“God no, I don’t want you to read any of these," the former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee told "The Late Show" host. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-04-04 09:49:21 UTC ]
Andersen Press has signed a Middle Grade fantasy series from Blue Peter Book Award-winner Ross MacKenzie, in what it called its “biggest fiction acquisition in recent years”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A “dazzling” six-book shortlist has been announced for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
If they succeed in distracting commuters from their smartphones, short story dispensers will be a welcome addition to the landscapeCan fiction miniatures dispensed through slots lure commuters away from their smartphone apps and social media feeds into the imaginary worlds created by authors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books will present a new fiction title from Judith Kerr, entitled The Curse of the School Rabbit, at next week’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson’s slimming cookbook Pinch of Nom (Bluebird), based on the authors’ food blog, has become the fastest-selling non-fiction title of the Nielsen BookScan era, selling a gastronomical 210,506 copies through the Total Consumer Market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pinch of Nom by Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone sold 210,000 copies in three days, toppling Jamie Oliver and Peter KayFrom cheesecake-stuffed strawberries to diet cola chicken, a collection of slimming recipes which started life as a food blog has toppled political tomes and celebrity memoirs... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have praised Francis Spufford’s novel set in the world of Narnia, with some suggesting the C S Lewis estate should allow the book to be printed but others maintaining the work is fan fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five Bodley Head authors discussed their upcoming books at a dinner in London’s Balthazar, with publishing director Stuart Williams praising the “rich time” for non-fiction books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder crime and fiction publisher Ruth Tross is joining Bookouture as a publishing director while Claire Bord will start commissioning the digital imprint’s first non-fiction titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has announced the launch of HarperVia, a new imprint acquiring international titles for world English publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wilbur Smith is branching into children’s books by telling the story of the youngest member of the Courtney family for a new series of middle grade novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
True crime, “professional confessional” memoirs and titles that look into “sealed worlds” are the hottest non-fiction trends, according to agents who spoke to The Bookseller ahead of next week’s London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie publisher Joffe Books has acquired the 350-strong Robert Hale crime and general fiction list from the Crowood Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK sales of translated fiction grew by 5.5% last year, largely thanks to sales by top authors like Jo Nesbo, research commissioned by the Man Booker International Prize shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist has been revealed, featuring Man Booker winner Anna Burns, Costa Novel Award winner Sally Rooney and seven debut novelists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired three books in a young fiction series by Lindsey Kelk, an author of adult novels and former children’s book editor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette's Octopus Publishing Group is launching a new narrative non-fiction imprint aiming to become "a home for new ideas, inspiring stories and fresh takes on the world". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crime author Stuart McBride discusses Aberdeen's growing "artistic and cultural expertise", ahead of new literary festival Granite Noir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Radical publisher Verso Books is launching its own fiction imprint this September, promising a string of "politically astute" novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]