Sales of non-fiction in Ireland, and much of the nation’s publishing, has moved away from big-money celebrity and onto more authentic, enduring voices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, founder of the National Problem Gambling Clinic, is writing a book about addictions for Virago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A dramatic shift is under way in the non-fiction market with "more intelligent" titles on the rise, partially the result of the continuing wane of the celebrity market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing director Doug Young is leaving Transworld at the end of May, after more than 17 years with the company, following a restructure. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber & Faber has acquired an "essential" new non-fiction title from author and senior campaigns manager John Grindrod. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing is breaking into non-fiction in the UK through imprint Little A. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Buoyed by the success of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, children’s non-fiction is the “place to be” this Bologna, with publishers eager for new voices on the back of strong sales in the sector in the past 12 months. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zoe Sugg, known as YouTube personality Zoella, has moved to Hodder & Stoughton for her first non-fiction book after the publisher won rights at auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus has appointed Claudia Connal as publishing director to head up a new strand of narrative non-fiction within the business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Murray is launching an international non-fiction prize worth £20,000 to mark its 250th anniversary this year. At the same time, publisher Mark Richards has been given new responsibilities to lead the imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury crime imprint Raven Books has signed its first non-fiction title - an exploration of death through the eyes of the professionals who deal with it every day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Baillie Gifford assumed sponsorship of the Samuel Johnson Prize, Four Colman Getty had its work cut out shepherding 17 years of brand recognition into a new phase. Practice director Truda Spruyt reveals how the team made that transition. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 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 ]
Virago is publishing an intimate exploration of miscarriage, mixing memoir with stories from the consulting room, history and science, by British psychotherapist Julia Bueno. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dawn French is publishing her first non-fiction book since her 2008 autobiography Dear Fatty on Super Thursday this October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scribner has bought a trio of non-fiction titles including a playwright’s autobiography, the memoir of a young beekeeper and a journey into the properties if ice. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kings Road Publishing is launching a new non-fiction imprint this autumn called 535, hoping to turn "leftfield ideas" into bestsellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has bought a novel and a non-fiction “companion piece” by Mexican author Valeria Luiselli. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books is launching a new non-fiction prize for unpublished writers, in association with literary agency C+W and retailer Foyles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]