Astronaut Tim Peake signs non-fiction debut

Penguin Random House is publishing British astronaut Tim Peake's non-fiction debut, Hello, is this planet Earth? in November. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Transworld signs cycling's Yates

Transworld has acquired the autobiography of cyclist Sean Yates, who is one of only five Britons... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow sign more from Lewis

Century and Arrow have signed a new multi-book contract with No Child of Mine author Susan Lewis... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs teen star Simpson

HarperCollins has signed world rights to the autobiography of 16-year-old pop star Cody Simpson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs Novelicious founder

Pan Macmillan has acquired three books by previously self-published author, and founder and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus signs 'Made in Chelsea'’s Candy Kittens

Octopus has acquired a book by "Made in Chelsea" reality star Jamie Laing about his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline signs second Corrie title

Headline has acquired an official "Coronation Street" book, chronicling the soap's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author gets 7-figure book deal

A debut author who graduated from the celebrated Iowa Writers' Workshop has a seven-figure book deal.HarperCollins announced Wednesday that it will publish Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling, a fantasy trilogy inspired in part by Barack Obama.A person with knowledge of the negotiations said... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta signs Patrick Barkham

Granta Books has landed a new book from Patrick Barkham that will explore our livelong... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huffington Post Loses Executive Editor Tim O'Brien

Arianna's right hand is out at The Huffington Post. Huffington announced today via company memo that Tim O'Brien, executive editor of the online publisher, will be leaving the site to work on the second of his five-part book deal. Per the memo, Huffington noted, "In the next few days, Tim's... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown signs Donna Tartt

Little, Brown has signed the latest novel from Donna Tartt. The publisher will release the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jim Gavin talks about the mix of fact and fiction in 'Middle Men'

The Southern California author's first story collection draws from his experiences in high school basketball, plumbing sales and more.There's a subtle arc to Jim Gavin's first book, "Middle Men" (Simon & Schuster: 224 pp., $23). Gathering seven stories largely set in Southern California, it... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld pre-empts debut fantasy trilogy

Transworld has moved speedily to acquire a new fantasy trilogy by debut author Erika Johansen,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner Put the "For Sale" Sign on Time Inc. Last Fall

Jeff Bewkes and company used to insist they wanted to hang on to their magazine business. They stopped saying that in September. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frank Lampard signs kids' book deal

England footballer Frank Lampard is to write a series of children's books, says publisher Little, Brown. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins merges non-fiction divisions

HarperCollins is to merge its three non-fiction divisions into two imprints, creating a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder signs Ray Mears

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the autobiography of outdoors expert and TV personality Ray... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs TOWIE's Kirk

Pan Macmillan has acquired the autobiography of Kirk Norcross, a star of "The Only Way is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N buys ‘astonishing’ debut

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a debut novel by US journalist Rene Denfield. Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Fiction Doesn’t Work

It is no surprise to see aphorism alive and thriving in our current celebrity climate. The forgotten, it may be assumed, never said anything interesting, whereas choice words of the famous live forever at cocktail parties and in book reviews. To carry a portfolio of pithy quotations is to... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs two from Tom Barbash

Simon and Schuster UK has acquired two books by award-winning New York Times bestseller Tom... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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