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Story of married couple contending with a devastated postwar Berlin follows runaway success of Alone in BerlinHans Fallada’s 1947 novel Alone in Berlin was the hit book of the summer six years ago, selling 300,000 copies and making a bestseller of an author who had been largely forgotten. Now... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press is to publish a book based on an original set of sketchbooks and diaries from a signaller in the First World War. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador is to publish an “extraordinarily gripping” debut novel by former Faber editor Kate Murray-Browne. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage has acquired debut novel The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar following a 10-publisher auction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan's graphic novel imprint has published 160 titles to date, including the Gene Luen Yang's National Book Award finalist, 'American Born Chinese.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoella has officially launched her book club with WH Smith, revealing eight titles from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell to All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton has acquired a "boundary-pushing, darkly suspenseful" new thriller: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'There is no area in publishing today more transformed by digital than romance,' Nielsen's conference organizers say. And they're creating an unprecedented event for both authors and publishers in July. The post Romancing the Data: Nielsen’s First Romance Book Summit at RWA appeared first on... Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The L.A.-based indie has already gone to press twice with the novel 'I Hate the Internet,' after it received a sales boost from a 'New York Times' review. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m not sure exactly when 23-year-old Chicago emcee Chance the Rapper transitioned from quirky alt-rap charmer to full-blown pop visionary, but I’m pretty sure it’s happened. Chance’s third full-length solo effort, Coloring Book, released for free this past Friday, has the sound and feel of a... Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last yearSales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's something to be said about a printed book. It's easy to read outdoors, you can lend it to a friend and, unlike a top-end Kindle, it doesn't spell disaster if you lose it. E-readers have their place, but today The Publishers Association (PA) h... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What began as a short story and an academic endeavor was easily transformed into the opening chapter of Emily Fridlund's first novel, "The History of Wolves," told from the point of view of a 14-year-old named Linda. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage has released a special 3D paperback edition of Haruki Murakami’s first two novels Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired All the Good Things: a "major" debut novel by Clare Sita Fisher. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian First Book Award is to close after 17 years due to a crowded "awards landscape" and the financial constraints of running the prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House and the Daily Mail have launched a “major” competition which will offer new writing talent a publishing deal and a £20,000 advance. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl has scored his first ever Official Top 50 number one, as World Book Day title The Great Mouse Plot (Puffin) leapfrogged Cavan Scott’s The Escape: Star Wars (Egmont). The Great Mouse Plot, illustrated by Quentin Blake, sold 32,096 copies for £32,096, according to Nielsen BookScan’s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired The Royal Rabbits of London, the first children’s book by Santa and Simon Sebag Montefiore. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Filming has finished and editing is underway for the film adaptation of Eleanor Catton' first novel The Rehearsal. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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