Sunday Trading law defeated in House of Commons

MPs rejected a government move to relax Sunday Trading laws in the House of Commons yesterday, meaning the biggest shake up of retail law in 20 years will not go ahead. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Story of Churchill's daughter-in-law to Virago

Virago has acquired a new book from Sonia Purnell, telling the "explosive" story of Pamela Harriman, Winston and Clementine Churchill’s beloved daughter-in-law, and "secret weapon" during the Second World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 04:52:06 UTC ]
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Macmillan Forms Trade Management Committee to Address 'Key Issues'

Macmillan's trade group has formed a 13-member management committee aimed at bringing more diversity to setting priorities for the company's trade publishing divisions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade Show Association: Berlin’s Event Ban Does Not Apply to Frankfurter Buchmesse

An extension through October of a ban on large public-facing events in Germany does not apply to Frankfurter Buchmesse, per trade association AUMA. The post Trade Show Association: Berlin’s Event Ban Does Not Apply to Frankfurter Buchmesse appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-18 13:13:45 UTC ]
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Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize

For seeing society's wealth as reflecting 'the opportunities for development available to all individuals,' the German book trade's Peace Prize goes to Amartya Sen. The post Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-17 13:51:51 UTC ]
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Adeola and Wilson-Max call for trade transparency on race

Illustrators Dapo Adeola and Ken Wilson-Max have said the industry could be on the cusp of change over diversity but it requires more black people in sales teams and greater transparency on race. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 15:01:56 UTC ]
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Bookshops report encouraging first day's trading

Bookshops in England reported a brisk trade yesterday (Monday 15th June), with warm wishes from returning customers, as many reopened for the first time since the nationwide lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 09:17:10 UTC ]
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Black Writers' Guild tells UK publishing how to get its own house in order

The Black Writers' Guild has issued an open letter, signed by writers including Dorothy Koomson, Malorie Blackman, Candice Carty-Williams, David Olusoga and Bernardine Evaristo, telling British publishers it is "deeply concerned" they are "raising awareness of racial inequality without... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-14 19:50:25 UTC ]
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Bad Form Young Writers’ Prize launches with trade support

Bad Form, the quarterly literary review magazine, is launching a new prize for young black, Asian, Arab and other non-white fiction writers based in the UK, with support from across the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-14 17:30:53 UTC ]
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California Sunday Magazine Shuts Down Print Edition

After six years and 40 issues, The California Sunday Magazine is saying goodbye to print. The bimonthly title produced by parent company Pop-Up Magazine Productions, which in its relatively short life has garnered national acclaim for its design, photography and long-form feature writing, will... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-08 20:18:29 UTC ]
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PRH becomes latest trade publisher to pull out of Frankfurt

Penguin Random House has joined the other big trade publishers in pulling out of the Frankfurt Book Fair's physical event this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-08 07:32:23 UTC ]
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Kennedy shortlisted for Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award for consecutive year

Louise Kennedy has made the six-strong shortlist for this year's Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award for the second year running. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-07 17:27:57 UTC ]
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Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA’s 2020 Prix Voltaire

Liberal Publishing House–specializing in politically charged content that Hanoi has tried to suppress–wins the IPA's highest honor. The post Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA’s 2020 Prix Voltaire appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-03 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Hachette donates £20k as trade supports Black Lives Matter

The book trade has been showing its support of the Black Lives Matter movement, speaking out across social media and making donations to relevant organisations, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by police in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-01 06:44:29 UTC ]
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BA calls for trade support as bookshops gear up for 15th June reopening

The Booksellers Association has called for publishers to support the sector in getting back to business after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday (25th May) that stores could reopen from 15th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-26 03:20:25 UTC ]
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Trade 'baffled' by exclusion from Cultural Renewal Taskforce

The government has announced a Cultural Renewal Taskforce to help the creative sector bounce back from the coronavirus crisis—but book trade leaders have said they are "baffled" that no current representative of the industry has been appointed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-21 02:08:11 UTC ]
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Schrank Named to Head Astra Publishing House

Backed by Thinkingdom Media Group, Astra Publishing House has launched a new adult division, which will join children's publishing divisions Boyds Mills & Kane and minedition in the new company. Former Holt head Ben Schrank is publisher and COO of APH. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lockdown diaries: the trade publisher

Lockdown is not something that is at all suited to my personality – I miss my friends, I miss my life and perhaps most importantly - I miss Bancone. Publishing is such a social business and I’ve been finding it incredibly hard to cope without that side of it. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-18 13:56:25 UTC ]
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In Elisabeth Thomas’s ‘Catherine House,’ an exclusive university harbors sinister secrets

With its cultlike fixation on control, it’s clear from the outset that something is deeply wrong with Catherine House. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Worklife: South Africa’s Imagnary House Weathers Lockdown

'We saw all bookstores closed' in South Africa's lockdown, says Brad Harris, children's book publisher at Imagnary House. The post Coronavirus Worklife: South Africa’s Imagnary House Weathers Lockdown appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-12 16:04:47 UTC ]
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Staffers at California Sunday and Pop-Up Magazines Are Unionizing

Staffers at Pop-Up Magazine Productions, parent company of The California Sunday Magazine and the touring "live magazine" show Pop-Up Magazine, are forming a union, and they appear to have their employer's support in doing so. An announcement issued on Monday says employees will be organizing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-12 11:52:17 UTC ]
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