Hachette UK appoints Alexandra Cooper as group marketing director
She will take up the role in the new year, based at Hachette UKâs headquarters in Carmelite House, and will report to Maura Wilding, group communications director.
Freedom from Torture launches literary auction with donations from Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes
It includes abookmark raffle, with entrantswinning a signed book and an original bookmarkhand-drawn by this yearâsauthors, whichinclude Stephen Fry, Kate Mosse, Tracy Chevalier and 26 others.
Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.
Nov 04 2024: After a favorable legal ruling in August, freedom to read advocates in Alaska have scored a significant victory in court over would-be book banners.
Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.
Oct 21 2024: Anti-censorship advocates have joined book publisher Penguin Random House in condemning a Texas county that reclassified an account of European settlersâ colonization of Indigenous Americans as fiction.
Books in the Media: Hanif Kureishi triumphs across the nationals
The Timesâ Patrick Kidd noted that Smith âputs up a diligent attempt to correct the record, and no one can deny after reading it that the life of a woman in ancient Rome, even a very wealthy and well-connected one, was based on control by men and was often very dangerousâ.
Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But âself-help for liberalsâ wonât fix us
Equally disappointing â but in line with its origins in Rawlsâ ideas â Lefebvre at no point asks liberals to reflect on the legitimacy of the repressive powers of the state, the police, national borders or the prison system.
Wimbledon BookFest reaches biggest audience since London festival was founded
The festivalâs bookseller Waterstones reported a 92% increase in growth in book sales at the series of events which concluded on Sunday 27th October and took place at Merton Arts Space at Wimbledon Library.
The Glencairn Glass launches crime fiction anthology to raise money for charity
Other writers featured in the book include the published crime author Morgan Cry, as well as Gayle Thompson, Louise Sharland, Ewan A Dougall, Ben Colley, Julian Benson, Shona MacBryer, Anna Wallace, Bryce Main and B V Lawson.
Ali Smithâs new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment
Smith gives a horrifying vision of a future world of work in which unprotected or unwanted children are forced to scavenge metal from waste in dangerous conditions and adult workers are ruthlessly surveilled, punished, fined and controlled.