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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Indie Shindig, a virtual event series for booksellers created by half a dozen publishers, aims to raise up to $18,000 for We Need Diverse Books and Binc. Author Gayle Forman and Penguin Books for Young Readers are contributing sales of Forman's new novel to Binc's "Thrive to Survive" campaign. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ben Philippe pitched "Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend" as a humorous guide. But as the world changed, he allowed himself to explore his own anger. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-26 18:53:10 UTC ]
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Sheridan Smith has written her first memoir, Honestly, to be published by Ebury Spotlight this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-20 02:37:35 UTC ]
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Ingram Content Group seeds Binc's 'Survive to Thrive' bookstore grant program, with additional major support from publishers and Bookshop.org. The post US Book Industry Charitable Foundation Raises $1 Million for Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-01 14:26:57 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to publish Vespertine, an "epic" YA fantasy duology by Margaret Rogerson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-19 18:14:32 UTC ]
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Celebrated young adult author L.L. McKinney (with art by Robyn Smith) is the author of 'Nubia: Real One', an endearing tale that updates the origin story of Nubia, the Black twin sister of Wonder Woman. In this eight-page excerpt Nubia confronts a dude threatening her friend and in the process... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In “To Raise a Boy,” Emma Brown explores the many influences that shape boys and why we need to rethink them. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-16 07:00:04 UTC ]
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W H Smith has extended its bank financing arrangements, including extending two existing £200m term loans to October 2023, and reported a “better than expected” performance in the first part of 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-09 15:38:01 UTC ]
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Helen Mackenzie Smith has been promoted to the newly created role of picture books publisher at Simon & Schuster Children's. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 18:09:06 UTC ]
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Alex Smith’s Paper Girls (Relentless) bagged the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 30th January, ending the "Bridgerton" stranglehold on the Bookstat chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 15:19:21 UTC ]
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Many Deaf people are natural storytellers, with a flair for creative thinking. And yet there are so few of us in publishing. As well-publicised research shows, just as people of colour are grossly underrepresented in this field, so too are disabled people, making up only 6.6% of the entire... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 06:12:15 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has appointed Hannah Smith as editorial director of its new digital-first imprint Embla Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 03:31:56 UTC ]
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Michael Lewis has written a “stunning” book on a group of people who predicted the coronavirus pandemic, to be rushed out by Allen Lane. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 20:37:13 UTC ]
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This morning, PR Newswire broke the news that Literati, an “innovative literary brand,” has just raised 40 million dollars in Series B funding. Among its investors is NBA giant Steph Curry. If you’re anything like me, you may have some questions, among them: What’s the $40 million being used... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-27 18:53:56 UTC ]
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The Anti-Virus website takes on figures like Toby Young and Allison Pearson - and its creators think it has them on the runCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSometimes, Stuart Ritchie feels like he’s being pursued by an army of smiley faces. The lecturer at the Institute... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-25 07:00:08 UTC ]
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W H Smith has delayed a £25,000 pay increase for c.e.o. Carl Cowling after 33% of voting shareholders opposed the company's remuneration plans at this week's annual general meeting. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 17:11:37 UTC ]
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Indie publishers are struggling with increased costs and ongoing delays caused by Brexit, with one describing the situation as a “complete nightmare” and another warning it may have to ditch export sales from its site. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 13:30:15 UTC ]
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Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Narrator Amir Abdullah depicts Chicago’s wealthy enclaves, struggling neighborhoods, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-30 09:44:33 UTC ]
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Rebellion Publishing imprint Solaris has scooped “chilling” feminist novel Anna by police detective Sammy H K Smith as a lead title for summer 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 07:56:54 UTC ]
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A special edition of The Invisible Child (Sort Of Books), featuring two short stories from the collection Tales from Moominvalley, has helped to raise £1m for Oxfam's projects supporting women and girls around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 05:12:22 UTC ]
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