Beginning this fall, Picador will reissue the majority of Chilean author Roberto Bolaño’s catalog in English translations in a "major repackaging program," starting with 'By Night in Chile,' 'The Return,' and 'Antwerp.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mirchandani, who has been editor-in-chief of Picador in the U.K. since 2019, has been named publisher of the U.K. arm of the newly revived Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books – and the gamble has paid offA quiet revolution is afoot in British publishing.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-07-16 08:00:02 UTC ]
Last year not only marked the twentieth publication anniversary of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, it also saw the release of his first novel in seven years, Crossroads. So it was only fitting that Picador would embark on a redesign of the author’s backlist. We spoke with Alex Merto, the art... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-03-17 08:54:52 UTC ]
Swift Press has acquired Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me after its author and original publisher Picador ‘parted company’ last month following widespread criticism of the bookAn independent publisher, Swift Press, has acquired Kate Clanchy’s Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-02-01 10:50:18 UTC ]
Picador has secured Basic Pistol: Living and Dying By the Gun in America, a “jaw-dropping” study by Harel Shapira. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-25 13:34:13 UTC ]
Picador has swooped for the third book from The Secret Barrister, which charts their transformation from "hang ‘em and flog ‘em, austerity-supporting twenty-something to campaigning, bestselling, reforming author". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-16 11:48:50 UTC ]
Picador has stopped distribution of Alice Sebold's memoir Lucky as the author apologised to the man who was exonerated of her rape last week, 40 years after his conviction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 20:34:54 UTC ]
PJ Harvey is trying her hand at poetry again. In April 2022, Picador Poetry in the UK will publish the hardcover edition of Orlam, Harvey’s book-length narrative poem. A special collector’s edition featuring the musician’s original artwork will follow in October 2022. The long-form poem, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-12 18:12:55 UTC ]
Picador has won a four-way auction for the “meditative and powerful” debut collection by poet James Conor Patterson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 01:12:14 UTC ]
Publisher Picador says it is looking at changing passages in prize-winning memoir, which Clanchy intially claimed were not in the book at allPicador, the publisher of Kate Clanchy’s award-winning Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me, is in discussions to update future editions of the book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-08-09 15:36:04 UTC ]
Picador has acquired Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, a "novel of time travel and metaphysics that precisely captures the reality of our current moment." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-19 00:13:35 UTC ]
Jessie Burton’s sequel to her bestseller The Miniaturist will be published as a super-lead title by Picador in July 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-16 18:49:23 UTC ]
After leaving Picador to launch her own list at Orion, Francesca Main says the emphasis at Phoenix will be on developing writers and hitting the litersary/commercial sweet spot Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 17:22:26 UTC ]
Picador has signed “urgent and unsettling” Dutch novel We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 06:05:39 UTC ]
Picador has signed Briefly, A Delicious Life, a “richly witty and enormously moving” new novel from Nell Stevens. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-17 16:04:42 UTC ]
Picador has pre-empted an "extraordinary" account of how Britain left the EU after 40 years' membership, from Atlantic journalist Tom McTague. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-14 06:52:03 UTC ]
Picador has landed a story collection and debut novel from Niamh Mulvey, writer of publishing newsletter “In the Read” and a former Quercus commissioning editor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 22:15:18 UTC ]
Picador has triumphed in an 11-publisher auction for Everything's Fine by debut US author Cecilia Rabess, amid a scramble for rights around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-03 01:54:40 UTC ]
Picador has netted New Animal, a “sharp and witty” debut novel by poet and sculptor Ella Baxter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 20:43:00 UTC ]