Canadian publishers react to Goodreads' new fees on its free giveaways program. Last November, Goodreads, the 70-million-member social-media book site acquired by Amazon in 2013, announced on its Authors & Advertisers blog that its popular Goodreads Giveaways .
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ASA members in remote and rural communities will be offered three minutes to pitch to various publishers and agents via online video conference or phone. Publishers and agents in attendance include Pantera Press, Harlequin Australia, the Nash Agency, Penguin Random House, Allen & Unwin,
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In the US, Penguin Young Readers will launch a new imprint focusing on diverse books for children and young adults, reports Publishers Weekly. Called Kokila, the new imprint will seek to 'add depth and nuance to the way children and young adults see the world and their place in it', and its debut list
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We're a literary management company seeking an Executive/Literary Assistant to support our company owner. The assistant will be responsible for a range of administrative tasks, including managing the calendar (scheduling appointments and reservations), answering incoming calls, maintaining our
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Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced that the winner of its inaugural literary prize is Kathryn Hind for her novel Hitch. ACT-based Hind wins $20,000 (which acts as an advance against royalties), and Hitch will be published in 2019 by Vintage/Knopf publisher Meredith Curnow.
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