Von Schilling Takes Over for Applebaum at PRH Communications

Stuart Applebaum, who rose from a publicist at Bantam Books to become the dean of corporate communications directors in the publishing industry, has been named emeritus executive v-p, corporate communications at Penguin Random House. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fascism is on the minds of book buyers — and publishers are taking notice

College students, book buyers and publishers are taking a renewed interest in the bad old days of interwar authoritarianism, as well as books about threats to the present. Several scholars have started a crowd-sourced website called the New Fascism Syllabus. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Library takes on 38 authors for Emerging Writers Programme

The London Library has welcomed 38 authors onto its inaugural Emerging Writers Programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion to take Incident Room to Harrogate

Orion's immersive events space The Incident Room will run in tandem with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival's main programme to deliver exclusive events with some of the publisher's authors, including Ian Rankin and Steve Cavanagh.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dialogue Books to take authors on UK tour

Dialogue Books is taking eight of its authors on a tour of the UK in May and November, kicking off with dates in Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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White Supremacists Take Over D.C. Bookstore Reading

White supremacists briefly took over a reading by author Jonathan Metzl at the flagship location for Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, shouting “this land is our land” and marching through the store yelling the name of a group that helped to organize the 2017... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'This generation is different'; Frances-White says women will take trade's top jobs

Almost 200 people attended the first official Conduit event, as host Deborah Frances-White spoke of how soon the industry’s top jobs will “routinely” be taken by women as this generation smashes the glass ceiling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Lululemon poised to take on Under Armour? Here's one analyst's view.

Lululemon may be known more for yoga pants than for athletic shoes or outfitting male athletes, but that might change over the next five years. The brand outlined long-term goals this week that would place it more firmly in Under Armour’s long-held territory, a plan some see as intensifying... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-25 20:15:00 UTC ]
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Tolkien estate takes stand against biopic

J R R Tolkien’s estate has reportedly condemned the forthcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as The Hobbit author. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH US launches Reader Loyalty Programme

Penguin Random House in the US has launched a 'Reader Rewards Loyalty Program', a free promotional initiative that lets readers earn one free book for every 12 PRH titles they purchase. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Creates Reader Loyalty Program

Under the program, readers who buy PRH books in any format will be able to collect points for purchases made at online or physical stores. After they collect 120 points, customers are eligible to receive a free book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Powers takes the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

American novelist Richard Powers has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory (published by William Heinemann in the UK, Norton in the US). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children’s hires Alex Moyet as brand director

Alex Moyet, formerly senior marketing manager at Activision, has joined Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s as brand director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's Becoming inspires PRH and NLT teaching resource

Penguin and the National Literacy Trust (NLT) have created a free teaching resource based on Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan takes on collection of novellas from Henry

Titan Books will publish a collection of novellas from Christina Henry, set in The Chronicles of Alice series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Kinokuniya Partners With PRH on Ebooks; ‘Scribner Building’ Acquired

A partnership with PRH lets Kinokuniya consumers compare English and Japanese editions. And a building in which Hemingway once was printed has been bought. The post Industry Notes: Kinokuniya Partners With PRH on Ebooks; ‘Scribner Building’ Acquired appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rugby site closure swings PRH pay gap

Penguin Random House UK’s overall gender pay gap has swung in favour of men, with women now earning 3% less than men working at the company, on the median calculation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Book Ranking: Hunter takes down This is Going to Hurt

Cara Hunter's No Way Out (Viking) has defeated Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt (Picador) at the top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, after the junior doctor memoir's 12-week reign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vogue’s Digital Director Takes Us Inside the Brand’s Cross-Platform Strategy

Vogue may still be best known for its print edition, whose September fashion issue, though thinner each year, remains a relative bible against its competitors. But some may be surprised to learn that 13.3 million U.S. adults visited Vogue.com in February, according to comScore data, an increase... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We need another hero: Feminist takes on fairytales gain traction

The market for updating fairytales, myths and legends for a contemporary readership has swelled, with a slew of new Rebel Girls as protagonists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baltimore Mayor Pugh to take leave of absence in midst of 'Healthy Holly' book controversy

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, facing a call by Gov. Larry Hogan for a criminal investigation into the book deal that paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars, announced Monday that she will take an indefinite leave of absence because of her health. The Democratic mayor’s office issued a... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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