Labour MP lashes out at publishers and editors in second annual Leveson speech for Hacked Off campaignLabour MP Tom Watson has lashed out at newspaper publishers and editors by accusing them of “fixing” legislation that affected them and operating “like a mafia.” In delivering the second annual Leveson lecture for the Hacked Off campaign, he said: “They [the press] have operated like a mafia, intimidating here, bribing there, terminating careers when it suits them and rewarding their most loyal toadies. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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All societies limit free speech in varying detail, writes Roger van Zwanenberg, founder of the radical publisher Zed. The censorship is by the customer – the Chinese government – not CUP, says Jessica LaganI refer to Paul Mason’s important, but mistaken argument about Cambridge University... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishers Association praises CUP’s decision, counter to China’s censorship request, but will ‘wait to see what the consequences’ areThe president of the International Publishers Association has urged the Chinese government not to take punitive action against Cambridge University... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new imprint from the university press will publish New England-focused books for a general audience on regional topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'State attempts to control the flow of information, especially in the digital space, are short-sighted and misguided,' says a new statement from the IPA. The post IPA Welcomes Cambridge University Press’ Response to ‘China Quarterly’ Censorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher will reinstate articles to which it blocked online access in China in the face of international protests by academicsCambridge University Press has backed down and will immediately re-post journal articles to which it blocked online access in China at the request of the Beijing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new independent publisher is launching this month to showcase contemporary Latin American literature in translation to “expose the UK reader to new and exciting voices” featuring authors never before published in English. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint The Borough Press is launching the inaugural Cheltenham First Novel Competition in association with Cheltenham Festivals and LBA Literary Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tickets to actor Tom Hanks' only event in the UK to promote his new collection of short stories, Uncommon Type (William Heinemann), have sold out in under two hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yen Press has announced plans to launch JY, a middle grade graphic novel imprint in fall 2017, named after Yen deputy publisher JuYoun Lee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamia Wilson has become both the youngest director in the 47-year history of the press, and the first woman of color to head the organization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Beal, formerly sales director at Oneworld, has left the company and, in partnership with her sister Sarah Beal, acquired Muswell Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Andreou has been appointed as director of the Harvard University Press after 27 years at Knopf. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Curran, founder of London-based press and book binder Tangerine Press, has organised next weekend’s The Uncorrected Independent Book Fair, a showcase for seven eclectic independent publishers. Natasha Onwuemezi talks to him about the event, and to five of its exhibitors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Absolute Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has signed Tom Kerridge’s Lose Weight for Good, an "all-new" approach to low-calorie dieting. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Andreou, currently v-p and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, has been named the new director of the vaunted university press. The job marks something of a homecoming for Andreou, who graduated from Harvard College in 1987. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press has acquired two novels with an "international focus": The Nine-Chambered Heart by Indian author Janice Pariat and Stephen Florida by Publishers Weekly fiction reviews editor Gabe Habash. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the cult success on YouTube of the vlog-series ‘Carmilla,’ a book deal has been struck between Toronto’s Kids Can Press and Shaftesbury films. 0″ height=”276″ /> Poster artwork for the coming film treatment of ‘Carmilla’[/caption] n a statement from the Los Angeles presentation of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After being tapped by the activist and author to handle the U.S. edition of her anti-Trump book 'No Is Not Enough,' Chicago's Haymarket Books collaborated with Knopf Canada and the U.K.'s Allen Lane to crash the title, which hit shelves this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Watson is hiding 100 copies of The Handmaid’s Tale in Paris as part of her “book fairy” duties. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins division William Collins has acquired world rights to Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Joshua Levine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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