Sphere non-fiction has acquired a debut health and fitness book by Instagram sensation Faya Nilsson, a personal trainer and winner of Cosmopolitan’s Lifestyle Blogger of the Year for her blog, fitnessontoast.com. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Piccadilly Press has acquired world rights, excluding North America, to a children’s fiction series by actress Isla Fisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kelly Kerney, who spent a decade writing the historical novel "Hard Red Spring," talks about the impossible task of historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some cultures do not distinguish between fiction and nonfiction – and instead talk of ‘stories’. Is that a barrier to English-language writers and publishers? Or should they just learn to enjoy telling tales?There’s a mighty canyon that runs down the middle of the world of the word, carving... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adult romance-turned-YA author Jody Hedlund explains the importance of writing books for young people and how she weaves a clean, faith-focused story together with relationships and adventure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mission of new fiction imprint Hoopoe is to "accurately reflect what is going on in the Middle East, from the Middle East." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired Graham Norton's "darkly funny" fiction debut. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Cape is publishing BRIT(ish): Getting Under the Skin of Britain’s Race Problem by Afua Hirsch, social affairs editor for Sky News. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman is set to release two books this year – a selection of non-fiction writings and a special edition of his first novel Neverwhere, illustrated by Children’s laureate Chris Riddell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Baileys has confirmed sponsorship for 2017 for the Women's Prize for Fiction following an initial three-year partnership. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Republic of Consciousness prize has been launched by novelist Neil Griffiths, who intends to ‘guilt trip’ bestselling authors into contributingThe award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize celebrating the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Developers and authors explain how they are experimenting with technology to publish ‘unprintable’ books – including a love story told through Google street view and a prison break with swappable recipesPublisher Anna Gerber isn’t trying to kill off the printed book – she’d just like you to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingrid Selberg, the former m.d. of Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Division, is teaming up with Emma Young to write a middle-grade fiction series about vloggers for Macmillan Children’s Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ullstein and Bonnier UK are launching a new digital imprint called Manilla that will publish English ebook editions of bestselling German fiction. The post Manilla: New Home for International Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week on the Culture Gabfest’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Slate book critic Laura Miller discusses her recent article on the resurgence of housewives in contemporary fiction. Laura recommends three new books that give the old trope a 21st-century makeover and discusses the big question: What... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
An article in the Jakarta Globe looks at Lian Gouw, the founder and owner of Dalang Publishing, a two-person operation based in San Mateo, California. The post Dalang Publishing: Introducing Indonesian Historical Fiction to the U.S. appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children's book which judges said would grip readers of all ages is named Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Publishing Fiction is changing its name to Bonnier Zaffre, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s publisher Nosy Crow has appointed Katherine Halligan to the new role of head of non-fiction and activity publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pushkin Press will launch its non-fiction line with Summer Before the Dark by Volker Weidermann later this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]