Jamie Byng is to move into a new position at Canongate, with Jenny Todd named publisher. Byng, currently publisher and m.d., will become chief executive, freeing him up to explore new opportunities. Todd will now oversee the publishing teams, including editorial, rights, sales, marketing, publicity and design. In addition Kate Gibb, finance director, will become finance and operations director, encompassing finance, production, HR, systems and IT. Both will report to Byng. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olivier Award-winning actor Noma Dumezweni and "Designated Survivor" actress Natascha McElhone have been commissioned by Canongate to narrate two new audio titles for release this autumn: Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig, and The Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate is to publish an "agenda-setting book" by author Dina Nayeri about the reality of the refugee experience entitled The Ungrateful Refugee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Herefordshire's Aadvark Books, St Boswell's the Mainstreet Trading Company and Oswestry's Booka Bookshop are among the 10 destinations chosen to be showcased as "perfect bookshops for a date" on Bookshop Day (7th October). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate Books has acquired independent Severn House Publishers from owner Edwin Buckhalter and his family for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has bought Severn House Publishers, for an undisclosed sum, from owner Edwin Buckhalter. With the acquisition, Buckhalter will retain a consultancy role, while Severn publisher Kate Gibb has been promoted to COO of Canongate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz has made two promotions in its editorial team, seeing editor Marcus Gipps step up to the role of editorial director and senior editor Rachel Winterbottom promoted to commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlotte Ledger, current commissioning editor at HarperImpulse, has been promoted to editorial director of the imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton will kick off a combination book signing and speaking tour on September 18 to promote 'What Happened,' her account of the tumultuous 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate is to publish the memoir of Gina Miller, the business owner who successfully took the UK government to the Supreme Court over its authority to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary approval. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caroline Brown, publicity and marketing director at Octopus, has been promoted to associate publisher in addition to her current role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Frontier Myanmar: 'A complete collection of all our child-authored books' is part of the reading program one literacy-based charity delivers to kids. The post Diversity and Tolerance Promoted in Myanmar Children’s Books Projects appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texas Independent Bookstore Day, set to launch on Saturday, will feature booksellers throughout the state, with stores in Houston, Austin and Dallas participating. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matthew Todd, Bantam author and award-winning editorial director of gay magazine Attitude, is among the six authors shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize, awarded annually to a writer whose first book (whether poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction) explores what it is to be LGBT. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has made a number of promotions across its editorial, publicity, marketing, sales and rights departments, including the promotion of Olivia Morris to editorial director for Seven Dials and Orion Spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma House has been promoted to deputy chief executive of the Publishers Association as the trade body continues its reshuffle following the departure of its director of policy and communications Susie Winter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrated reference publisher DK has promoted Sarah Larter from publisher to children’s publishing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the audio market on the rise Miriam Robinson looks at what publishers are doing in the space. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From a city-wide book exchange in Latvia to a ‘New Writers Festival’ in Greece, European book fairs have a wide array of approaches to promoting reading, revealed in an Aldus report. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Not the Normal Book Presentation Routine’ ollowing the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK has promoted Monika Schlitzer to the newly created role of managing director of Dorling Kindersley's German arm, DK Verlag. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive research by the Guardian uncovers consistent reports of women being held back in junior roles, while men rise easily to decision-making rolesIf you want to know whether there is a gender gap in the books world, all you have to do is walk the floor of any major publisher. Women dominate... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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