9 Funny Essay Collections

Maeve Higgins, author of the wickedly funny new essay collection 'Maeve in America,' picks books by Aisha Tyler, Nora Ephron, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Book Deals: Week of February 12, 2018

Ally Carter sells her debut middle grade series, S&S buys a YA novel by NBA-winner Neal Schusterman and his son, MIT Press nabs an essay collection by Roxane Gay, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of December 18, 2017

Putnam preempts a J.P. Pomare novel, McElderry Books buys a YA novel, cookbook author Shauna James Ahern sells an essay collection to Sasquatch, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of December 11, 2017

Putnam invests in Rowley’s sophomore novel, Pegasus buys a memoir by a humanitarian aid worker, journalist Keah Brown takes an essay collection to Atria, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JKP marks 30 years with essay collection

Jessica Kingsley Publishers is releasing 30 Years of Social Change, a collection of original essays exploring the past, present and future of many of the helping or altruistic professions, to mark 30 years of publishing books on social justice and difference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Daniel Handler goes Philip Roth, Nora Ephron is celebrated and a look at the controversial history of John Smelcer

Welcome to books this week! First, a couple of stories that you can find only online: THE BIG STORY John Smelcer’s YA book “Stealing Indians” is a finalist for the recently announced PEN Center USA awards. Questions about Smelcer have been raised since 1994, when he was teaching at the University... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heyday Books, 'L.A. Times' Partner on Anti-Trump Book

California indie Heyday Books, which is best known as a publisher of regional titles, is departing from its standard fare with a new book called 'Our Dishonest President.' The essay collection, which Heyday crashed, is set to hit shelves on July 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Now is the time we have to platform young voices'

As Nikesh Shukla crowdfunds for a new essay collection, he talks about why young writers need to be given a platform.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton to release children's book and essay collection with S&S

Simon & Schuster will this autumn publish a picture book version of Hillary Clinton's 1996 non-fiction title It Takes A Village.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Schumer's Debut Moves 40,000 Copies in First Week

Schumer's essay collection, 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo,' expected to be one of the big books of the summer, sold just under 40,000 hardcover copies in its first week on sale, according to BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Powerfully intelligent' Attenberg novel to Serpent's Tail

Serpent’s Tail has acquired Jami Attenberg’s "powerfully intelligent and wickedly funny" new novel All Grown Up. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of June 27, 2016

Razorbill buys an essay collection from a BuzzFeed editor, a University of Texas prof sells an epic science fiction fantasy poem, Broadway actress Alexandra Silber takes a novel—and a memoir—to Pegasus, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of June 20, 2016

Scribner buys an essay collection from a prison inmate, Andrew Neiderman extends his V.C. Andrews gig at Gallery, Jenny Han sells the final Lara Jean book to S&S, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feminist blogger Clarkson's essay collection to S&S

Simon & Schuster UK has pre-empted Can I Speak to Someone in Charge?, a collection of essays by journalist and blogger, Emily Clarkson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Schumer lands book deal for a rumoured $8m-$10m advance

The comedy star’s essay collection is expected to explore her childhood, career, family and feminism, according to industry sourcesComedian Amy Schumer has reportedly been paid an advance of $8m-$10m (£5m-£7m) for a book of essays.According to Entertainment Weekly, an auction for the Trainwreck... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rumored Amy Schumer Book Could Fetch High Seven Figures

According to insiders, David Kuhn at Kuhn Projects is shopping an essay collection by the comedian that some believe will draw a high seven figure advance. Kuhn did not respond to requests for comment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline signs title from comedy writer Shaw

Headline has acquired a humour title by comedy writer Dale Shaw. Editor Richard Roper pre-empted world rights to F**k This Journal (Betterness Through Bitterness) by Dale Shaw from Jamie Coleman at Greene & Heaton. Headline is describing the book as a “hilarious and subversive take on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dunham Sells 38K in First Week

Lena Dunham's much-talked about essay collection, 'Not That Kind of Girl,' sold about 38,000 print copies in its first week on sale, according to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plympton/DailyLit Debuts Rooster App at SXSW

Plympton/DailyLit, a digital reading venture focused on serialized content, is launching Rooster, a reading app that picks books for its users to read and delivers them in installments to mobile devices for $4.99 a month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stop Eulogizing Gore Vidal

De mortuis nihil nisi bonum: Of the dead say nothing unless it is kind. This is a good rule of thumb. Despite the temptation, it would be mean-spirited to object to the barrage of shallow Facebook postings about Steve Jobs, gratuitous to gripe that Nora Ephron, though a terrifically talented... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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