Richard and Judy have launched their eight new Spring Book Club titles which include two Random House Group books: S J Watson's Before I Go To Sleep (Transworld) and Rachel Simon's The Story of Beautiful Girl (Cornerstone)Each title has customised digital content, offering the ability to either scan the QR code to immediately download the podcast of their chosen title, or download the first chapter of any one of the additional seven Spring Book Club titles free via text.The other six titles on the list are:Midwinter Sacrifice by Mons Kallentoft (Hodder) My Dear I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young (HarperCollins) Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (Penguin) The Paris Wife by Pau...
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Chef Anna Hansen, poet and playwright Dannie Abse, and Picasso biographer and historian John Richardson were delighted to feature in the 2012 New Year's Honours list.Hansen, chef and author of The Modern Pantry published by Ebury was awarded an MBE for services to the Restaurant Industry. A culinary prodigy with a fresh and contemporary take on food, her renowned restaura...
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It's official!
Century's very own fitness guru, Rosemary Conley, will be appearing in ITV's Dancing on Ice 2012!
The paperback of her book, The Secrets of Staying Young, is published this week with a fantastic two-day serial appearing in the Daily Express this week.
Follow Rosemary on twitter for all her Dancing on Ice news on @RosemaryConley and @DancingonIce
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To launch Stop What You're Doing and Read This!, a book of essays about the transformative power of reading, Random House Group Chairman and Chief Executive Gail Rebuck put forward the case for reading (in whatever format) in The Guardian on New Year's Day. Please click here to read her piece online. The book is a collection from some of the country's finest authors and advocates for reading including Michael Rosen, Zadie Smith, Jeanette Winterson and Tim Parks. A version of Michael Rosen's essay appeared in The Guardian's G2 (2nd January) - click here to ...
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Caitlin Moran's How to Be A Woman (Ebury) has won the Galaxy Book of the Year.Moran's book beat 10 other contenders chosen by industry experts to be crowned the overall winner by a public vote. These included The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst (Waterstone's UK Author of the Year, Picador); A Tiny Bit Marvellous by Dawn French (Specsavers Popular Fiction Book of the Year, Penguin) and Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin Daily Telegraph Biography of the Year (Viking).Moran said: "Obviously Rear Of The Year is the one I've always been gunning for, but since I found out it's judged on 'form' rather than 'sheer volume', then Book of the Year is not only a total honour and thr...
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Struik Lifestyle, an imprint of Random House Struik, is the South African winner of five Gourmand World Cookbook Awards which now qualifies them for the 'Gourmand Best in the World' competition. The Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau and every year they honour the best food and wine books.The winner in each country will compete against winners in the same category in other countries for the title of 'Best in the World'. The results will be announced on the 6th of March 2012 at the annual Awards event in Paris.The Struik Lifestyle titles that won include: ZHOOZSH! FAKING IT BY JEREMY & JACQUI MANSFIELD SPRINGBOK KITCHEN BY DUANE HEATH & WARREN HEATH B...
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The Random House Group today announced a restructure of its digital marketing and new product development team with new strategic roles and promotions in digital publishing.Jon Salt, multi-media editor, is promoted to HEAD OF DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT with the goal of keeping The Random House Group at the vanguard of predicting and delivering the exciting new digital products that consumers want.In his new role, Jon will lead technology and device insight across the Random House Group, facilitating working partnerships with the best and most creative developers while harnessing creative skills from across the Group. The central digital project management team will report to Jon.Jon j...
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Tamarind Books has announced that Michael Rosen, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jamila Gavin and Meera Syal are to be taken on as Tamarind Patrons.Meera Syal commented, 'What can be more important in building a love of reading, than for children to see themselves reflected in the books they read? As a writer and mother, the ethos of Tamarind is close to my heart and I'm proud to be a supporter of its achievements and future ambitions.'Jamila Gavin added, 'I am very proud to be an ambassador for Tamarind Books. I have always believed that children need to see their mirror image. As a dedicated publisher reflecting our multicultural society, Tamarind do just that.' Michael Rosen also commented, 'Part of ...
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Throughout December the Vintage Podcast will be delivering a daily advent treat to our listeners.
Every day from 1st to 24th December we will be releasing a tantalising new aural treat of a different author reading from their new book to be published in 2012.
To start things off Jo Nesbo is the author behind advent calendar door number one, recorded on location in Harry Hole's Oslo. He will be followed by amongst others Andrew Motion, Mark Haddon, Ian Mortimer, Sadie Jones, Janet Davey, Samantha Harvey, Philip Ball, Grace McCleen, Francesca Segal and Nick Coleman.
From 1st December visit www.vintage-podcast.co.uk or iTunes and download the first of our advent treats.
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In the November Vintage Podcast Jeanette Winterson reveals the true story behind Oranges are Not the Only Fruit as she discusses her memoir Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?; we meet two authors who tackle the impact of Alzheimer's in two very different ways - Sarah Leavitt discussing her graphic novel Tangles, and Alice La Plante reading from her crime debut novel Turn of Mind. Along the way c...
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