Best acquires 'gritty' historical saga for Transworld

Francesca Best has acquired three "gritty" historical saga novels by a debut author as her first acquisition for Transworld. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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HQ acquires Mayer and mother's Good Grief memoir

HQ has acquired a memoir by the co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party Catherine Mayer and her mother Anne Mayer Bird, written after they were both widowed within weeks of each other just before the Covid-19 lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-28 14:16:03 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Lenny Henry's diversity manifesto

Faber is to publish Access all Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by Lenny Henry and Marus Ryder next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 04:39:15 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's acquires teacher's debut Ghostcloud

Hachette Children's Group will publish Ghostcloud, a middle-grade adventure by debut author Michael Mann. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 18:20:27 UTC ]
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OverDrive to acquire RBmedia library business

OverDrive—the digital learning platform for libraries and schools—has announced it is acquiring RBmedia's library business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 09:38:04 UTC ]
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OverDrive to Acquire KKR-Owned RBmedia's Library Business

Combining OverDrive's market-leading platform with RBmedia's exclusive content represents a major new wrinkle in the digital library market: RBmedia is a major producer of audiobooks with a catalog of more than 45,000 exclusive titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow will publish historical picture book for National Windrush Day

Nosy Crow has acquired Granny Came to England on the Empire Windrush by Patrice Lawrence. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-21 14:26:59 UTC ]
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September Publishing acquires guide to London's Afro-Caribbean history

September Publishing is to release the "first comprehensive guide" to London's Afro-Caribbean history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 16:43:22 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Lanchester's 'unsettling' short story collection

Faber is to publish a collection of short stories by John Lanchester this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 08:59:04 UTC ]
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Allen Lane acquires new exploration of social history by Isabel Wilkerson

Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin UK, will publish Caste: The Lies that Divide Us, an exploration of social history by Isabel Wilkerson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 01:31:24 UTC ]
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Trigger Publishing acquires mindfulness guide for expectant parents

Mental health and wellbeing publisher Trigger Publishing has acquired its first book on pregnancy from consultant midwife Sian Warriner and children’s mindfulness author Mark Pallis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 13:40:22 UTC ]
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Icon acquires widowhood memoir

Icon Books is to publish a "powerful investigation of grief and loss" by journalist Kat Lister. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 10:28:18 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton acquires two new thrillers from Will Dean

Hodder & Stoughton will publish two new standalone thrillers from Will Dean. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 21:42:12 UTC ]
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Studio Press acquires two 'important' early years series

Bonnier Books UK imprint Studio Press has acquired two new board book series for its early years publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 20:55:38 UTC ]
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Barrington Stoke acquires 'hilarious' tale of a royal family's fall from grace

Barrington Stoke will publish middle-grade story Queen of King Street, written and illustrated by Tom McLaughlin. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 16:37:05 UTC ]
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HarperCollins acquires two from Gill Sims

HarperCollins has acquired world all-language rights to two more books by Why Mummy Drinks author Gill Sims. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 11:16:00 UTC ]
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Intellect acquires HammerOn Press

Independent academic publisher Intellect has acquired fellow indie HammerOn Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 18:42:42 UTC ]
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Asurion creates data-science scholarship at historically black university

One of Nashville’s largest privately owned companies is launching an initiative aimed at bringing more diversity into the tech industry. Asurion has donated $200,000 to create a new data-science scholarship at historically black Fisk University in Nashville, according to a news release. The... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-06-09 17:16:57 UTC ]
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Serpent’s Tail acquires Ruby Tandoh’s new ‘affordable and achievable’ cookbook

Serpent's Tail has acquired former "Great British Bake Off" contestant Ruby Tandoh’s new cookbook, Cook as You Are: Recipes for Real Life, Hungry Cooks and Messy Kitchens. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 15:36:40 UTC ]
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A Historical Novelist’s Decorating Scheme: ‘Books and Dog Hair’

For the best-selling author Beatriz Williams, home is a 200-year-old house in Lyme, Conn., with lots of bookshelves and antique furniture. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-09 13:00:42 UTC ]
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