The 2019 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the book categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, general nonfiction, and criticism on Monday afternoon at the Columbia University School of Journalism in Manhattan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton (H&S) has appointed Wellcome Collection publisher Kirty Topiwala to lead its general non-fiction publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Grazia has run its last dedicated books page, 'Shelf Life', under books editor Alexandra Heminsley after a redesign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jasmine Richards, formerly a publisher at Oxford University Press (OUP), has launched a fiction development company to create inclusive stories for children. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
“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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]