Seni Glaister to pen two for HQ

HQ will publish two books by Seni Glaister, the co-founder and former chief executive of The Book People. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glaister steps down as c.e.o of The Book People

The Book People’s co-founder Seni Glaister is stepping down from her role as c.e.o of the company. William Wellesley, who has been at the company since January, and has been previously joint managing director at Molton Brown and group chief operating officer at GEMS Education, has been appointed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Donoghue pens children’s book

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a children’s book by Emma Donoghue, author of adult bestseller Room. The Lotterys Plus One is a middle-grade title about Sumac Lottery, a girl with six siblings, two mums, two dads. The family all live together in a big Victorian house they all call... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Fenton receives PEN Pinter Prize

British poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton has been awarded the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize.  The annual prize was established in 2009 by English PEN in memory of playwright Harold Pinter to recognise to a British writer of outstanding literary merit, who, in the words of Pinter’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Reports on Censorship in China

PEN America has issued a report on China’s book market entitled 'Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship.' The post PEN America Reports on Censorship in China appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chelsea Clinton pens book to inspire tweens

Penguin Random House UK will this autumn publish a children’s book by Chelsea Clinton about the challenges the world is facing, and what young people are doing to combat these changes. It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! is aimed at young people aged 10-14 and addresses... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Said to Seek $685 Million for HQ of U.K. Division

Time Inc., the magazine publisher spun off from Time Warner Inc., is seeking around 450 million pounds ($685 million) for the London headquarters of its U.K. unit, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.The company appointed broker Eastdil Secured to sell the Blue Fin building,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Standing ovation for Charlie Hebdo at PEN Gala

The editors at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were given a standing ovation when collecting an award at the PEN America Gala last night (5th May), according to news reports, despite the absence of a number of prominent authors in protest. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Carey among writers to protest PEN honour for Charlie Hebdo

Writers withdraw from literary and human rights organisation’s American Center gala, citing objection to award for the French satirical magazinePeter Carey, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, and at least three other writers have withdrawn from next month’s PEN American Center gala, citing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anderson and Nadel pen self-help guide for women

Actress Gillian Anderson and journalist Jennifer Nadel are writing a “revolutionary self-help guide for women”. WE is described as an “urgent and timely book for women, which offers a dramatically new path to fulfilment”. HarperNonFiction publisher Natalie Jerome and editorial director Carolyn... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Childs wins PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize

Jessie Childs has won the 2015 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for history for her book about religious persecution in Elizabethan England, God's Traitors (Bodley Head). She beat off competition from five other shortlisted authors to win the £2,000 annual prize, funded by former PEN member Marjorie... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Packham pens children’s book

Wildlife expert and TV presenter Chris Packham is bringing his love of animals to the children’s book world with Amazing Animal Journeys, which will published by Egmont. The non-fiction picture book is illustrated by Jason Cockroft and is about the way different animals, from blue whales and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Hachette HQ will be 'talent magnet'

Hachette’s new London headquarters Carmelite House will become a “talent magnet” for authors and publishers, but the move will not compromise competition between the adult divisions, c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has said. In an interview with The Bookseller, Hely Hutchinson also addressed the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Uglow and Bostridge on PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist

Jenny Uglow and Mark Bostridge are among the five authors shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2015. The £2,000 prize, funded from former PEN member Marjorie Hessell-Tiltman’s bequest to English PEN, celebrates the best non-fiction on a historical subject from any period up... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olympian Chris Hoy pens children’s series

Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is writing a children’s series about a boy and his bike with author Joanna Nadin.   The Flying Fergus series is about eight-year-old Fergus, who desperately wants a bike for his ninth birthday. The bike he wants is too expensive so he inherits his Dad’s old rusty... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poisoned Pen to Bring Back Golden Age Mysteries

With "Downton Abbey" reviving interest in the period between the two world wars, the publishing arm of the British Library has been releasing new editions of forgotten classics published in Britain’s golden age of mystery (considered to span most of the 1920s and ’30s) since 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Del Toro pens first children’s book

Film director Guillermo del Toro has teamed up with author Daniel Kraus to write a children’s book. Trollhunters is set in San Barnardino, California, where a 14-year-old boy called Jim is one of the few inhabitants to believe the rumours there are trolls in the area. The book will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boyne pens new Second World War novel

Penguin Random House Children’s will this autumn publish a new Second World War novel from John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Set for publication in September 2015, The Boy at the Top of the Mountain is about an orphan called Pierrot who is sent to the home of Adolf Hitler... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 PEN Longlists Revealed

The shortlists will be released on April 15, and the winners will be announced on May 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Worsley pens children’s book

TV presenter and Tudor specialist Lucy Worsley has written her first children’s novel set during the reign of Henry VIII. The book, currently titled The Other Elizabeth, is centered around a young handmaiden at court but explores the story of Katherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife. It will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huey Morgan pens music 'rebel heroes' book for Cassell

Octopus Publishing Group’s Cassell Illustrated has commissioned a book on the rebel heroes of popular music by Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman and DJ Huey Morgan. Commissioning editor Hannah Knowles acquired worldwide rights from Sam Gregory at Wise Buddah Group. In Huey Morgan’s Rebel Heroes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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