Senior commissioning editor Bill Swainson is to leave Bloomsbury in a cost-cutting restructure at the publishing house. Swainson, who has been at Bloomsbury for 15 years, will depart at the end of June. Bloomsbury editor-in-chief Alexandra Pringle said the company was having to "restructure and reduce the costs of its trade editorial department" in response to "the changing publishing environment." The announcement of Swainson's departure was made "with great sadness", she said. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senior commissioning editor Bill Swainson is to leave Bloomsbury in a cost-cutting restructure at the publishing house. Swainson, who has been at Bloomsbury for 15 years, will depart at the end of June. Bloomsbury editor-in-chief Alexandra Pringle said the company was having to "restructure... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is overhauling the structure of its consumer division executive team in the US, with publishing director Cindy Loh leaving at the end the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 06:33:51 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury’s senior commissioning editor Richard Atkinson, responsible for the publishing of books such as Polpo and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage series, has left the company and is focusing full-time on writing his family memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steven Hall, m.d. of science publisher IOP Publishing, is to join the Bloomsbury board as a non-executive director, replacing Faber m.d. Stephen Page, who stands down after three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has divided its sales department into consumer and non-consumer responsibilities following the departure of group UK sales director David Ward. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed rights to two novels from an author described as the 'Turkish Franz... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toby Jones has left his role as Simon & Schuster’s group marketing and publicity director after 18 months. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is selling its German subsidiary Bloomsbury Verlag GmbH to a subsidiary of Swedish... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operationThe Sunday Express editor, David Wooding, has become the latest top editorial executive to depart Reach, as the national and regional newspaper publisher embarks on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-16 14:19:24 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has restructured its academic division, integrating teams from the recently acquired academic division of Rowman & Littlefield. The reorganization involved some layoffs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The PEN America CEO has stepped down to take the helm of human rights nonprofit Freedom House, effective January 7. Chief program officers Summer Lopez and Clarissa Rosaz Shariyf have been appointed interim co-CEOs as PEN searches for its next CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booming sales in its consumer division, driven by huge demand for books by Sarah J. Maas and the acquisition of the Rowman & Littlefield academic group, resulted in revenue jumping 32% at the publisher, with earnings doubling in the first half of fiscal 2025. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury US is launching an in-house sales team for North America, selling all trade titles, including those published by its academic division, direct to national accounts. The team is headed by Sarah Rucker, who comes to the house from HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In a July 16 trading update ahead of its annual general meeting, Bloomsbury said its recent acquisition of Rowman & Littlefield’s academic publishing business and strong trade sales paced by Sarah J. Maas’s titles underpin "the confidence we have in the future." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tracy Sherrod, one of the few prominently positioned Black women in the trade publishing industry, was among a number of established editors recently laid off at Little, Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group is reorganizing its sales group in order to "strengthen HBG's customer relationships" and "capitalize on marketplace opportunities," according to a spokesperson. The reorg eliminates a number of positions and reenvisions others, and the company has posted eight new job openings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The acquisition of the American house Rowman & Littlefield, Bloomsbury UK says, will double its academic operations in the States. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Newton: ‘40,000 Academic Titles added to Ours’ n London today (May 29), Bloomsbury Publishing UK has... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-29 17:24:29 UTC ]
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In one bold move, the Bloomsbury accomplished two of its main goals for the year: adding to its academic holdings and expanding its presence in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of books by the romantasy superstar rose a total 161% in fiscal year 2024, leading to a 57% jump in profits on a 30% increase in sales for Bloomsbury in the year ended February 29. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas will both leave the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group after four years, in a surprise move that KDPG president and publisher Maya Mavjee called "necessary for our future growth." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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