Wildfire appoints Butler as Stephenson departs

In a slew of changes to its editorial team, Wildfire Books has appointed Jack Butler from Amazon Publishing as fiction publisher, while publisher Kate Stephenson is leaving to go freelance.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 09:24:37 UTC ]
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Shah and Abrams Simpson join Orion art department

Orion has bolstered its art department with the appointment of Amazon Publishing's Nick Shah as creative director and freelance Charlotte Abrams Simpson as art director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 04:20:44 UTC ]
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Court Appoints Hagens Berman Lead Counsel in Amazon E-book Price Fixing Case

In a brief order, judge Gregory Woods said the move, which is common in consumer class action cases, will bring "efficiency and economy" to what is "likely to be expensive and complicated litigation." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Arnaud Nourry Departs as CEO of Hachette Livre

While Nourry's concern was known about the future integrity of Hachette Livre amid potential acquisition, his departure is an abrupt one. The post Arnaud Nourry Departs as CEO of Hachette Livre appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-29 19:58:15 UTC ]
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Who should star in the TV adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Kindred?

You may have noticed that here at Literary Hub, we’re pretty big fans of Octavia Butler—and especially of Kindred, arguably her most famous novel. So we were very excited by the recent news that that 42-year-old book is finally getting an adaptation: FX has recently ordered a pilot, which was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-03-19 14:00:40 UTC ]
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How Octavia E. Butler Reimagines Sex and Survival

The parasites, hybrids, and vampires of her science fiction make the price of persisting viscerally real. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2021-03-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Octavia Butler's legacy celebrated at Barbican feminist literary festival

The legacy of science fiction author Octavia Butler is to be explored at the Barbican's New Suns feminist literary festival this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 07:24:31 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Forms E-Commerce and Online Marketing Department

The expanded department’s objective, Sourcebooks said, is to drive online sales for all of the publisher’s retail partners. The unit will be overseen by Mike Zuccato. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Group appoints Stina Andersson as c.e.o.

Stina Andersson has been named as the new c.e.o. of Bonnier Group, the parent company of Bonnier Books UK.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-19 04:23:46 UTC ]
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Welbeck appoints Moran for US children's role

Welbeck has appointed Josalyn Moran, formerly of Barnes & Noble, as its director of business development for children's books, North America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 17:49:09 UTC ]
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Alan Johnson's debut novel pre-empted by Wildfire

Wildfire has pre-empted former Home Secretary and memoirist Alan Johnson’s debut novel, The Late Train to Gipsy Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 23:51:47 UTC ]
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Loh to depart as Bloomsbury US shuffles consumer division leadership

Bloomsbury is overhauling the structure of its consumer division executive team in the US, with publishing director Cindy Loh leaving at the end the month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 06:33:51 UTC ]
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Smith departs HoZ for Bonnier Books UK's Embla

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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Perry appointed Book Trade Charity chief exec

Vic Perry, formerly of Jaguar Land Rover, has been appointed as the c.e.o. of the Book Trade Charity (BTBS), taking over from David Hicks when he retires on 31st March after 27 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 13:49:20 UTC ]
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Welbeck appoints Vucicevic as editorial director

Welbeck has appointed Ajda Vucicevic from Mirror Books as editorial director for its narrative non-fiction team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 11:38:29 UTC ]
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HarperCollins appoints Choonara in diversity and inclusion role

HarperCollins UK has appointed Maheen Choonara to the newly created role of diversity, inclusion and belonging manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-10 13:02:45 UTC ]
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Vuori promoted in Hachette contracts restructure, as two depart

Hachette UK is restructuring its contracts department under the management of Anniina Vuori, who is newly promoted to director, while two divisional directors have left the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 16:36:04 UTC ]
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Knopf Doubleday Restructures Marketing Department

Knopf Doubleday senior v-p and director of integrated marketing strategy Kristin L. Fassler has restructured the group's marketing department in a bid, she said, "to augment the skills of the marketing team and help them reach the widest possible audience of readers." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Ladybird promotes Grosart to publisher as Stowell departs

Ladybird has promoted editorial director Lou Grosart to the role of publisher for its trade list, succeeding Louie Stowell who is leaving the role to dedicate more time to her writing career. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 13:02:19 UTC ]
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RSL appoints 60 Fellows in spate of new initiatives

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has announced RSL 200, a five-year festival launched with a series of new initiatives and 60 appointments promoting and championing the diversity of UK writers. It comes as the charity celebrates its 200th anniversary.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-29 14:56:50 UTC ]
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