Indie publisher Allison & Busby has bagged a "wonderful" historical romance set on the Isle of Wight by debut author Heather Cooper. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Brandy Scott released her first novel, her mum was so proud she organised a launch event for it on Brandy's birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seven Dials has acquired the “big-hearted and empowering” first book by "I'm A Celebrity" campmate Emily Atack. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yellow Kite has acquired the “very special” first book by Buddhist monk and meditation teacher Gelong Thubten. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus Publishing Group imprint Cassell has acquired the first book by ex-Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge, discussing the effect of isolation on mental health. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist has been revealed for the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize, with six debuts in line for the contest’s 10th anniversary award as memoirs dominate the non-fiction titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has acquired the debut novel by BBC News newsreader George Alagiah, The Burning Land. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
In “Wanderer”, a tale of music and men, Sarah Léon pays lyrical tribute to Goethe, Heine and Schubert Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
OWN IT! will publish former secondary school teacher Ashley Hickson-Lovence’s debut novel after founder and publisher Crystal Mahey-Morgan acquired the rights in a deal negotiated with David Godwin Associates. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
William Heinemann has revealed the new novel from Hannibal Lecter creator and The Silence of the Lambs author Thomas Harris will be Cari Mora: "a new story of evil, greed and the consequences of dark obsession". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corsair has acquired an inventive debut from actor Sophie Ward, winner of the Royal Academy Pin Drop Short Story Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic Books imprint Corvus has acquired a debut upmarket mystery set in an elite Catholic boarding school for girls in the 1990s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seven Dials has acquired the first book by a Manchester bombing survivor, What Makes Us Stronger, authored by 16-year-old Freya Lewis with journalist Amisha Desai. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury Press has acquired the first book from Love Island 2018 winner Dani Dyer for publication in 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired the debut novel by Alyson Rudd, a journalist at the Times. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
L'Amour never published his first novel, 'No Traveller Returns,' which draws upon on his early life at port and at sea. Now the novel is being released for the first time with the help of his son, Beau L'Amour, as part of a series of 'Lost Treasures.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Louise Walters has signed a “heart-breaking” children’s novel, The Naseby Horses, from debut author Dominic Brownlow, a year after founding her own publishing company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Usborne has acquired an "explosive" high-school thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé that examines institutionalised racism. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The debut novel from last year’s Costa Short Story Award winner Luan Goldie will be published by HQ. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona Mozley has won the Polari First Book Prize 2018 for her Man Booker-shortlisted debut, Elmet (John Murray). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]