A recent roundup of the ‘best books of 2021’ had every possible genre of novel – with the unsurprising exception of romanceIn the four months since my first novel came out, I’ve had the same conversation probably a dozen times.“What’s it about?” a well-meaning stranger will ask. “Well,” I’ll... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-05 15:25:24 UTC ]
Canadian online writing platform Wattpad announced the launch of W by Wattpad Books, a new adult imprint focused on commercial fiction. It will publish its first five titles in 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Anchor Books, the paperback imprint for the Knopf Doubleday Group, will begin publishing a line of hardcovers in spring 2022. The list, to be headed by Edward Kastenmeier, will focus on psychological suspense, mystery, commercial fiction, and popular nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Submissions are now open for Spread the Word's 2021 London Writers Awards, which this year focus on developing authors of literary fiction, commercial fiction, YA/children’s fiction and narrative non-fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-18 03:44:16 UTC ]
Crime fiction house Crooked Lane Books is launching Alcove Press, an imprint that will focus on commercial fiction. Its first list will be released this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Launched earlier this year and looking for commercial fiction, Boldwood Books promises to publish its new titles in ebook, audio, and print-on-demand on the same day internationally. The post Interview: Amanda Ridout on Her Boldwood Books’ Rights Strategy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kate Burke has joined The Blake Friedmann Literary Agency as a senior agent and will focus on commercial fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK has promoted Sara-Jade Virtue to a newly created role, special sales director and brand director for commercial fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins president and c.e.o. Brian Murray has ramped up the publisher’s "unique global publishing programme”, announcing the acquisition of thriller writer Karin Slaughter in a four-book deal spanning world English rights and more than a dozen foreign languages. Murray told The Bookseller... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has made two appointments to its editorial team in Canada, while confirming the departure of two other staff members. Nita Pronovost will now be joining the Canada operation as editorial director from her position as senior editor at Doubleday where she built “an impressive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jenny Colgan has won the “coolest award in women’s commercial fiction” for her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]