HarperFiction crime and thriller publisher Julia Wisdom has signed The Nowhere Child by Australian author Christian White. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A novel called 'Cherry,' which was acquired un-agented by an editor at Knopf from an author in a federal prison, was described by one scout at the fair as "the secret book of Frankfurt." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oxford University Press Children’s will publish a debut children's fiction series from BBC historian Dr Janina Ramirez. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Trying to achieve change through something like science fiction seems like a pipe dream,' Adams says. 'But it also feels like the only thing that writers can hope to do.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperFiction has signed bestselling saga writer Dilly Court for another six books in a "major" six-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In our digital age, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nobel prize is a reminder that it is still novels that ask the biggest questionsIt’s always entertaining to observe the interaction between the news media and a writer who has just won the Nobel prize. The all-time best was obviously Doris Lessing, who when... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury is to publish a "mould-breaking" work of graphic non-fiction, Two Heads, written by leading neuroscientists, professors Uta Frith and Chris Frith, in collaboration with their son, Alex Frith, and Daniel Locke, a young artist. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The opportunity for children’s non-fiction lies in offering “trust and authority” in a world of fake news, paid for ads and internet misinformation, DK’s chief executive Ian Hudson has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
An all-female group of authors has been selected for the US' National Book Foundation's 'Five Under 35' program, honoring fiction debuts. The post National Book Foundation Names Its ‘Five under 35’ Debut Fiction Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Preliminary numbers are finally out for Hillary Clinton’s newly released book, What Happened, and sales are doing quite well. According to the Associated Press, the book has already sold more than 300,000 copies–which includes hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. The hard copy sales, however, are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crime writer A L Gaylin is publishing two novels with Orion Fiction, the first of which centres on a young woman who becomes the focus of a true crime podcast. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orbit Books has won three Hugos since its U.S. branch launched in 2007—and its publisher thinks it's poised to dominate the sci-fi and fantasy publishing world by 2027. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Called 'a group of novels grown from tradition but also radical and contemporary,' the 2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist of six books is announced in London. The post The 2017 Man Booker Prize Fiction Shortlist Includes UK, UK-Pakistani, and US Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aldiss helped shape and elevate the science fiction genre, but he recognized its mutability. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
As our China Bestseller Lists for July go to press, OpenBook's conference in Beijing has put the 2016 value of the Chinese books market at US$21 billion. The post OpenBook’s China Bestseller Lists for July 2017: Fiction and Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish multiple award-wining writer Carmel Harrington has signed a new two-book deal with HarperFiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Members of the Northern Fiction Alliance have said they have seen boosts in book and rights sales from being part of the coalition. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trinity Mirror's publishing imprint Mirror Books has acquired three titles in a new crime series by author and playwright Lynn Brittney. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Silvertail has signed Ravenhill, a "stunning" debut novel from a "brilliant new voice in crime fiction", John Steele. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 2% higher in the week ended July 30, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]