Blogger Zoe Sugg sets new record for fastest-selling debut novel

Sugg's debut book, 'Girl Online,' now holds the record for the highest sales in its first week for a new writer in the UK.  Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Fewer Debut Novels Selling, What Do Editors Want To Tell Authors?

In a tightening market for fiction and especially for debut authors looking for that big break, editors can be choosier–and many are more dependent than ever on literary agents to find their next debuts. The post With Fewer Debut Novels Selling, What Do Editors Want To Tell Authors? appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key buys debut YA thriller set in Norway

Hot Key Books, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre, has acquired world rights, including translation, film and merchandising, for a YA ghost story set in the remote snows of contemporary Norway. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Cat Person' author's debut sells into 23 territories

The debut short story collection by ‘Cat Person’ author Kristen Roupenian has been snapped up in 23 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Go viral, score book deal. 'Cat Person' author sells her debut book in the U.K., with U.S. deal in the works

The debut book from Kristen Roupenian, whose New Yorker short story “Cat Person” went viral far beyond the scope of most short fiction when it was published earlier this month, has been sold to British publisher Jonathan Cape, the Guardian reports. Roupenian's short story collection, “You Know... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Women are better writers than men': novelist John Boyne sets the record straight

Male authors are always pronouncing their own brilliance – or boasting about not reading books by women. So, after a lifetime of writing and attending literary festivals, John Boyne would like to get something off his chest …Do you know what the literary tea towel is? It’s an Irish phenomenon... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Granta staffer's debut sells in three languages

Translator and former Granta publicist Saskia Vogel’s debut I Am a Pornographer has secured a flurry of deals in the UK, Sweden and Spain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter exhibition sells record 30,000 advance tickets

The British Library has revealed that its Harry Potter exhibition has sold more than 30,000 tickets - the highest number of advance tickets it has ever sold for an exhibition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Gaul: Asterix illustration sells for record €1.4m in Paris

The drawing for Asterix and the Banquet, signed by its creators, was only expected to sell for between €180,000 and €200,000An original illustration for the cover of one of the early Asterix comic books has sold for a record €1.4m (£1.25m) at auction , more than seven times its expected price,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic Con 2017 Sells Record 200,000 Tickets

New York Comic Con attracted a record crowd of 200,000 to the Javits Convention Center and a variety of venues around New York City, including the New York Public Library, for a week of presentations and events celebrating comics, graphic novels and a wide range of popular culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld to publish Essex marshes-set debut

Transworld has acquired an "atmospheric" debut novel set on the Essex marshes during World War 2 and in the present day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish debut sells in 26 territories

Swedish author Elisabeth Norebäck, whose domestic noir debut amassed a string of deals during this year's London Book Fair, has now sold in 26 territories and has attracted interest from the film industry.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Update: Swedish Crime Writer’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories

Lina Bengtsdotter's crime novel Annabelle is a hit with rights buyers. The book also has its own song by the author's sister and pop singer, Petra Brohäll. The post Rights Update: Swedish Crime Writer’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic sells Woods' debut to 10 territories

Scholastic UK has bought two books from Australian writer Matilda Woods and has sold her debut to 10 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House sells 'fastest ever' international rights to The Fandom

A “high-concept, genre-flipping YA fantasy adventure” debut has become Chicken House’s fastest ever selling international rights title, with 12 territories buying the rights within four weeks of submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English teacher's novel set to be Canongate's lead debut for 2018

Canongate has pre-empted a "rich and wild" debut novel entitled Sal by English teacher Mick Kitson ahead of London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Merry's Four Waifs set chart record

Sales momentum could see The Girl on the Train reign for a long time yet on the Weekly E-Book Ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran Editor Sells Debut for Rumored Seven Figures

In another major deal in the run-up to next month's Frankfurt Book Fair, an industry insider has sold his first novel, a work of psychological suspense called 'The Woman in the Window,' for a rumored seven figures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is fastest-selling UK book this decade

The script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child becomes the fastest-selling book in the UK this decade. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EDC Sets Another Record

Earnings jumped 139% in the third quarter ended November 30, 2015 over last year's third period at Educational Development Corp. Profits were $1.2 million in the most recent quarter and were driven by a 123% increase in revenue, which rose to $24.4 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary Oldman set to publish debut novel

Sphere is set to publish a debut novel co-authored by actor and filmmaker Gary Oldman and film producer Douglas Urbanski (pictured). Blood Riders tells the story of “vampire cowboys” and involves a mysterious man fleeing a curse in a town that the gold rush left behind. The collaboration... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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