Two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel and US novelist Anne Tyler are up against seven debut novelists, including Kiley Reid and Avni Doshi, on this year's longlist for the £50,000 award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 17:16:08 UTC ]
Emma Gannon is releasing a four-part series of podcasts to mark the publication of her debut novel Olive (HarperCollins). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 16:12:33 UTC ]
Today, Simon and Schuster announced that their imprint Scribner will be publishing the debut novel for adults from #1 New York Times bestselling children’s book author Jason Reynolds, whose books include Look Both Ways and Ghost, both finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-22 16:30:17 UTC ]
Rachel Neely, commissioning editor at Trapeze, has made her first acquisition for the company with debut novel Wet Paint by Chloë Ashby. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-21 15:42:11 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted a debut novel from Gleam Titles agent Abigail Bergstrom, an upmarket commercial fiction book she originally submitted under a pseudonym. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 21:54:03 UTC ]
The 720-page book by the writer of “Being John Malkovich” may be long but it’s never dull. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-07-09 15:28:19 UTC ]
Ten authors of books chosen by booksellers as their favorite summer/fall middle grade and YA debuts read from their works in a lunchtime panel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Emily Temple's "The Lightness," about a seeker who loses more than she finds, is a beguiling novel after Donna Tartt's heart, if not her plotting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-06-24 13:45:57 UTC ]
It was Sunday 22nd March when I emailed Carrie, my literary agent, telling her I’d had an idea in the bath and although it felt far-fetched, I wanted to explore it and could she please call me on Monday for a quick chat. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-12 11:19:54 UTC ]
Hachette imprint Two Roads has pre-empted a debut novel from Mary Karras, in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 01:23:48 UTC ]
Welbeck Publishing Group has signed a three-book deal with debut historical writer Ben Creed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-17 20:25:57 UTC ]
Claire Adam has scooped the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award for her “outstanding” novel Golden Child (Faber). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-17 13:26:01 UTC ]
Author and conservationist Jacqueline Rohen, whose debut novel How to Marry Your Husband is published by Arrow this month, has died suddenly at her home in Uganda. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 07:16:06 UTC ]
“Strictly” judge Craig Revel Horwood's “fabulous” debut novel has been picked up by Michael O'Mara Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-30 12:35:01 UTC ]
With the coronavirus pandemic keeping us indoors, early numbers suggest a surge in book sales. Audio and eBooks in particular have seen a sudden rise. It has also been a tough time for bookstores. Independent bookstores have had to move online, many offering free shipping to compete with Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-28 08:48:50 UTC ]
Set in alternate Tudor England, “Sin Eater” by Megan Campisi is a riveting tale of female empowerment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-04-15 06:00:00 UTC ]
“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-04-07 09:00:07 UTC ]
Head of Zeus is to publish the debut novel of Nicole Kennedy, a former city lawyer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 14:35:00 UTC ]
“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2020-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2020-03-19 15:48:46 UTC ]