'21st Century Lolita' nets six figures from 4th Estate

4th Estate has pre-empted a "21st-century response to Lolita”, My Dark Vanessa, for six figures, with HarperCollins US prevailing with a seven-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs history of Britain told through ONS figures

HarperCollins has signed a history of Britain by Boris Starling with David Bradbury, told through figures from the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 22:11:57 UTC ]
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HarperFiction nets 'dark and twisty' Adamson thriller

HarperFiction has netted Five Strangers, a “dark and twisty” thriller from E V Adamson, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-03 07:11:36 UTC ]
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Century to publish Mind Geek's 'practical guide to a fulfilled life'

Century will publish Five Minute Therapy by Sarah Crosby, a.k.a. Instagrammer @TheMindGeek, in December 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 06:12:14 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate gets Together with Temelkuran

Fourth Estate has landed Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now from acclaimed Turkish author and journalist Ece Temelkuran. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-26 16:36:06 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs Bergdorf for six figures after 11-way auction

Bloomsbury has won an 11-way auction to publish the first book by model, activist and writer Munroe Bergdorf.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 03:05:04 UTC ]
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Century scores Southgate's 'inspirational life lessons'

PRH imprint Century is publishing an "inspirational book of life lessons" for young people and parents by England football manager Gareth Southgate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-16 20:09:24 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate buys Candy's guide to mothering teenage girls

Fourth Estate has bought journalist Lorraine Candy's first book, a “candid, helpful and hilarious” guide to the many unexpected challenges of mothering teenage girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-16 16:51:35 UTC ]
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One More Chapter nets three cosy crimes from Leitch

HarperCollins' digital-first imprint One More Chapter has netted three titles in a Cornwall-set cosy crime series by author Fiona Leitch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 04:12:51 UTC ]
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'Lush' YA fantasy of witches in 19th-century Italy to Hodder

Hodder has pre-empted a "sumptuous" YA duology set in 19th-century Italy from Kerri Maniscalco to publish this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 00:01:40 UTC ]
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Ted Hughes' estate pledges £3,500 to save Dylan Thomas Birthplace museum

A crowdfunding appeal to save the Dylan Thomas Birthplace museum in Swansea has received a major boost with news that the literary estate of the one-time Poet Laureate Ted Hughes has offered to donate £3,500. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 04:42:11 UTC ]
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Avon nets Pine's Christmas Killer

Avon Books has netted The Christmas Killer, the first title in a new series by Alex Pine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 00:55:21 UTC ]
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‘Union’ tells the origin story of the United States through 19th-century voices

Colin Woodard shows how competing visions of U.S. history shaped our national narrative. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-26 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Eddo-Lodge retains top spot, as sales figures return to bestseller charts

Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury) has notched up a second week as the UK Official Top 50 number one, selling 34,211 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 13:15:03 UTC ]
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Libraries to reopen on 4th July as lockdown eases

Libraries in England will be able to reopen from 4th July as the country's lockdown measures continue to ease, Boris Johnson has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 22:02:41 UTC ]
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No one stood trial for the El Bordo mine fire. Yuri Herrera’s ‘A Silent Fury’ tries to right a century-old wrong.

By bringing moral exactitude to a story long silenced for American profit, “A Silent Fury” joins that most vital of canons, the literatures of witness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-18 06:26:49 UTC ]
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‘Miss Iceland’ is an exquisitely detailed portrait of mid-century life in Iceland

Audur Ava Olafsdottir does a brilliant job of conveying Icelandic life — its harshness, its connection to the land and to history, and its amusing qualities. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-16 08:29:45 UTC ]
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Fairies and their magical worlds have captivated us for centuries. Here are some of the books that did it best.

Emerging from the mist of British folk tales and beliefs, the Fae did not always resemble the cute winged creatures in Disney’s “Peter Pan.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-16 05:17:33 UTC ]
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The Moomins Meet a Real-Estate Developer, and Outrage Ensues

The children’s book characters have become embroiled in a dispute about the redevelopment of a beloved Finnish landmark. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-12 12:30:06 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate to publish Mantel's contributions to LRB

Fourth Estate is publishing Mantel Pieces, a collection of writing by Hilary Mantel—spanning essays, book reviews and memoir—from over 30 years of contributions to the London Review of Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-12 08:56:46 UTC ]
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