Anna Sophia Watts has left her editor role at Bodley Head to join thinktank Nesta, with Lauren Howard joining as editorial assistant. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Books’ marketing director Mike Richards has left the company following a reorganisation of the marketing team. Richards has been in marketing at Egmont for 15 years, promoting authors and brands such as Michael Grant, Lemony Snicket, Jim Smith, Winnie-the-Pooh and Star Wars. He would... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s hardly news that the magazine has become an endangered species. It’s a development I had the misfortune of witnessing first-hand during my brief but eventful tenure as assistant literary editor of the New Republic in Was ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three new books from religious publishers are casting a critical eye on the economy this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate’s non-fiction publishing director Katy Follain is to leave the company “to pursue new career opportunities within the industry”. The publisher said she “played a key role within the editorial team”. Among the titles Follain acquired during her time at Canongate were James Rhodes’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion General m.d. Lisa Milton has officially left the company. Earlier this year, Orion Publishing Group’s parent company Hachette UK announced major changes in senior management at the publisher. Orion c.e.o. David Young will retire at the end of the year, with Little, Brown c.e.o. David... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitzi Angel, former publisher of Faber Inc. titles in the U.S., is to return to London in the autumn to take up the new role of Faber adult publisher, joining the board and reporting to CEO Stephen Page. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus chief executive Amanda Ridout on the company’s ascent Publishing businesses born this side of the digital revolution tend to do things differently. Quick to publish and even quicker to grow, they play by a new set of rules. Clerkenwell publisher Head of Zeus fits this mould. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role. Creating and managing marketing campaigns for new releases and ensuring that as many people as possible hear about and are completely enthused by the fantastic books Flying Eye are producing, through press reviews, events, advertising and online channels. What do you like... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ron Boire has been named the next CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc., beginning September 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has signed a non-fiction book on Albert Einstein and the theory of relativity. Editorial director of non-fiction Neil Belton signed UK, Commonwealth and European rights to The Hunt for Vulcan: How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet and Deciphered the Universe by Tom Levenson in a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, told from Christian’s perspective, is Amazon.co.uk’s most pre-ordered book of the year Related: EL James to publish Fifty Shades sequel telling story from hero's point of view An independent bookshop in Texas that opened its doors for the first time earlier this... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Globe Pequot, the trade division of Rowman & Littlefield, has secured a license with the National Wildlife Federation to produce a series of Ranger Rick nonfiction children's books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Information m.d. Kathy Rooney has left the company as part of a restructure. Rooney, part of the senior management team at the publisher, left at the end of May to pursue other opportunities, beginning with a non-executive role at information management platform Librios. Vafa... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a matter of hours, pre-orders pushed 'Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian,' to the top of the Barnes & Noble and Amazon bestseller lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has bought world English rights to a book about racism in the UK by 25-year-old activist and freelance journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge. Commissioning editor Alexa von Hirschberg acquired Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race from Rupert Heath of Rupert Heath Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith’s book director Michael Neil will be leaving the business at the end of May. Neil joined W H Smith at the beginning of 2014 as its business unit director for books. In this role, he has been responsible for the full books and ebooks offer at WH Smith High Street and has delivered a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malcolm Edwards has announced that he will step down as deputy CEO and publisher of the British house at the end of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caroline Ridding, publisher of the Avon imprint at HarperCollins, is to join Head of Zeus in August to set up a new fiction imprint. The new HoZ imprint, to be called Aria, will publish original, full-length mass-market fiction from new and established authors, predominantly in ebook... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' director of buying Kate Skipper will take maternity leave at the end of the month. In her absence, Melissa Cox, head of range and children's, will assume responsibility for the new titles and publisher liaison teams, while Caroline McNulty, category manager for related products,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liz Thomson, founding editor of BookBrunch, is to step down from her role after the London Book Fair in order to devote more time to her musical interests. Thomson said: "I remain fascinated by the book trade but want to liberate myself from day-to-day news deadline. I've always been more... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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