Stephen Clarke, c.e.o. of W H Smith, is delivering the first lecture of a new Global Challenges course at the University of Edinburgh Business School next month. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook wants to be friendlier to TV networks and digital media publishers who have shows on Watch by giving these partners the ability to sell ads through their own ad technology, according to advertising and technology executives with knowledge of the initiative.The social media giant is... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scoot over “Deadly Class” and “Black Lightning,” and make room in the crowded superhero arena for two new avenging TV series: Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” and “Doom Patrol” from DC Universe, a fledgling streaming service devoted to the comic book franchise. Both superhero dramas premiere... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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University lecturer Claire Gradidge has won the Richard and Judy ‘Search for a Bestseller’ competition for her World War Two crime novel The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookseller Topping & Company will open a new bookshop in central Edinburgh in 2019, with the Topping family saying the shop will be “the largest independent bookshop to open in the country for decades”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Female writers and first-time authors dominate the longlist for the 2019 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize, worth £30,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexander McCall Smith reflects on 20 years of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and his latest genre shift, to ‘Scandi blanc’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Adler and four board members resign as university decides to change directionMelbourne University Publishing’s CEO and members of its board of directors have resigned in protest against the university’s proposed new strategy for the publishing house that, according to one former board... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Universe only has so many original shows to go around, and that means you'll need something else to do if you're going to justify that subscription. Thankfully, more is on the way. The service has unveiled the first major expansion of its comic... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has reported a “strong trading performance” for Christmas trading, with total sales up 6%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A four-year, $1,205,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support continued development and expansion of a program designed to diversify academic publishing, and will directly affect six presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for its annual literary awards on Tuesday, with Zadie Smith, Rachel Kushner, Robert Christgau and the late Denis Johnson among the nominees. Los Angeles author Kushner's "The Mars Room" and Johnson's "The Largesse of the Sea Maiden" both... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The marketing campaign for The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts will be Raven Books’ largest to date. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zadie Smith is releasing her very first story collection with Hamish Hamilton next autumn: Grand Union. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK imprint Zaffre has launched a new website for brand author Wilbur Smith in a joint venture with his creative team at Wilbur Smith Enterprises. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following on from the success of the Roald Dahl Dictionary, Oxford University Press will publish two more books about Dahl’s words in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer, campaigner and passionate critic of austerity who found fame late in life with his bestselling book Harry’s Last StandIf proof were ever needed that it is never too late to make a major impact, Harry Leslie Smith, who has died aged 95, surely offers it. He was 91 when his bestselling... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zadie Smith and Philippe Sands are among the literary heavyweights leading Hay Festival Cartagena 2019's line-up in its "most ambitious year yet". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alison Parker, former deputy m.d. at Michael O’Mara, is joining WH Smith Travel as concessions event manager for the company’s Harrods and Selfridges books departments. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith reportedly offered to buy struggling US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble (B&N) last year before the deal fell apart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dominique Raccah, publisher and chief executive of US business Sourcebooks, and Marcus Leaver, former chief executive of the Quarto Group, are to give afternoon keynotes at FutureBook Live, The Bookseller's publishing conference, to be held in London on 30th November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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