Swainson, Hecht, Campbell and Bond honoured by Queen

Bloomsbury’s Bill Swainson [pictured], Souvenir Press m.d. Ernest Hecht, Nature Publishing Group's Dr Philip Campbell and Paddington creator Michael Bond are among the book industry figures named in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Campbell, editor in chief of NPG's flagship journal Nature, is given a knighthood for services to science. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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