W H Smith to raise cash as coronavirus bites

W H Smith has confirmed it plans to strengthen its balance sheet with new lending facilities of £120m accompanied by an equity issue of up to 13.7% of its issued share capital.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 20:57:09 UTC ]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Congratulates Britney Spears With An Amazing Throwback Video

“Welcome to the ‘Bad Ass Women Memoir Club,’” Pinkett Smith wrote in a cheeky note to the fellow first-time author. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2023-10-25 17:27:27 UTC ]
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Italy’s Publishers Ask Rome to Raise Family Schoolbook Funding

The Italian Publishers Association and the market's booksellers are appealing for more government funding for poorer students' books. The post Italy’s Publishers Ask Rome to Raise Family Schoolbook Funding appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-07 22:09:46 UTC ]
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News Corp goes all-in on Matildas – but tries to waltz away with fans’ cash | The Weekly Beast

Matildas fans hit paywall as part of News Corp subscription drive. Plus: AFR retracts piece after confusion about Bridget McKenzieFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChannel Seven enjoyed historic... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Carol Smith obituary

My cousin Carol Smith, who has died aged 84, was a literary agent and author best known for her thrillers Kensington Court (1996) and Unfinished Business (2000).Born in London to Winifred (nee Mapleston), a teacher, and David Smith, a businessman, Carol attended the North London Collegiate,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-07-25 15:31:17 UTC ]
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Amazon's New European Sourcing Policies Raise Concerns for U.S. Publishers

A decision by the e-tailer, to stop importing books from U.S. publishers that are destined to be sold in its stores in Europe in favor of sourcing them locally, is leading to higher costs and lost sales, publishers contend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Tillie Walden and Jeff Smith on Putting Characters in Peril

Two Eisner Award winners—Tillie Walden and Jeff Smith—spoke with Comicsbeat.com editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald at the U.S. Book Show on May 22 about their forthcoming work: Walden’s 'Clementine (Vol. 2)' and Smith’s companion to his long-running BONE comic book series, 'More Tall Tales.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith will be in conversation with fellow graphic novelist Tillie Walden and 'The Beat' editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald on Tuesday, May 23, 4:30–5 p.m. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tracing the Evolution of Celebrity Memoirs, from Charles Lindbergh to Will Smith

Today, celebrities tell their stories in memoirs as a duty forced on them by their agents and their fans. They can publish them to supplement a thriving career or to give a declining career a boost with the allure of finally-let-it-all-hang-out details. Sometimes a memoir launches a career all... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-09 08:53:59 UTC ]
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Traffic review: Ben Smith on Bannon, BuzzFeed and where it all went wrong

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[ The Guardian | 2023-04-29 06:00:28 UTC ]
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Clint Smith’s Back-to-Back, Genre-Spanning Best Sellers

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[ The New York Times | 2023-04-13 09:00:21 UTC ]
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Clint Smith Returns to His Roots in Poetry

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[ The Millions | 2023-04-07 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Attention: a new Zadie Smith novel is coming this fall.

This morning, Penguin Press announced that they will be publishing Zadie Smith’s next novel, The Fraud, on September 5, 2023. Here’s how the publisher describes the book: From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, The Fraud is a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Booksellers, Friends Raise Money for Ukraine

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Jada Pinkett Smith Signs Book Deal For ‘No Holds Barred’ Memoir

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[ HuffPost | 2022-10-06 16:02:46 UTC ]
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A Trump portrait that raises questions about the media’s role in his rise

With their comprehensive and alarming picture of Trump's presidency, Peter Baker and Susan Glasser show what journalism can do, and where it can fall short. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Gibbs Smith Become 100% Employee-Owned

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With libraries under threat, Literarian Award goes to Watts-raised super-librarian Tracie D. Hall

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