Virago has acquired a memoir by Shena Mackay, plus the writer’s entire backlist. Publisher Lennie Goodings bought world rights to the books from David Miller at Rogers, Coleridge and White. Mackay published her first book, written when she was a teenager, at the age of 20 and has since written... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
With so much content being produced online, it's hard to stand out as a digital publisher to your target crowd. Heard, a new anonymous social sharing app, believes it has solved the discovery problem. The platform applies the Netflix algorithm for films and TV shows to online content, ideally... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two Roads has acquired a début novel that has been picked by Oprah Winfrey for her Book Club 2.0. Lisa Highton bought British Commonwealth rights excluding Canada to Ruby by Cynthia Bond from Lance Fitzgerald at Crown US. Ruby is an “epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A crop of new and weighty books about and by Pope Francis mark the second anniversary of his election to lead the Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Garry Wills's latest book on the Catholic Church is among notable spirituality and religion titles releasing in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Finding inspiration in Mad Libs is one of many ways to climb out of a prayer rut. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pluto Press is partnering with Haven Distribution to supply free books to prisoners in the UK. Haven is a charity that has been sending books to prisoners since 1996 and is aims to help with their self-education and resettlement. It seeks to encourage self-worth and raise self-esteem in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Totally Entwined Group has signed a three-book fiction deal with “The Only Way is Essex” star Jess Wright for its Celebritease imprint. Claire Siemaszkiewicz, founder and c.e.o. of Totally Entwined Group, said: “We are delighted to be working with the gorgeous Jess Wright on her first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jean Vanier, who pioneered inclusive communities for the disabled who were previously isolated and institutionalized, has won the $1.7 million Templeton Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue in the publishing division of Salem Media Group more than doubled in 2014, to $26.8 million, thanks, in large part, to the 2014 acquisition of Eagle Publishing, parent company of Regnery Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titles in the category cross all genres and faiths, with topics ranging from cosmology to coming out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue for the 1,209 publishers who submit figures to the AAP’s StatShot program rose 4.9% in 2014. The increase was led by the children’s/young adult segment, while sales of adult books fell. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
World Book Day titles claimed nine of the coveted positions in the Top 10 in the most successful WBD week since 2012. A combined total of 339,133 copies of the 10 books published to celebrate the annual charity reading event (held on Thursday 5th March) registered through Nielsen BookScan in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wimbledon BookFest is to start paying a fee of £150 each to all participating authors. This will be the first year the 10-day book festival has paid authors for appearing. Previously it only paid chairs of events. The announcement follows a story in The Bookseller in which a number of authors,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic has signed a novel which revolves around a senile future version of Vladimir Putin. Editor James Roxburgh has acquired world rights to The Senility of Vladimir P by Michael Honig in a deal with Ben Evans at the Oyster Bridge Agency. Set around 20 years in the future, the story... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Book Marketing Society (BMS) has appointed Miranda McKearney as its new chair. McKearney, founder and former c.e.o. of charity The Reading Agency, takes on the role from previous chair Martin Neild, who has stepped down after five years. McKearney stepped down from her role at The Reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profits at Lagardere Publishing, parent company of Hachette Book Group, fell to 197 million euros in 2014 from 223 million euros in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Certain kinds of books are the staff of life for publishers, because readers never tire of them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Edwards and Louise Voss have signed another deal with Amazon’s Thomas & Mercer imprint. Emilie Marneur, senior acquisitions editor for Amazon Publishing, signed world rights to a new crime novel by the co-writing pair and a solo thriller by Mark Edwards through agent Sam Copeland of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This rich category embraces a plethora of topics, as evidenced by the writers of five new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]