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Joel Rickett - News

Last updated 23.06.08

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Penguin picks up Joel Rickett

The Bookseller's deputy editor Joel Rickett has been appointed to the newly created position of editorial director of...

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Michel attempts to draw line at PFD

Caroline Michel is hoping to draw a line under the Peters, Fraser & Dunlop saga after...

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Charkin: low profits a digital hurdle

The low profits made by trade publishers represent a major hurdle to digital innovation,...

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Joel Rickett - In Depth

Last updated 26.06.08

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The making of Madeley

“Sorry I’m late mate, the traffic was fucking awful.” A lean, perma-tanned Richard Madeley bounds into the Simon & Schuster offices, in faded jeans, T-shirt and a silk cravat. He launches into a quick-fire monologue about...

The Miller's tale

“Everyone thought I was mad to sell a book about a cross-dressing lesbian who falls in love with a leather doll.” Thus David Miller recalls his first ever deal as a literary agent, back in 1995. The book was Kate Summerscale’s...

Flying a United flag

In their first interview since leaving PFD, the United Agents Books team tell The Bookseller how the extraordinary saga has changed them, and about their plans for the UK’s largest-ever start-up agency. "The inmates are taking...


Joel-Rickett - Blogs

Last updated 10.07.08

Joel Rickett

Ten and out

Here's a gallop through some of the tradey changes that have happened in the decade – sometimes surprisingly quickly for an industry often described as change-resistant.

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A prize oddity

The launch of the annual odd titles prize is always a fascinating experience.

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Michel on a mission at PFD

Agenting has long left behind its amateur reputation, Michel's move is a sign that it has...

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