Rebecca Smart | The Bookseller

The pugilist paradox

The problem with publishing, I was told this week, is that everyone is too nice. There are worse criticisms that could be made of the... Read more

Pride not prejudice

Rebecca Smart asks whether the argument over what constitutes ‘worthy’ publishing is merely cultural snobbery rearing its head. Read more

Senior women in trade call for concrete targets to tackle gender imbalance at top

Women should have role models at every level of the publishing industry in order to improve the gender imbalance at the top, and companies must... Read more

Joel Rickett to lead Ebury as new m.d.

Joel Rickett has been named Rebecca Smart's successor as Ebury's managing director. Read more

Ebury's Rebecca Smart joins DK

Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart is to join DK in the newly created role of managing director, publishing. Read more

PRH bags rights to Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who

BBC Books and Penguin Random House Children’s UK have struck a two-series deal with BBC Worldwide to continue their line of Doctor Who publishing.... Read more

A year in review: Brexit, paying interns and respect for YA

Take a look at the 10 most popular opinion pieces on The Bookseller in 2016. Read more

PRH's Rebecca Smart tackles Brexit concerns at Global Publishing Summit

Rebecca Smart, m.d. of Ebury, has reassured Frankfurt Book Fair attendees on the eve of the fair that Penguin Random House UK is "open as... Read more

PRH diversity scheme launches in Manchester and West Midlands

WriteNow, a Penguin Random House campaign to find, mentor and publish new authors from communities under-represented on bookshelves, has opened for applications in Manchester and... Read more

YouTubers Dan and Phil pen new book for Ebury

Ebury Press is publishing a new book from YouTube "superstars" Dan Howell and Phil Lester, authors of bestselling debut The Amazing Book is Not on Fire.... Read more

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