A&B acquires second title by Stockwin

Allison & Busby has signed a historical novel from Julian Stockwin. the second in a series of standalone books dramatising pivotal moments. Publishing director Susie Dunlop bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Crakys of War, in a deal with Carole Blake at Blake Friedmann. The book follows the discovery, and ultimate rediscovery of gunpowder, and its use by Edward III at the Battle of Crecy, where warfare is changed forever. It follows The Silk Tree, released by the publisher in November last year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK’s Quarto USA Division Acquires McEvoy’s Becker & Mayer

The London-based Quarto Group's US operations expand with an acquisition in Bellvue, Washington, projecting a 30-percent rise in children's publishing revenues. The post UK’s Quarto USA Division Acquires McEvoy’s Becker & Mayer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Kew Gardens to release non-fiction titles

Bloomsbury has signed a deal to publish children’s non-fiction with the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ilex to publish Marvel dot-to-dot titles

Ilex Press, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, will publish two dot-to-dot books this autumn based on the Marvel universe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette US adds titles to mobile platform Tapas Media

Hachette Book Group has signed a new deal in the US with online mobile platform Tapas Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coetzee title brought forward after Man Booker longlisting

Publication of prizewinning author J M Coetzee’s newest title has been brought forward after it was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reductress founders pen title for HQ

HQ is to publish How to Win at Feminism, a satirical book on feminism written by the founders of subversive women’s magazine Reductress. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trends: Sourcebooks Expands Book Personalization to Business Titles

Riding the success of its Put Me in the Story book personalization for children, the independent publisher Sourcebooks rolls out an offering on business-inspirational material. The post Trends: Sourcebooks Expands Book Personalization to Business Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's buys 10th Skulduggery title

HarperCollins Children’s Books will next year publish the 10th book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle acquires The Other Bennet Girl

Mantle has acquired The Other Bennet Girl, a second novel by Janice Hadlow, for publication in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair acquires self-published 'Oxygen Thief'

Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired an anonymously authored self-publishing success story called Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picture books and porn: mini-boom in satirical titles inspired by Donald Trump

A wave of illustrated books, about what one of the authors described as ‘a golden, racist egg’ for lampooners, have been inspired by his campaignEarlier this summer, Californians Brad and Amy Herzog came up with an idea for what they’re calling “a picture book for adults about a man-child”: D Is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ and PRH Children’s acquire YouTuber Lilly Singh

Michael Joseph and Penguin Random House Children’s have jointly acquired How to be a Bawse: A Guide to S̶u̶r̶v̶i̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶ Conquering Life by Canadian comedian and YouTube personality Lilly Singh.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verizon reportedly close to acquiring Yahoo for around $5 billion

Verizon is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase Yahoo for close to $5 billion, bringing to an end a months-long bidding process for a now-ailing company that was once an Internet trailblazer. The sale is still being deliberated, but could be announced early next week, according to Bloomberg.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inkshares Publishes First Indie Bookstore Title

One year after Inkshares, which uses crowdfunding to determine what to publish, began courting indies, it is publishing its first bookstore-generated title, an anthology from Boston's Papercuts J.P. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion acquires The Spark Girls

Orion has acquired a new novel to be the first in a series of sagas from journalist and author Fiona Ford.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Traders Magazine Acquired by Markets Media

Fate of print edition unknown as Markets Media undergoes digital redesign. The post Traders Magazine Acquired by Markets Media appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Acquires Business Book from Microsoft CEO

Harper Business has acquired world English rights to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s first book, 'Hit Refresh,' which is slated to hit shelves in fall 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head acquires debut on appeasement

The Bodley Head has acquired a "major" debut on the British policy of appeasement by historian Tim Bouverie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ProQuest Acquires Alexander Street

Alexander Street president Stephen Rhind-Tutt will stay on board, reporting to ProQuest Information Solutions’ general manager and senior v-p Rafael Sidi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penned in the Margins finds space for new poetry titles

Live literature producer and independent publisher Penned in the Margins is publishing the latest titles from Luke Kennard and Melissa Lee-Houghton, which its director Tom Chivers believes is a “bit of a coup” for a small indie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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