The HQ team embarked on a nationwide proof tour of more than 50 bookshops in one day, dressed in 1950s costumes, to hand-deliver copies of the imprint’s biggest debut for 2020, This Lovely City by debut author Louise Hare. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 16:15:35 UTC ]
Jilly Cooper, debut author Laura Steven and screenwriter Kirsty Eyre have been honoured at the inaugural Comedy Women in Print Prize ceremony, with the award-winning books featuring slut-shaming and dairy farming. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 14:48:20 UTC ]
Headline has landed debut author Bolu Babalola’s retelling of love stories from mythology and history, celebrating "wildly beautiful and astonishingly diverse tales of romance and desire". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 16:39:47 UTC ]
Fiona Kennedy, publisher at Head of Zeus’ Zephyr imprint, has acquired a historical adventure YA by debut author Kat Dunn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-30 19:51:30 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a magical middle-grade fantasy series by debut author L D Lapinski. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 18:47:30 UTC ]
Raymond Antrobus and 70-year-old debut novelist Anne Youngson are among the winners of this year's £100,000 Society of Authors' Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 02:12:28 UTC ]
Zaffre has bagged an "unbelievably timely" debut novel from Helly Acton, which has already been optioned for TV, in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-14 12:23:54 UTC ]
Bonnier imprint Zaffre has clinched a “terrifying and compelling” thriller from debut author, physician and endurance expert Hugh Montgomery. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ben Oliver, the debut author of YA trilogy The Loop, has signed a publishing deal with Chicken House and a TV development deal with Lime Pictures. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin, part of Penguin Random House Children's, has acquired a three book picture series about an “irrepressible” girl called Rocket by debut author and illustrator duo Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has acquired a YA novel tackling teen mental illness and toxic masculinity by debut author and mechanic James Goodhand. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvill Secker has won a "sharp" thriller about marriage, parenthood and obsession by debut author and actor C C MacDonald. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transworld has pre-empted an “uplifting, heart-warming and accessible” reading group novel by debut author and musician Hazel Prior, born out of a passion for harps. Touching on love, friendship, kindness and generosity, according to Transworld Ellie and the Harp-maker will appeal to readers of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bill Keller takes a nonfiction essay collection to Amazon, Berkley signs two by a debut author, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Avon Books has signed a two-book deal with debut author and former journalist Lorna Cook, including a novel inspired by a ghost village in Dorset. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debut author has hit back after her novel was criticised in an Observer review, which has become the focus of a debate on social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Usborne has acquired three books by debut author P G Bell in what has been described as the publisher's “most significant acquisition to date”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus has pre-empted a psychological suspense novel about female rivalry and motherhood by debut author and Faber Academy graduate Charlotte Duckworth. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has bought two novels by debut author and Faber Academy graduate Trisha Sakhlecha, the first of which is a dark domestic psychological thriller about a disintegrating marriage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debut novel by 70-year-old Anne Youngson has been pre-empted by Transworld and is set to become the publisher's lead fiction title for summer 2018. Transworld editorial director Jane Lawson pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights including Canada to Meet Me At The Museum, described as "the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]