BEA 2015: Buzzing Debut YA Titles

Here’s an advance peek at why the editors participating in today’s Young Adult Editors’ Buzz Panel are especially enthusiastic about the novels they will spotlight, as well as their observations on the value of this forum for generating early book buzz. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published title shortlisted for business book prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible buys rights to 5,000 AudioGO titles

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Bestsellers: November 2013: New Titles Rule The Lists

Newcomers to the international bestseller lists locked down the top spots in several markets in October. Haruki Murakami’s much anticipated novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, the author’s first since 1Q84, hit #1 on Spain’s fiction list (Knopf will publish a translation... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist wins Goldsmiths prize

A debut novelist who spent nine years trying to get her first book published is rewarded for her persistence with a £10,000 literary prize for original fiction. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Country Debuts Curated Kickstarter Page

Book Country, the Penguin Group’s online writing community and self-publishing platform, has launched a curated page on Kickstarter, the popular online crowdfunding site, to highlight funding projects by Book Country members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback signs title on Stephen Ward

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allrecipes Print Magazine Debuts

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[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tor buys fantasy debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night 2014 titles include 'Wild,' 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette'

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo removes all self-published titles. Is this censorship, an overreaction, or just good sense?

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key signs stormy YA trilogy

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: Knopf Nabs Galassi's Debut Novel

Muse pulls from Galassi's own life and follows a book editor who, Knopf explained, "is caught in the middle of the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions over the work of a beautiful, iconic female poet." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toon turns to YA for Simon & Schuster

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karten Nabs Two Big Buzz Books Pre-Frankfurt

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: CONTEC Makes Its Debut

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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