Hodder & Stoughton (H&S) has appointed Wellcome Collection publisher Kirty Topiwala to lead its general non-fiction publishing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Faber has achieved three shortlistings for this year’s 10th Waterstones Children’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing chief discusses how the rise of the ebook has affected the industry, the value of a good cover design and why there is no glass ceiling in the sectorTell us a bit about your role at Penguin and how you got there.I am the managing director of Penguin General Books, which is one of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books will publish the new book by Costa Book Award shortlisted author Gavin Francis in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Iraqi novelists, two Moroccans, one Syrian author and one Egyptian author have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Someone really ought to weave a tale about selling Christian and inspirational fiction: the overcrowded market, the distracted readers, and the rewards for those who overcome the odds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK Fiction Uncovered promotion has secured £80K for 2 years of £5k grants from the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and is now open to self-published authors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acquiring editors face a daunting task when it comes to Christian and inspirational fiction: find gifted writers with strong voices presenting distinctive stories to lure readers looking for familiar yet unique, similar yet special books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction Uncovered, the annual prize highlighting works by British writers, is to be renamed the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aurum Publishing Group has appointed Rachel Williams as publisher of a new non-fiction imprint,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has announced a new sales leadership structure, and a new team bringing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Innovative and energetic publishers such as And Other Stories and Dalkey Archive are finding new routes to a committed audience"We were dreaming of freedom; we woke up in capitalism," is Slovenian writer Drago Jančar's wry comment at the launch of Dalkey Archive's anthology of short stories,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Scully actress will use her 'ingrained knowledge and rhythm' for SF to pen multi-volume EarthEnd SagaAfter delving into the paranormal for years as The X-Files' resident sceptic Dr Dana Scully, actor Gillian Anderson is set to create her own science-fictional universe – but this time in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second Twitter fiction festival, searching for authors from across the world to tell stories... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Invention of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd is receiving rave reviews and was recently selected as the latest pick for Oprah Winfrey's revamped book club. But how much of the book actually comes from history? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a third of the 2013-14 TV season on the books and the networks having settled down for a long winter’s nap, NBC retains a comfortable lead over the rest of the broadcast pack. According to Nielsen C3 ratings for the period spanning Sept. 23-Dec. 1 (the most up-to-date figures available,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO's award-winning adaptations are novelistic in ambition, but TV executives hoping to follow Game of Thrones should look to the starsIt's almost commonplace to suggest that the HBO box set is now television's answer to the novel – witness the wily self-publishers who have started publishing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publishing via online writing communities and ebooks can provide valuable feedback, and even set you on the path to mainstream successNews that a quarter of the top 100 Kindle books on Amazon.com are from indie publishers doesn't surprise me. I started out writing online. Fed up with the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has launched a new social media community, The Hot Bed, to promote the "New Adult" genre complete with a "chili chart" to gauge hotness. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Science fiction has a long tradition in North Korea and SF authors enjoy greater freedom to explore edgy subjects, such as crime and violence, than their counterparts. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touch Press was a major winner at the FutureBook Innovation Awards, scooping a duo of prizes for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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