Virago acquires historian Virginia Nicholson's Undressing Women

Virago has acquired Undressing Women from historian Virginia Nicholson, exploring 100 years of women's lives in British history through fashion and beauty. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 00:00:02 UTC ]
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Sarah Moss on Ghost Walls, Violence Against Women, and Social Structures

Kendra Winchester: Hello, I’m Kendra Winchester. And this is Reading Women, a podcast inviting you to reclaim half the bookshelf by discussing books written by or about women. Today, I’m talking to Sarah Moss about her book Ghost Wall, which is out now in paperback from Picador. Welcome to 2020,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-08 09:45:19 UTC ]
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'Nobody in Tesco buys spy books by women': how female authors took on the genre

Publishing’s long established boys’ club in espionage fiction is having its cover blown by a new school led by Stella Rimington, Manda Scott and Charlotte PhilbyWhen Stella Rimington, the former director general of MI5 and spy author, wrote a new foreword last year to The Spy’s Bedside Book,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-01-07 09:00:54 UTC ]
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The Experiment Acquires Appletree Press

Independent publisher the Experiment has acquired Appletree Press, a publisher of titles on health, food, and lifestyle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago pre-empts Chloé Cooper Jones' memoir

Virago has pre-empted Chloé Cooper Jones' "game-changing" memoir about disability as US rights were snapped up by Avid Reader Press in a "major auction". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-03 01:28:14 UTC ]
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Mango Publishing Acquires Yellow Pear Press

Miami indie press Mango Publishing has acquired Yellow Pear Press, which specializes in lifestyle and regional titles, as well as its Bonhomie Press imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sewickley-based software company acquired by Aderant

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-12-26 16:39:21 UTC ]
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Book of Lists: National corporations are acquiring smaller health insurers

In the Dec. 23 print edition of the Book of Lists, you’ll find hundreds of CEOs, presidents and other top executives listed alongside the organizations they run. Even more business leaders are... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-12-23 16:47:21 UTC ]
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Perminder Mann signs up as mentor for NLT and Lancôme careers platform for women

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has joined with luxury cosmetic brand Lancôme UK to launch an online platform to support young women on the path to employment featuring insights from Perminder Mann, c.e.o. of Bonnier Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-20 01:24:01 UTC ]
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Piatkus acquires guide to anxiety for mothers

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 18:09:29 UTC ]
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Connect Meetings Acquires BizBash

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-17 20:01:44 UTC ]
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Emma Watson hides copies of Little Women across London

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 03:38:14 UTC ]
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Hour Media Acquires Six More Florida-Based Lifestyle Magazines

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-11 18:23:16 UTC ]
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‘The Ferrante Effect’: In Italy, Women Writers Are Ascendant

“My Brilliant Friend” and Elena Ferrante’s other best-selling books are inspiring female novelists and shaking up the country’s male-dominated literary establishment. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-09 10:00:14 UTC ]
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Bettany wins HQ and Gransnet prize for women writers over 40

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 01:51:32 UTC ]
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Questex Acquires Multiple Trade Shows and B2B Brands from Informa Plc

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-05 19:51:20 UTC ]
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Transworld's Darcy Nicholson to join Sphere

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 09:56:46 UTC ]
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Virago wins Spindler's debut

Virago has won an auction for journalist and documentary filmmaker Susan Spindler's first novel, Surrogate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 20:31:25 UTC ]
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Forbes Media acquires stock prediction tool to help diversify its revenues

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Naomi Wolf and Sandi Toksvig to headline Women of the World Festival

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 02:55:25 UTC ]
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