In the final month of 2020, we retired two books to our Hall of Fame: one from a debut author and the other from a two-time veteran. The post The Millions Top Ten: December 2020 appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2021-01-20 11:00:11 UTC ]
Debut author of Yinka Where is Your Huzband, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, and her editor Katy Loftus at Penguin, dish the dirt on the reality behind the dream of being published. Read the previous part here. THE AUTHOR: LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN My phone buzzed. My heart thudded. I had just... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-15 09:13:55 UTC ]
The Thursday Murder Club sees off titles by Barack Obama and David Walliams in chaotic week for Britain’s book tradeRichard Osman’s cosy mystery about a group of elderly sleuths, The Thursday Murder Club, has become the first debut novel ever to become the Christmas No 1, selling a remarkable... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-12-22 15:00:18 UTC ]
Avon has scooped The Arctic Curry Club by debut author and travel writer Dani Redd. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 05:19:17 UTC ]
This debut author has learned not to read the comments about his new book, “The Black Friend.” Some are supportive; others contain death threats. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-12-17 10:00:02 UTC ]
Hodder Studio has pre-empted two books from Amanda Block, including her debut The Lost Storyteller, which will be published in July 2021 in hardback, e-book and audiobook. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-10 15:06:19 UTC ]
William Collins has snapped up a “radical” new assessment of Indian independence from debut author Sam Dalrymple in a pre-emptive co-publication deal with HarperCollins India. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 19:12:38 UTC ]
Alison Hennessey, publishing director of Bloomsbury Publishing's Raven Books, has sealed a two-book deal after a "passionately fought" auction for The Leviathan and The Puzzle Wood by debut author Helen-Rose (Rosie) Andrews. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 12:42:55 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two non-fiction picture books and two picture books by debut author and illustrator Ellan Rankin, winner of the 2020 Carmelite Picture Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 20:16:52 UTC ]
This morning, Publishers Marketplace reported the news of a brand new debut author hitting the literary scene with their very first novel. That author is Quentin Tarantino, and that novel is . . . Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. If that sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because 100 years ago, in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 15:19:40 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired two illustrated middle-grade fiction titles by debut author Radiya Hafiza. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 03:46:46 UTC ]
Orion has snapped up Mothering Sunday from debut author Sara James, in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 01:18:12 UTC ]
HarperVoyager has won a four-publisher auction for three titles, including horror fantasy The Book Eaters, from debut author Sunyi Dean. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 22:52:36 UTC ]
Debut author of Yinka Where is Your Huzband, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, and her editor Katy Loftus at Penguin, dish the dirt on the reality behind the dream of being published. THE AUTHOR: LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 21:40:55 UTC ]
Oneworld imprint Rock the Boat has signed a "unique and compelling" YA thriller and coming of age story centred on a Native American girl, Firekeeper’s Daughter, by debut author Angeline Boulley. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-01 23:11:25 UTC ]
Sophie Jonathan, editorial director at Picador, has acquired Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by debut author Maddie Mortimer in a "hotly contested" auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 05:29:02 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two YA novels from debut author Adiba Jaigirdar, including two "heart-warming" queer romances based in Dublin featuring Bengali protagonists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 05:52:10 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has pre-empted debut author Alex Foulkes' Rules for Vampires middle-grade series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 20:29:58 UTC ]
Bloomsbury is to publish Iron Annie by debut author Luke Cassidy, secured in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 22:22:54 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two middle-grade fiction titles by debut author Kate Gilby Smith, to be published on the Orion Children's Book imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 10:02:53 UTC ]