Sphere hires Viking's Forte and Kenny from Bloomsbury

Little, Brown imprint Sphere has appointed Viking’s Rosanna Forte and Callum Kenny from Bloomsbury as editors working across the fiction list. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 16:12:18 UTC ]
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After Strong Fiscal '18, Bloomsbury Sees Better Year Ahead

A 20% increase in its consumer group contributed to double-digit gains in sales and earnings at Bloomsbury for 2018. The U.K. house has ambitious plans for the current year, including an acceleration of its growth in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maas turns hand to adult books for Bloomsbury

YA novelist Sarah J Maas is to write her first series for adults, set to be published by Bloomsbury in late 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lupton moves to Viking for school siege thriller

Rosamund Lupton, author of bestsellers Sister, Afterwards and The Quality of Silence, has moved from Piatkus to Viking with her new novel about a school siege. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury partners with Spotify

Bloomsbury has agreed an "important" content partnership with Spotify, which will see the music streaming service exclusively offer titles from the publisher's 33 1/3 series to listeners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bradshaw leaves Bloomsbury for BA

Emma Bradshaw is leaving Bloomsbury Children’s Books to become the Bookseller Association’s new head of campaigns. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury acquires independent I B Tauris

Bloomsbury has acquired independent non-fiction publisher I B Tauris, a specialist in Middle Eastern and political publishing, for £5.8m. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Buys IB Tauris

Bloomsbury has bought IB Tauris (IBT), the academic publisher based in West London with an office in New York. The price was £5.8 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking signs WriteNow mentee Emma Morgan's 'assured' debut

Viking has acquired a "moving and exquisitely funny" debut novel by Emma Morgan, who was part of the inaugural PRH WriteNow mentoring programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac and Bloomsbury triumph at D&AD awards

A number of trade publishers have enjoyed success at the annual D&AD Awards, and will hope to win one of the body’s coveted Pencils at a prize ceremony this evening.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Children’s hires Sarah Macmillan

Simon & Schuster UK has hired Sarah Macmillan as its new children’s marketing and publicity director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast's Scott-Bayfield to join Bloomsbury board

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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Comedian Richard Herring signs with Sphere

Sphere non-fiction is publishing comedian Richard Herring's book about "conversation-savers for any situation" this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bake-Off’s first C4 tie-in proves a hit with Sphere

Sphere has acquired the exclusive world English-language publishing licence for “The Great British Bake Off” through The Blair Partnership, acting on behalf of Love Productions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury cookbook explores 'little-known' Burmese cuisine

Absolute Press will publish a cookbook from food writer and “passionate advocate for Burmese cuisine” MiMi Aye. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, S&S UK and Trapeze triumph in pre-LBF deals

Eley Williams’ debut novel, a flurry of auctions for literary agent newbie Sam Hodder and an Australian kidnapping thriller from an Irish author are some of the projects causing furore ahead of next week's London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vallance signs first adult thriller with Sphere

Sphere has signed Jessica Vallance's first adult fiction novel ahead of London Book Fair, an "addictive" psychological thriller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs 'major' cultural history of work

Bloomsbury has acquired a "major work of non-fiction" that examines how work has shaped human civilisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'New era' as SoA moves to Bloomsbury

The Society of Authors (SoA) is moving from South Kensington back to Bloomsbury in London, "to usher in a new era". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Men at Bloomsbury paid 17.2% more than women

Men earn a median average of 17.2% more than women at Bloomsbury, and a mean average of 23.3% more. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury partners with the BFI

Bloomsbury has been appointed as the publishing partner of the British Film Institute, tasked with developing and managing its publishing programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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