Musician says his tale of the ‘dark art of creativity’ is part of a magnum opus that will eventually combine fiction with opera and installation art The Who’s lead guitarist Pete Townshend has announced his debut novel The Age of Anxiety, an “extended meditation on manic genius and the dark art... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has landed the "gorgeously complex" debut novel from Haleh Agar. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline has snapped up the "hilarious and insightful" debut novel by Christina Bradley about a woman who goes on 30 dates in as many days. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has bagged the “glorious” debut novel from New York psychiatrist Arlene Heyman. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gibson Square is publishing the first book on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]