A Debut Novel Reimagines the C.I.A.’s Efforts to Promote ‘Doctor Zhivago’

In Lara Prescott’s “The Secrets We Kept,” young women participate in a covert plan to influence the Cold War using Boris Pasternak’s censored love story. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Six-figure debut deal for Quercus

Quercus has paid a six-figure sum for two books by debut novelist Paul Lynch, beating off five... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut authors tussle for Carnegie

Four debut authors are in contention for this year's CILIP Carnegie Medal, announced today (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers call on retailers for paperback promotions

Publishers have called on retailers to come up with creative new paperback promotions in stores... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At MPA Digital: Swipe, Publishers See Gains From Tablet Efforts

NEW YORK - Today’s MPA Digital: Swipe event brought the consumer magazine industry together to focus on what’s next in tablet editions. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC acquires debut series by ex-Met officer

HarperCollins has signed a three-book crime thriller series written by debut author and former... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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United Agents promotes four

United Agents has promoted four of its younger staff members, with three stepping up into... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Healy promoted to publishing director at Immediate Media

Immediate Media has promoted Andy Healy to the position of publishing director, it was announced today (12 March). Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld snaps up 'Steinbeckian' debut

Oneworld has acquired a novel which tackles male friendship in the late 20th century. World... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S secures two from debut 'Picoult' novelist

Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish debut to Hesperus

Hesperus Press has acquired UK and Ireland rights in a Swedish debut, The Hundred-Year-Old Man... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS launches R&J children's promotion

W H Smith has launched its new Richard & Judy Children’s Book Club promotion with a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Century buys Chatterton crime debut

Century has acquired two novels in a new procedural crime series by author Ed Chatterton,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Esquire Ecommerce Effort CLAD Folds

After an extremely short run, J.C. Penney’s Esquire-curated ecommerce site, CLAD, shutters. CLAD debuted in November 2011, and its final sale will end January 31. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith to promote YA fiction

W H Smith is to promote cross- over young adult (YA) titles more directly to adults via a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walcott and Hargreaves promote literacy for NLT

Theo Walcott, Owen Hargreaves and Joey Barton are among the football stars helping to promote... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Serpent's Tail acquires 'scandalous' debut

Serpent's Tail has acquired a debut novel it is billing as a "cross between Fingersmith... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Prize-winning debut to Hutchinson

Hutchinson has bought Lamb by Bonnie Nazdam, a début novel which won the 2011 Flaherty-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jenny (J T ) Colgan tackles Doctor Who

Women's fiction writer Jenny Colgan has joined the likes of sci-fi author Michael Moorcook,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panarea Digital Debuts Nearpod For Schools

Panarea Digital is an ebook, app, and mobile technology developer with a focus on education. The firm has produced interactive ebooks for Barnes & Noble and other companies, but Panarea Digital is now focused on Nearpod, a mobile learning platform that uses the iPad and other mobile devices... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo acquires debut by Irish academic

Orion YA imprint Indigo has acquired a debut novel about "lost memories, lost times and lost... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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