‘Hopeful’ novel about an elderly woman who adopts a dog leads the charge from feelgood fictionA debut novel about a lonely old woman who has fallen through the cracks of society has wowed publishers at this week’s Frankfurt book fair, with 10 presses fighting to win a book that is being compared... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus' imprint riverrun has acquired its literary lead for the year, The Dollmaker by Nina Allan, described as a story "about lives lived in the margins, and a love story about becoming real". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic UK has bought a Brexit-inspired YA political thriller and love story. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oscar-winning movie star Tom Hanks has enjoyed many a big moment, but for a devoted Texan fan, the part he played in her engagement was the biggest and most memorable. San Antonio native Nikki Young â an actress as well as the entertainment director for Morgan's Wonderland â is getting... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sam Eades, editorial director at Trapeze, has acquired world rights (all languages) to Bonnie & Stan by Anna Stuart, a love story "about a life lived together and the pain of tearing that apart". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editor of Johnson's forthcoming story collection, 'The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,' on his relationship with the author and editing a master. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Piatkus has signed debut author Nicola Mostyn’s first novel - a fantastical story about love, pitched as "Bridget Jones by way of Neil Gaiman", to publish on Valentine's Day 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury is publishing two more books from Rowan Coleman, author of 2015 Richard and Judy selection The Memory Book (Ebury Press). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus has acquired a new historical novel and "epic love story" by Costa winner Stef Penney. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gollancz has acquired world rights to a science-fiction/crime crossover novel—with a love story at its core—and two further books from first-time novelist Sam Peter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orenda Books had signed a Jihadi thriller from debut author Yusuf Toropov. Karen Sullivan, publisher of Orenda Books, has acquired world English language rights to Yusuf Toropov’s debut thriller, Jihadi: A Love Story, from Bob Diforio of the D4EO Literary Agency in the USA. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A quartet of national press reviewers on Harper Lee’s ‘new’ novel...Atticus Finch a racist? What has Harper Lee done by allowing the publication of her original novel, the one from which To Kill a Mockingbird emerged? Anyway, did she really give her permission?Given the continuing - and maybe... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Melville House UK has acquired the “genre-bending” memoir of American poet, critic and non-fiction author, Maggie Nelson. Managing director Zeljka Marosevic bought rights for the UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada, from Katie Dublinski at Graywolf Press. This will be the first time Nelson’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Choc Lit has acquired world rights for a “slow burning” contemporary romance novel by Linn B Halton, titled Sweet Occasions. The book follows cupcake shop owner, Katie, as she deals with the issues of a failing relationship and running a small business. The love story at the heart of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oneworld has signed a novel by Atticus Lish, the son of editor and writer Gordon Lish, in a deal with Karolina Sutton at Curtis Brown. Editorial director for fiction Rosalind Porter acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in Preparation for the Next Life, from Sutton, on behalf... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literature. Love. They get skewered — though generously — by Los Angeles author Mark Haskell Smith in his new novel, 'Raw: A Love Story.'It's impossible to count how many times literature has died. In the last century alone, it's been killed by radio, television, comic books, video games and,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 31/03/2011 - 08:54 Coronet has acquired two books from a journalist and debut novelist Jessica Thompson. Editor Charlotte Haycock bought British Commonwealth rights in a deal with Sheila Crowley at Curtis Brown. The first title, This is a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]