Mark Gordon’s new production company’s London wing has picked up the forthcoming HarperCollins UK release.
Industry Notes: Midas Buys BKS Literary Agency; Audio Publishers Sets Conference
One of London’s leading PR firms in publishing accounts buys a literary agency, and APAC 2021 is announced as a digital conference.
Midas PR’s Steven Williams and Tony Mulliken To Retire, Handing Off to Jason Bartholomew
After three decades at the head of UK publicity agency Midas, Steven Williams and Tony Mulliken announce they will retire from their executive roles at the company.
Coronavirus Worklife: Midas PR’s Jason Bartholomew: After the ‘Blind Panic’
‘Midas had to quickly pivot our business model,’ says Jason Bartholomew in London, ‘to think of a new type of proposals that fit a rapidly changing economic landscape.’
Midas PR Announces International Campaign for a Coveted Literary Award
With a livestream of the awards event, UK agency Midas PR aims to build international visibility for the Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes.
Industry Notes: Hay Festival’s New Branding; BKS Agency’s Sale to Canongate
The Hay Festival has a new look that changes its colors with each of its international festivals, and the fledgling BKS agency has a London Book Fair sale to Canongate.
Industry Notes: Translator Susan Bernofsky Wins Ulfers Prize; Georgina Moore Joins Midas PR
The Festival Neue Literatur, scheduled for late March, names Susan Bernofsky its Friedrich Ulfers Prize winner, and Georgina Moore joins Midas in London.
Three Former Midas PR Players Form Colour PR, a New Agency in London
Colour PR’s founding directors have their hearts in book publicity and already are familiar to and with the UK industry. We talk with Daniel Freeman about London’s newest agency in town.
‘Enthusiasm in Bucket-Loads’: Rising Star Tory Lyne-Pirkis
A passion for books meets industry savvy in Tory Lyne-Pirkis’ success as a public relations ace and a Bookseller Rising Star in the UK book scene.
Sell, Socialise and Survive at the Frankfurt Book Fair
By Tony Mulliken, Chairman, Midas PR The whole essence of Frankfurt is selling, followed by socialising and, in close third, eating. End result: exhaustion. Here are a few of my tips on how to survive the rigours, especially as you get older! Stay Close Make sure your hotel, flat or B&B is within walking distance of the Fair, or at …