From politics to environment, here are five books published in 2024 for all sorts of readers Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2024-12-18 14:14:44 UTC ]
Out of an impressive shortlist, Richard Flanagan’s Question 7 has won 2024’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Flanagan’s wide-ranging memoir and history weaves together H.G. Wells and Rebecca West’s affair, pre-war nuclear physics, his father’s imprisonment near Hiroshima when the American... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-19 22:15:16 UTC ]
The Women’s Prize Trust hopes to make the first award in 2024, after research showed female writers were far less likely than men to be reviewed or win prizes The Women’s prize is to launch a non-fiction award to sit alongside its long-running fiction prize, in response to research that found... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-02-08 08:00:10 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has acquired Peasants, the "extraordinary" non-fiction work by Dr Maryam Aslany, securing the debut in a hotly contested auction for a six-figure sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 15:25:14 UTC ]
If you chart the shift in the BookScan era of the publishing into Children’s & Young Adult Non-Fiction (CYANF), you see it evolving from, broadly, a more schools-book focused sector to one in which the vast bulk of the revenue is derived from trade titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 07:28:02 UTC ]
Ed Lake is moving to Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the newly created role of publishing director for non-fiction after five years at Profile. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 10:49:33 UTC ]
Bestselling author Ken Follett said "it doesn't appeal" to him to write non-fiction and insists his life lacks the necessary drama for memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 02:23:57 UTC ]
Bluemoose Books is launching a non-fiction list, starting with a book by Stu Hennigan which exposes "the abject poverty of an inner city trying to cope with the onset of the pandemic". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 15:13:06 UTC ]
Joe Yule and Katie Packer have been promoted as part of Headline Publishing’s strategy for non-fiction expansion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 02:18:24 UTC ]
The children’s book market has increased by more than 11% this year, boosted by picture books, non-fiction and a remarkable 61% growth in YA sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-20 01:05:47 UTC ]
After encouraging sales despite bookshops’ closures in the first lockdown, the market in Ireland has responded remarkably well since, with sales of Non-Fiction and Children’s titles particularly solid. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 13:31:14 UTC ]
Having been responsible for much of Orion’s non-fiction output for more than a decade, Amanda Harris’ switch to agenting came as a surprise to some. She discusses her first 18 months at YMU, and explains why it has been a rewarding endeavour. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 10:03:00 UTC ]
Flipped eye is launching a new flagship non-fiction imprint, phipl, with a collection of essays by International Dublin Literary Award-winning author José Eduardo Agualusa. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-15 01:14:43 UTC ]
A sensational run of form for Ebury, led by the breakout illustrated hit by Charlie Mackesy, has culminated in a Publisher of the Year shortlisting—and it’s a result of a nimble reorganisation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-17 11:12:07 UTC ]
HarperNorth has signed a “bold and hopeful” book on political and social divisions by Youth Endowment Fund executive director Jon Yates. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 13:48:05 UTC ]
Seven Dials has acquired the non-fiction debut of pop star and fitness role model Ellie Goulding at auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 02:46:29 UTC ]
Walker Books has acquired a non-fiction title from Rudimental band member Leon “Locksmith” Rolle and author Derek Owusu. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-22 04:26:28 UTC ]
Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has weighed in in the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction number one, ending the seven-week streak of Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Penguin). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-05 13:42:46 UTC ]
Icon is to publish a trio of books exploring the "hidden depths to the way we see the world". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-09 07:02:22 UTC ]
Bloombury is to publish the first major work by 27-year-old economist Grace Blakeley, after winning a 10-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 18:38:16 UTC ]