Former Penguin communications manager Toby Jones has been hired as group marketing and publicity director by Simon & Schuster. Jones, who left Penguin in 2013 to go travelling, will begin at S&S on 1st July and report to chief executive and publisher Ian Chapman. Marketing director Dawn Burnett, communications director Hannah Corbett and children’s marketing and publicity director Elisa Offord will all report to Jones. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Layfield, Hachette Children's Group picture book development director (North), has acquired three picture books from spoken-word poet Tony Walsh as her first acquisition in her new role in Hachette's Manchester office. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 02:22:05 UTC ]
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Laura Whitaker-Jones has joined Watkins Media as marketing and publicity manager, overseeing the marketing and publicity team for the Watkins, Nourish and Duncan Baird imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 23:38:29 UTC ]
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Nina Stibbe, Ruth Jones and Posy Simmonds are among the winners of 2020's Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP), shining a light on witty writing by women in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 10:20:33 UTC ]
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Anne Bowman has been appointed vice-president of business development and global sales at Chelsea Green Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 17:47:03 UTC ]
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Parneshia Jones, an 18-year veteran at Northwestern University Press, most recently serving as trade editorial director, was named director. She is the first Black person in the press's 127-year history to hold that position. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Crewe and Martina O'Sullivan are to take up new roles at Penguin General with the departure of publisher Venetia Butterfield, who will become m.d. of Cornerstone in January 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 06:42:21 UTC ]
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Del Rey UK, Cornerstone's science fiction and fantasy imprint, will publish The World of Critical Role, a "definitive guide" to the history of the online web series "Critical Role", written by cast of the series and author Liz Marsham. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-27 08:30:55 UTC ]
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Great Jones cofounder Sierra Tishgart shares her reading list. The Pleasures of Cooking for One: A Cookbook, Judith Jones Judith Jones—a legendary editor and author—inspired the name for Great Jones [my cook-ware company]! This is my favorite of her books.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-08-26 07:00:32 UTC ]
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Authors including Tayari Jones, Marlon James, Esi Edugyan and Derek Owusu are attending the digital Aké Festival this October, showcasing African creative voices in a celebration of black excellence, resilience and resistance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 03:44:25 UTC ]
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Lucy Hale, previously of Hachette UK, has been appointed to the newly created role of publisher for Pan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 00:00:01 UTC ]
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Gayl Jones published her first novel in 1975. It was hailed by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and John Updike. Then Gayl disappeared from the literary scene. Now she's releasing her first novel in 20 years. The post The Long-Awaited Return of Gayl Jones appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-08-05 20:30:18 UTC ]
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Jasper Sutcliffe, head of buying at Foyles, is departing the retailer today (Friday 17th July) after over 20 years with Foyles, after his role was made redundant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-16 13:38:17 UTC ]
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Taking a look at some of the helpers who are turning their Little Free Libraries into Little Free Pantries to help neighbors in need during the pandemic. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-07-15 10:32:56 UTC ]
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Maria Gbeleyi has been chosen as the voice of Verity Gillmare in the audio version of Dorothy Koomson’s new novel, All My Lies are True (Headline). The announcement follows an open casting call, "Find My Verity", designed to bring more black female voices into the world of audiobooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-07 11:36:17 UTC ]
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A number of high-profile writers, including Susan Hill, Francis Wheen, Trezza Azzopardi, Jane Harris, Allison Pearson, Justin Hill and Joolz Denby, have joined the signatories to an open letter to the Booker Prize Foundation calling on the body to apologise to former honorary vice-president... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 05:29:21 UTC ]
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The Trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation have abolished the post of honorary vice president, previously held by Baroness Emma Nicholson. The decision followed controversy on social media surrounding Nicholson's views on same-sex marriage and her attitude to trans people. A statement this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 23:17:06 UTC ]
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Mike Martoccia, who has been consulting with Adams Publishing Group since February, has been named APG’s vice president of digital Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-19 18:48:41 UTC ]
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The shortlists for this year's Telegraph Sports Book Awards have been revealed, with titles from England Rugby coach Eddie Jones and British Lions coach Warren Gatland jostling for Rugby Writers Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 13:50:00 UTC ]
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In a new kind of quarantine diary, the author of the Oprah's Book Club bestseller "An American Marriage" dons a mask and waits nearly four hours to vote. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-06-16 15:00:07 UTC ]
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