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Moynahan appointed CEO HarperCollins ANZ
HarperCollins has announced the appointment of Michael Moynahan as new CEO for Australia and New Zealand. Moynahan, currently managing director for Random House India and chairman of Random House New ...
Hudson joins Bertelsmann supervisory board
Random House UK deputy CEO Ian Hudson has been appointed to the supervisory board of Random's parent company Bertelsmann.
Random House launches YouTube channel
Random House Australia has launched a YouTube channel with short book previews, teasers, author introductions and interviews. Random House marketing director Brett Osmond said the channel was about en...
Publishers look to the Middle East
Random House and HarperCollins are joining Bloomsbury in setting up offices in the Middle East. 'Major western publishers have begun looking to the Middle East as a significant opportunity for growth,...
New Holland, Random House merge in South Africa; no effect in Australia
A merger between South African publisher Struik--owned by New Holland's parent company--and Random House South Africa ‘should have no effect on business in Australia', New Holland managing direc...
Danes to publish book on Mohammed's wife
A Danish publisher will go ahead and publish Sherry Jones' novel The Jewel of Medina, which was dropped by Random in the US over fears of a backlash by Muslims.
'Morality clause' in children's book contracts
Concern is being expresses in children's writing circles in the UK about a new 'morality clause' being inserted into author contracts from Random House.
'Offensive' word to be removed from Jacqueline Wilson book
Random UK has agreed to replace 'twat' with 'twit' in future editions of Jacqueline Wilson's My Sister Jodie following complaints by three people. The book has sold 150,000 copies to date in the UK....
Book on Mohammed's wife dropped by Random US
Random House US has pulled The Jewel Of Medina, a novel about the Prophet Mohammed's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence". Random House deputy publisher Thomas P...
In brief
‘Mr Paparazzi' recalledPenguin has announced a recall of Mr Paparazzi by Darren Lyons (Viking, ISBN 9780670029563) due to ‘impending legal action' (see Classified). Melbourne writer ...
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