Nikesh Shukla and Julia Kingsford's new literary agency, The Good Agency, dedicated to championing under-represented voices in publishing, is receiving a grant for over half a million pounds from Arts Council England. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books and the Wellcome Collection will publish Elif Shafak’s manifesto offering “a rallying cry for hopefulness”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 02:43:46 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency is one of three charities chosen for the Times Christmas Appeal this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 23:05:38 UTC ]
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What could be better than Harry Potter or Target? The answer is, of course, Harry Potter at Target. Over the ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-29 11:32:47 UTC ]
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Linda Grant, Dani Shapiro and Howard Jacobson are among the 12 writers longlisted for the 2020 Wingate Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 08:00:18 UTC ]
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The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV and Film Agency will be relocating in January 2020 from its current offices in Mayfair to Clapham, in order to expand the team and host industry events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 19:52:56 UTC ]
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Scribd said the new investment will be used to support growth and product innovation as well as enhance operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A.C. Grayling’s “The History of Philosophy” delves into the thinkers who explored who we are and what it all means. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-20 18:01:32 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books is publishing a new "showstopping" children's picture book from author–illustrator team David Walliams and Tony Ross, called The Creature Choir, in time for Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 16:36:42 UTC ]
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Cengage has reported revenue of $693m in the six months to end September 2019, a fall of 9.1% from the first-half in the previous financial year ($762.6m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 21:42:50 UTC ]
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Car manual publisher Haynes Publishing Group PLC is seeking a buyer for the company and all its subsidiaries in the interests of "securing a bright, new future for the group". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 15:18:28 UTC ]
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Bookseller Harry Illingworth is set to leave Goldsboro Books at the end of the year to become a full-time agent at The D H H Literary Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 03:55:21 UTC ]
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While reporting big attendance numbers, the Sharjah Book Fair this year is most memorable for events affirming its deepening world publishing relationships. The post Sharjah International Book Fair Draws a Record-Breaking 2.52 Million Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-11 08:13:34 UTC ]
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The dense, interconnected network charts decades of collaboration and research. Nature, the multidisciplinary scientific journal founded in London in 1869, celebrates its 150th anniversary this week. Known for its innovative approach to publishing original research across all sorts of scientific... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-11-11 08:00:45 UTC ]
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And here’s the perfect excuse: Thomas Travisano’s excellent biography, “Love Unknown.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 16:44:17 UTC ]
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Digital publishing consultancy The Literary Platform has won £44,800 from Arts Council England to relaunch and support its new digital magazine, The Lit, as well as a series of writing and publishing initiatives targeted at underrepresented writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 05:36:40 UTC ]
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Revenue at Hachette Book Group fell marginally in the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, dipping just 0.3%, parent company Lagardère reported. One reason for the small decline was slowing sales of the longtime backlist bestseller 'You Are a Badass.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio Literary Management has acquired the Emma Sweeney Literary Agency, effective January 2, 2020. The latter, founded in 2006, represented such authors as Sara Gruen and Edgar Cantero. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom (Bluebird) has sold one million copies to date, with last week's 7,067 copies sold pushing it into seven figures through Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 13:55:45 UTC ]
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The novel opens with Dracula arguing with his girlfriend and gets weirder from there. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-04 21:45:57 UTC ]
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People from BME backgrounds working within the children’s literature sector have been frustrated by racism and microaggressions, unconscious bias, and inequality of access, according to a new report by Arts Council England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 20:27:05 UTC ]
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