Adam Strange has joined Gleam Futures as head of publishing while Oscar Janson-Smith has been appointed as literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:45:09 UTC ]
Vintage’s Charlotte Humphery and Oxford University Press' Nico Parfitt are joining Sceptre’s editorial team in newly created roles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:10:52 UTC ]
Sometimes stars elevate their works beyond the printed page. Here are three great examples. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
You can’t beat Holmes for the holidays. Also, Victorian Christmas ghost stories for those cozy nights by the fire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
Legend Press has scooped a "brilliantly tense and twisty thriller" by Matt Witten, which has also been optioned for film, with Leonardo DiCaprio as producer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 11:01:11 UTC ]
J R Ellis’ Murder at St Anne’s (Thomas & Mercer) has clocked in as the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 11th December, marking the author’s first number one in the chart. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 10:37:54 UTC ]
Ryan Busse used to be a prominent figure in the firearm industry. A recent book details his disillusionment as he saw gun culture transform — and has drawn disdain from former allies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-12-15 10:00:13 UTC ]
It’s safe to say that in general, 2021 was an improvement on 2020—but that doesn’t mean it was a big one. Among the many disappointments of this year was the fact that we lost far too many members of the literary community, from poets to novelists to editors to critics to publishers. To them, we […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-15 09:49:46 UTC ]
The LoveReading LitFest, which launched in March this year, has announced it is moving away from a members-only subscription model to become free to view. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 08:23:21 UTC ]
Eight new writers have been chosen to join this year's Penguin Random House UK’s WriteNow mentoring programme, with a focus on children's writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 07:50:03 UTC ]
Peepal Tree Press has commissioned a speculative fiction anthology authored by Black British writers and edited by author Leone Ross. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 06:54:29 UTC ]
Tiny Tree Children’s Books has landed a new series of educational picture books written and illustrated by teacher and social entrepreneur Alex Winstanley to help children understand long-term health conditions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 06:26:42 UTC ]
Embla Books, the digital-first imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has secured two “laugh-out-loud” romantic comedies from Rachel Bowdler. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 05:16:19 UTC ]
The combined company still won't be the biggest digital publisher on the block. But it will be more well-rounded than most. The post ‘Breadth and depth’: Observers see more pluses than minuses in Vox Media, Group Nine merger appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2021-12-15 05:01:00 UTC ]
Leeor Ohayon has won the £1,000 V S Pritchett Short Story Prize for his "tender, moving" tale "Gahnun on Shabbat". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 00:36:37 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has landed the official book of Channel 4’s hit show "The Great British Dig". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 00:01:29 UTC ]
New Frontier Publishing has signed Jump for the Stars, the debut picture book from TV presenter and model Vogue Williams, illustrated by Tilia Rand-Bell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-14 22:35:02 UTC ]
Nadifa Mohamed's novel is inspired by the life and death of Mahmood Hussein Mattan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-14 18:56:42 UTC ]
Juhea Kim's "Beasts of a Little Land" captures the dualities of Korean history but ties up symbols too tightly in the service of grand ambitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-14 15:00:20 UTC ]
Galley Beggar Press has landed The Book of Desire, Meena Kandasamy’s "feminist intervention and reclamation" of an ancient classical Indian text. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-14 14:03:11 UTC ]