori ebooks in a program facilitated by Kobo. The post Coronavirus: Canada’s Kobo Joins Mondadori in Providing Free Ebooks to Italians in Lockdown appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-11 12:22:51 UTC ]
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Ex-WME international agent de Angelis joins Fremantle

Former WME international agent and partner in London Raffaella de Angelis has joined Fremantle to lead literary acquisitions based on books for its global drama division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 13:44:19 UTC ]
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Taddeo, Jones and Mitchell join Southbank Centre Summer Literature Season

Lisa Taddeo, Tayari Jones and David Mitchell are among the authors appearing at the Southbank Centre for its Summer Literature Season. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 15:43:34 UTC ]
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