DK appoints Miles Poynton as international sales director
DK CEO Paul Kelly said: "Miles has a proven track record for excellence in international sales, which will be invaluable as we continue to grow our business in global markets.
Morategi Kale wins Bloomsbury’s second annual Academic Writing Fellowship
She will also receive support and advice to develop the submission through to final manuscript stage and ready to submit to a range of academic publishers, including Bloomsbury.
Comedy Women in Print Prize opens self-publishing category and appeals for funding
Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP) founder Helen Lederer has revealed changes to the award, including a new self-published category and more focus on "wit", and is appealing for support following HarperFictionâs withdrawal of involvement.
MyPoolitzer launches AI writing competition with Quantifiction and Blue Denim Press
A writing competition judged by artificial intelligence (AI) and dubbed the "first-of-its-kind" has launched with backing by tech companies MyPoolitzer and Quantifiction with Canadian publisher Blue Denim Press.
âA story is where we beginâ: two Indigenous poets face monsters of invasion with words of love and hope
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Compendium of the Occult by Liz Williams is a rich and appealing history
Looking at western occult traditions from ancient times to the present day, the book explores how human societies have sought power, protection and insight from gods and stars, spells and amulets, sacred places and seductively enigmatic organisations.
âThe Crashâ by Frieda McFadden is already a best seller â Read it for free
Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but sheâs also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture.
Nosy Crow appoints Rachel Kellehar as publisher
She is taking on the role of publishing director at large, picture books which means that we donât lose her matchless skills, experience and enthusiasm, while we enable her to work less and to step back from people and list management.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Schefflerâs dragon Zog to get annual day of celebration
Catherine Bell, MD at Scholastic UK, said: âFifteen years since Zog bang-crash-thump landed into our hearts, we are very happy to see Julia and Axelâs dragon soar further with exciting animation and licensing news.
Creatorsâ Rights Alliance says of government’s AI plan: ‘Advancements should not ignore the rights of creators’
She added: âWe urge the Government not to risk the livelihoods of our world-leading creative industries, but to find ways of harnessing the power of AI with the rights of creators, safety and sustainability firmly in mind.
Springer Nature reveals AI-driven tool to ‘automate some editorial quality checks’
A new AI-driven tool to "automate a number of editorial quality checks" has been developed by Springer Nature to alert editors to "potentially unsuitable manuscripts" so that they can be held back from peer review.
From tuxedos to tattoos, Eleanor Medhurstâs Unsuitable traces a hidden history of lesbian fashion
At the same time as Gladys Bentley was enthralling New York City in her tuxedo, paired with the essential accoutrements of top hat, cane and stiff shirt collar, lesbians in interwar Paris were exploring other âmasculineâ looks.
Formara joins print and paper advocacy group Two Sides
By joining Two Sides, Formara has access to a library of co-brandable communications tools, consumer research, industry-leading information, sustainability advice and events.
Asako Yuzuki’s Butter tops the chart in the last week of the year
In a sign of things to come in January, Pinch of Nom: All in One by Kay and Kate Allinson (Bluebird) and Bored of Lunch Six Ingredients Slow Cooker by Nathan Anthony (Ebury Press) are both starting to rise up the NFHB chart while Tim Spectorâs Food for Life Cookbook (Jonathan Cape) both return to the top 20.
Novelist and academic David Lodge dies at 89
His criticism, plays, biographies, memoirs and television scripts stand alongside celebrated novels like The British Museum is Falling Down, the Booker-shortlisted Small World and Nice Work, Therapy, Deaf Sentence and A Man of Parts, and show the range of a writer who was fascinated by everything the written word could achieve.â
Kazuo Ishiguro, Jacqueline Wilson and Alan Hollinghurst recognised in King Charles New Year’s Honours list
And it makes me even more determined to keep telling stories that draw attention to the persecution and oppression endured by queer people in the past and contrast this with how much better things are in the present, in order to celebrate the progress weâve made as a society.
Shop the 14 winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards 2024: Top books
âRomance queen Emily Henry takes home her fourth consecutive GCA with âFunny Story,â an instructive modern parable about a heartbroken librarian who attempts an extremely tricky maneuver: hooking up with her ex-fiancĂ©âs new fiancĂ©eâs ex.