Anappara debut goes in 14 territories

The debut novel from Deepa Anappara, which sparked a flurry of excitement over Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), has now secured 14 international territories. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair to publish philosophical debut novel from actor Sophie Ward

Corsair has acquired an inventive debut from actor Sophie Ward, winner of the Royal Academy Pin Drop Short Story Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone bags QI writer's debut in 24-hour pre-empt

Cornerstone has acquired a high-concept debut by Andrew Hunter Murray, a writer on BBC's "QI" and one of the team of writers at Private Eye, in a 24-hour pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heffernan's 'Blue Gold Rush' debut goes to Profile after three-publisher auctions

A debut non-fiction book from Irish scientist Olive Heffernan about the ‘Blue Gold Rush’, The New Pirates of the High Seas, has sparked a bidding war on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Lake Union to publish up-lit debut Oliver Clock

Amazon Publishing's Lake Union imprint has won an auction to publish debut author Jane Riley's "uplifting, feel-good" novel The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic bags debut author's 'twisted Malory Towers for grown-ups'

Atlantic Books imprint Corvus has acquired a debut upmarket mystery set in an elite Catholic boarding school for girls in the 1990s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Mackintosh to make non-fiction debut in countryside memoir

Clare Mackintosh is making her non-fiction debut with a memoir about family life in the countryside: A Cotswold Family Life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre bags Pride and Prejudice spin-off debut

Bonnier Zaffre has acquired two books from debut historical novelist, Helen Moffett—the first of which tells the story of Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth Bennet’s closest friend in Pride and Prejudice. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: December 14, 2018

Librarians keep the heat on in the final days of the 115th Congress; Congress wastes a chance to get answers out of Google CEO Sundar Pichai; and more on the University of California's tough negotiation with publisher Elsevier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karen Kingsbury Debuts in Middle Grade

One of the most popular Christian authors of today, Karen Kingsbury, is entering the children's market with a new series based on her bestselling Baxter Family books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury’s digital lead Luthfa Begum to leave after 14 years

Luthfa Begum, Ebury’s digital publishing lead, is leaving Penguin Random House after more than 14 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S pre-empts sci-fi debut, with Crown triumphing in US auction

Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted a commercial science fiction novel, The Space Between Worlds from debut author Micaiah Johnson, with US rights selling at auction to Crown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US literary debut Marilou to Hamish Hamilton

Hamish Hamilton has acquired a “chilling’ and “unforgettable” US literary debut about poverty, desperation and lost innocence in rural America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Costa Book Awards Shortlists: Half Debuts, £35,000 in Prize Money

The Costa Book Awards for 2018 drew a record 641 entries across the program's five categories. In January, the five category winners will be announced, followed  by the overall winner's ceremony. The post The UK’s Costa Book Awards Shortlists: Half Debuts, £35,000 in Prize Money appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chadwick's debut short story collection to Splice

Birmingham-based small press Splice has acquired world rights to Above the Fat, the début short story collection of Thomas Chadwick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global deals for virtual finance book Cloudmoney soar to 10 territories

Cloudmoney, a book on tech and finance acquired days ahead of 2018's Frankfurt Book Fair, has gone on to secure 10 international deals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rudd signs with HarperCollins for debut novel

HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired the debut novel by Alyson Rudd, a journalist at the Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Conversation Series Gets Cable TV Debut

Live Talk Los Angeles has launched on Spectrum Networks, turning an author event series into a weekly primetime TV show for 1.8 million subscribers in Southern California. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline grabs high concept thriller debut

Headline Publishing Group has bought an "emotionally charged thriller", Jump, from Toronto-based journalist Samantha Bailey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Pictures options Sarah Govett’s The Territory

Production company New Pictures has optioned the TV and film rights to Sarah Govett’s YA novel The Territory (Firefly Press). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals: November 14, 2018

Relationship blogger Ashley Willis is bringing her next book to FaithWords, IVP signed a book of letters from a mother to her son about race, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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