Steve Smith will be retiring, due to medical reasons, as of June 1. The company's board has elected current executive v-p and COO Mark Allin as his successor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brent Gordon, who was most recently senior v-p of sales for global education at Wiley, is stepping into the newly created role of v-p of education sales and strategy at Penguin Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailer WH Smith has appointed Gavin McKechnie as the international operations director of its travel division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Hamma, Ave Maria's editorial director since 1996 who is retiring in July, reflects on his career in Catholic publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bernardi succeeds longtime Dark Horse book trade executive Michael Martens, who is retiring after 22 years, and will takeover in time for the American Library Association meeting in Orlando, Florida. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kneerim & Williams has named Katherine Flynn the group’s newest partner, based in its Boston office. She will continue to represent authors of fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following Edwards' departure, David Carey announces restructuring of Hearst Magazines to follow global strategy. The post Duncan Edwards Steps Down as CEO of Hearst Magazines International appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales and earnings fell in fiscal 2016 at John Wiley as the company continued its transition to a digital knowledge and learning company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain’s capital city will be the special guest at the world’s largest Spanish-language book fair next year in Guadalajara, the first time since 2009 a city has been granted the honor. The post Madrid Named Guest City of Honor at Guadalajara 2017 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Withdrawal from the EU would lead to "suffering" in the creative industries, according to an open letter signed by 220 thought-leaders in the literary world, including 2015 Baileys winner Ali Smith and Granta editor Max Porter, recent winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales by Ali Smith and Chris Cleave are to contribute to a short story collection highlighting the “frighteningly common” experience of Europe’s refugees. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aitken, formerly sales and marketing director and then associate publisher at Wisdom Publications, has been promoted to publisher of the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L S Hilton, the author of Bonnier Zaffre lead title Maestra, has been named Glamour magazine’s 2016 Writer of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longtime editor Jennifer Enderlin has been promoted to executive v-p and publisher at the Macmillan imprint. She will take on the new title while retaining her role as editor and continuing to both acquire new books and edit many of SMP's bestselling authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has appointed Cheryl Cohen Effron and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh to its board of directors, which has grown to include 22 members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK finance director and company secretary, Ed Kielbasiewicz, is to retire from the company at the end of December 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s book start-up Lost My Name has raised an additional €4m (£3.2m) in funding from Berlin-based investor Project A Ventures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie Curie and WH Smith have partnered to launch their second Big Readcycle to help support people living with a terminal illness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Tribune Publishing, Time Inc., Meredith, and Condé Nast executive lands at media M&A advisory firm. The post Jack Griffin Named Senior Advisor at DeSilva + Phillips appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Birmingham poet laureate Stephen Morrison-Burke has been selected for the inaugural Kit de Waal scholarship which offers a budding writer from a low-income household or a marginalised background a place on Birkbeck's creative writing MA. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of the "newly evolved" Man Booker International Prize 2016 is The Vegetarian by South Korean author Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith (Portobello Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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