Jacks Thomas

- BooksBod
- Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus
- Georgette Heyer Fan
- Reluctant cook

[Jacks Thomas @jacksthomas]

So excited to be involved in the #GeorgetteHeyer Centenary celebrations on 25 Feb. @georgettedaily we love your tweets - come & join in!

[Jacks Thomas @jacksthomas]

@LBABooks @BeeBabs @kwebberwrites @EmiratesLitFest @AllisonandBusby And you were a complete star - as befits a brilliant new author to be warmly welcomed on the historical fiction scene. #lovedyourbook

[English PEN @englishpen]

We're thrilled to announce the first shortlist for PEN Presents – our new award for sample translations – featuring 12 translators representing 7 of the languages of India.

#PENPresents funds the work of translating samples & promotes new translations.
https://t.co/leBNkyyAOC

[Bologna Children's Book Fair @BoChildrensBook]

✨Poets, translators, and poetry translators: this webinar by @Bolognabookplus is for you!✨
On March 1, top voices in literary translation will debate the challenges they face in keeping original voices and tone.

👉Buy your ticket here: https://t.co/S8sD5qQQzb
#BBPlus22 #BCBF22

[PubPerspectives @pubperspectives]

Interview With Bologna’s Elena Pasoli: ‘The Response Is Amazing’ | @Porter_Anderson https://t.co/vRvUwjy5aN @BoChildrensBook @jacksthomas | ‘The buzz and energy’ of Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Elena Pasoli says, is powered by publishers’ confirmations from 50 nations.

[bolognabookplus @bolognabookplus]

Registration for BolognaBookPlus is open!

After last year's virtual launch, we're excited to host our first in-person event this March in Italy. As a general trade extension of the @BoChildrensBook, we aim to bring professional dev programming to the global publishing industry.

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

"The programme reflects the ingenuity, creativity and ambition of our industry across the globe, while introducing events and conferences that support the industry of tomorrow", the programme for BolognaBookPlus has been revealed. More here: https://t.co/XKshrR9aG9

[bolognabookplus @bolognabookplus]

@jacksthomas Guest Director #BBPlus22 under questioning! @BookBrunch https://t.co/QIxF37PU9G 'There's a bookshop to suit everyone' #publishing #books

[Jacks Thomas @jacksthomas]

RIP Wilbur Smith mega selling author @bolognabookplus

[Jacks Thomas @jacksthomas]

Thank you @probstomfoolery for making poetry speak to all of us tonight @bolognabookplus

[bolognabookplus @bolognabookplus]

Spotify Announces Acquisition of Audiobook Leader Findaway | Business Wire https://t.co/pMuJywNEMZ

[Jacks Thomas @jacksthomas]

Oh yes!! Congratulations…⁦@bolognabookplus⁩

[Nasher ناشر @Nasher_News]

The ebullient guest director of #BolognaBooksPlus (BBP), @jacksthomas, was on characteristically upbeat form at #Sharjah #Publishing City when she addressed publishers to talk about next year’s second offering of the trade addition to the famous children’s book fair.

[All About Book Publishing Magazine @AABP_Magazine]

FUTURE OF BOOK FAIRS
Our resilient book industry continues to evolve and adapt in difficult times. I applaud my book fair colleagues around the world for giving us the opportunity to meet in 2021 and I look forward to BolognaBookPlus in 2022.- @jacksthomas @BoChildrensBook

[Century Publishing @centurybooksuk]

Looking for a summer escape this weekend? Then look no further!

Travel to regency England with #GeorgetteHeyer and join high society for the summer. Royalty, romance and a scandal or two, read #TheConvenientMarriage for just 99p this month! 💃

https://t.co/MXVT4QXJ4G

[WordsWithoutBorders @wwborders]

TOMORROW: Join us and Bologna BookPlus for “Who Gets to Translate,” a panel discussion on socioeconomic, cultural, and racial identity in translation. Wed, Jun 16 | 9AM EST| 3PM CEST. Learn more and register here: https://t.co/U8VtlUEEqX

[Walker Books @WalkerBooksUK]

Don't miss Author Ambassador @VicHislop talking to @AShulman2 at @BoChildrensBook at 6:00pm (CEST)/5:00pm (BST) about her career & new book Maria's Island! You can register for the event for free here #BCBF21 : https://t.co/5iKDXzZGDs

[WordsWithoutBorders @wwborders]

Event panelists include @piero_attanasio, @jacksthomas, @SusanHarrisWWB, @RuthAhmedzai, @GioiaGuerzoni,@akosua_anobea, Alta Price, @candywhit1 and @samanthaschnee. Join us! https://t.co/U8VtlUEEqX

[Jacks Thomas @jacksthomas]

Innovation is not all about technology- it is about working together! Says Veronique Fontain #BolognaBookPlus21 @BoChildrensBook

[Bologna Children's Book Fair @BoChildrensBook]

And now on #BBPlus21 Prof Patrizio Bianchi, Italian Minister for Education is speaking at Forging Forward

https://t.co/PLcMsxNXd8