Portobello Books has signed Jokes for the Gunmen from Palestinian-Icelandic writer, poet, translator and journalist Mazen Maarouf. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has bagged two spots on the Oxford–Weidenfeld Prize shortlist, which also includes titles from Bloodaxe, Pushkin and Harvill Secker, among others. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has snapped up a prize-winning debut from Japanese author Sayaka Murata entitled Convenience Store Woman. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has acquired The End of Bias, a "ground-breaking" book by American journalist Jessica Nordell following a "heated" nine-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books is launching a new non-fiction prize for unpublished writers, in association with literary agency C+W and retailer Foyles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta has promoted Max Porter to editorial director of Granta and Portobello Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has acquired The Things We Lost in the Fire - a “chilling, compulsive” collection of gothic short stories - at auction. UK and Commonwealth rights to the collection, by Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez, were acquired by editor Anne Meadows from Sandra Pareja at Casanovas &... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has signed a project Rose George, exploring our relationship with blood. From Blood: Around the World in Nine Pints will see George looking at blood, from having her own blood analysed, to telling the story of the woman who founded the Blood Transfusion Service and the politics... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has signed a novella by Polish author Wioletta Greg. Senior editor Max Porter acquired world English language rights to Guguly (title to be confirmed) from the Barbara J Zitwer Agency in association with Marzena Stefanska of Agencja Literacka Kwiaty Orientu. Published by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has acquired a non-fiction book by Britain’s first Green MP, Caroline... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has signed a second book from award-winning Guardian reporter Ian Cobain. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Gwyn Jones, executive publisher for Granta Books and Portobello Books, has left his post... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]