Trade

Bloomsbury Continuum’s long-serving editorial director Robin Baird-Smith is leaving the company at the end of February. 

Profile Books’ managing director Rebecca Gray said that the recent updates on the closure of Grantham Book Service (GBS) are “alarming” for indie publishers, after it was recently announced that the site would become the new operational hub for Penguin Random House US.  

Sir Chris Bryant, the Labour MP for Rhondda and the shadow minister for the Creative Industries and Digital, spoke about the challenges of rising costs, AI and copyright at the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) Spring Conference.

Literary agent Rachel Mills has spoken about founding her eponymous agency at party to celebrate its fifth anniversary attended by many across the trade, including authors, rival agents and publishers.

Research from the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has found that a lack of government support is leading to “a literacy crisis” in children. 

DK has appointed Charlotte Coulais as art director for its DK Licensing list, working directly with major brands such as Lego, Disney, Warner Bros, The Met and The Science Museum. 

The newly created Gemini Books Group precedes its first London Book Fair stand with three executive appointments. The post Marcus Leaver at Gemini Books Appoints Caulfield, Greenwood, Munnings appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Praising 'their attentiveness to the world,' the 2024 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year jury names four authors to its shortlist. The post UK: The Sunday Times Young Writer 2024 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Gemini Books Group has appointed Zoë Caulfield, Adrian Greenwood and Steve Munnings to its senior management team.  

A new agreement means Wikipedia’s volunteer editors will now have free access to all Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals.