Transworld's Gaminara to retire

Bantam Press publishing director Sally Gaminara is to retire this year. Gaminara’s publishing career has spanned nearly 40 years, and she joined Transworld’s Corgi imprint in 1987 from Penguin Books. She moved to the Doubleday team in 1989, where she published Prince Charles' book, A Vision of Britain. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld bags book from online relationship expert Lalalaletmeexplain

Transworld has acquired Block, Delete, Move On: It’s Not You, It’s Him by anonymous online relationship expert Lalalaletmeexplain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-22 04:03:10 UTC ]
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Sulley retires after nearly 20 years at Hodder Education

Hodder Education's Robert Sulley is retiring after nearly two decades with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-16 07:21:07 UTC ]
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Transworld partners with Hummingbird Bakery for Pooley paperback launch

Transworld has partnered with the Hummingbird Bakery to mark the paperback launch of Clare Pooley's "feel-good" novel The Authenticity Project.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-24 23:49:38 UTC ]
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Transworld lands 'visionary' Portas on post-Covid business

Transworld Publishers has acquired Rebuild: How to do Business Better by retail guru Mary Portas, a "visionary toolkit for how to weather the post-pandemic storm in business". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 15:35:50 UTC ]
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Transworld ventures out with second autobiography from Grylls

Transworld Publishers has acquired Bear Grylls' new autobiography, Never Give Up, a sequel to Mud, Sweat and Tears, published by the PRH division in 2012.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-25 18:21:44 UTC ]
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Kate Garraway's Covid memoir to Transworld

Transworld is publishing the "raw and emotional" story of broadcaster Kate Garraway, in which she writes about her husband Derek Draper’s long fight against Covid-19 and the devastating impact it continues to have on him and on their family. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 14:42:53 UTC ]
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Transworld to publish book encouraging women into STEM careers

Transworld has bought She’s In CTRL, a book "about women, tech and daring to dream" by Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, a leading advocate for girls going into STEM careers as the founder of social enterprise Stemettes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hill, Barnes and Ghaffari-Parker step up at Transworld

Transworld has announced promotions for three members of its publicity team: Tom Hill, Hayley Barnes and Izzie Ghaffari-Parker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New Paula Hawkins thriller coming from Transworld in August 2021

Transworld has announced the publication of a new book from bestselling novelist Paula Hawkins next summer – the "propulsive, twisty" thriller A Slow Fire Burning. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Major publishing fairs BookExpo and BookCon to 'retire' after pandemic cancellations

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‘Eddie’s Boy,’ by Thomas Perry, continues the saga of a retired hit man who can’t escape his past

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Transworld pre-empts 'major' history of mankind and infectious disease

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The Dire Straits story goes to Transworld

Transworld Publishers has acquired It’s a Long Way From Deptford – The Dire Straits Story by John Illsley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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