Sony Joins Hands with J.K. Rowling for Pottermore

Sony partners with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to fashion an interactive online site with games and exclusive audio and ebooks. Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ebury's Latham joins Atlantic, as Kerr turns agent

Alice Latham is leaving Ebury after 11 years to join Atlantic Books as rights director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:00:28 UTC ]
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Hachette, Pan Mac and PRH join ERIC Fest publishing careers fair

Hachette UK, Pan Mac and PRH are supporting a free careers fair for those aged 16 to 25 who may not have considered entering publishing before. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 05:26:22 UTC ]
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Wright joins Bonnier from PRH as King heads to Sweden

Bonnier Books UK has appointed Nick Wright from PRH as its new chief information officer following the departure of Justin King. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 23:50:44 UTC ]
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Donnelly joins Bloomsbury Children's Books

Scholastic’s Strawberrie Donnelly has joined Bloomsbury Children’s Books in the newly created role of art director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 03:23:16 UTC ]
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A British Indie Bookstore Owner Holds Barnes & Nobles’ Fate In His Hands: Critical Linking, July 25th, 2019

Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by Libro.FM. “Despite ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-25 10:30:48 UTC ]
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The Best Book You've Never Read is 'Pieces for the Left Hand' by J. Robert Lennon

"Retelling these stories—which are not much longer in the summary than in the original—I feel the same charge I experience when some strange little thing happens to me, a coincidence or mix-up, that I’m eager to share with someone." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson joins panel for BBC Arts’ The Novels That Shaped Our World

Author, screenwriter and columnist Juno Dawson has joined the panel for the BBC’s The Novels That Shaped Our World.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 22:29:55 UTC ]
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Harvey Wolff joins Haynes board

Harvey Wolff, senior vice president of Haynes North America, has been appointed to the Haynes Publishing Group's board of directors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 17:00:03 UTC ]
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Foyles joins forces with Jacaranda to celebrate black British writers

Foyles bookshop has joined forces with indie publisher Jacaranda for its Twenty in 2020 initiative, celebrating black British writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 20:34:16 UTC ]
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Books and movies to wed! HarperCollins and Sony Pictures are committing to a long-term relationship.

Though books have been supplying the movie and tv industries with storylines since the dawn of the talkie, the rise of streaming content over the last five years has created a desperate need for more (MORE we scream as we toggle endlessly after binge-worthy distraction from the hell of the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-17 14:53:33 UTC ]
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Eishar Brar to join Knights Of

Scholastic's Eishar Brar will join indie publisher Knights Of in the newly created role of editorial director next month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 13:37:24 UTC ]
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Rory Stewart and James Acaster join Edinburgh line-up

Tory MP Rory Stewart and comedian James Acaster will join the line-up for the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 06:01:59 UTC ]
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HC Launches Film Shingle with Sony, Former Fox 2000 Head

In what it's dubbing an "unprecedented partnership," HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment are investing in the former team at Fox 2000 to find and produce content based on (but not restricted to) literary material. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony Gives Literary Film Division, Axed by Disney, a Second Life

Elizabeth Gabler, the executive behind hit movies like “The Devil Wears Prada,” will run a venture financed by Sony Pictures and HarperCollins Publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-07-15 22:19:51 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment in Major Elizabeth Gabler Partnership

HarperCollins' Brian Murray says the new deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment responds to today's changes in 'the business of storytelling.' The post HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment in Major Elizabeth Gabler Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-15 20:00:26 UTC ]
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Sony Pictures secures film rights to Taylor’s Malamander

Sony Pictures has secured the film rights for Thomas Taylor’s middle-grade novel Malamander for a “substantial” pre-empt, Walker Books has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 15:19:58 UTC ]
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Mellor and Cobden join Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh International Book Festival has hired Rachel Mellor and Noëlle Cobden to the roles of children and schools programme manager and communities programme director, respectively. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 14:21:17 UTC ]
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Nicholls and Day join line-up for Waterstones podcast

Waterstones is launching a podcast series with six themed fortnightly episodes, featuring authors such as David Nicholls and Elizabeth Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-14 04:54:16 UTC ]
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Hodgson leaves HC to join Corvus

Sarah Hodgson will join Corvus as publishing director after 20 years at HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-12 05:33:21 UTC ]
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HQ's Clio Cornish joins Michael Joseph

HQ commissioning editor Clio Cornish is joining Michael Joseph in a newly created role as editorial director this September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-11 19:57:12 UTC ]
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