Bloomsbury bags Croucher's queer medieval YA debut

Bloomsbury has acquired Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, the "witty, romantic" debut YA fiction title from author and social media influencer Lex Croucher.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Stockett first debut in Kindle Million Club

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 14:41 Kathryn Stockett has become the first debut author to join the Kindle Million Club after selling over a million copies of her novel The Help (Penguin). Janet Evanovich, Headline Review author of the Stephanie Plum novels, has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Atyeo and Croft promoted at Bloomsbury

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 08:40 Bloomsbury has appointed Charlotte Atyeo to the newly created role of publisher of sport and Wisden within the adult trade division. Commissioning editor Charlotte Croft will move into Atyeo's previous role as head of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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High street bounces back for Bloomsbury

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:30 Bloomsbury has said sales have bounced back significantly from a "soft" spring thanks to ebook downloads and greater sales through the high street. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Headline preempts debut about child abduction

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 12:15 Headline has pre-empted a debut novel about a man's whose nine month old daughter is abducted by carjackers in South Africa. Publisher at large Martin Fletcher bought world rights to Held Up by Christopher Radmann from Juliet... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Odedina to leave Bloomsbury for Bonnier

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 16:54 Sarah Odedina is leaving her role as Bloomsbury's group editor-in-chief of children's fiction to become managing director and publisher of a new company for Bonnier Publishing. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Economy "toughest for decades" says Bloomsbury

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 11/07/2011 - 09:00 The consumer economy is the toughest it has been for decades, said Bloomsbury, with curtailed orders in retailers like Waterstone's. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury buys Continuum

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 11/07/2011 - 09:04 Bloomsbury has bought academic publisher Continuum in a deal worth £20.1m. The publisher described the buy, its sixth in the academic and professional field during the past five years, as "transformational" and said it would... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Fool's tale to Bloomsbury

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 05/07/2011 - 14:43 Bloomsbury fiction editorial director Helen Garnons-Williams has bought world rights in a “wildly original, devastating and funny” debut novel, The Gamal by Ciarán Collins. The tale is narrated by Charlie, the “gamal” -... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Heston to go "domestic" for Bloomsbury

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 08:22 Fat Duck chef and kitchen wizard Heston Blumenthal's latest title from Bloomsbury, which is due to be published on 3rd October, will aim to transfer his technical talents into the home, with editor Richard Atkinson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Alex Best in "legal claim" against Bloomsbury

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 31/05/2011 - 09:00 Football star George Best's widow, Alex Best, has made a legal claim against Bloomsbury surrounding the veracity of journalist Celia Walden's book, Babysitting George. The Observer reports Best's former mistress, Gina... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury and Faber create Drama Online

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 27/05/2011 - 09:29 Bloomsbury and Faber are to jointly develop a digital content platform providing online access to drama texts. Drama Online will launch in October 2012, and will feature the drama lists from Methuen Drama, Arden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury ebook growth "significant"

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 27/05/2011 - 08:45 Bloomsbury's ebook sales topped £1.1m in the first three months of 2011, as the company reported its unaudited preliminary results for the fourteen months ended 28th February 2011. Revenue across the group was £103.4m for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury launches new digital imprint for out of print titles

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 08:57 Bloomsbury will bring 500 out of print titles by the likes of Alan Clark, Edith Sitwell and Bernice Rubens back into the market as digital editions this autumn with the launch of a new imprint. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Vintage launches digital campaign for debut

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Bloomsbury shells out on snail title

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 24/05/2011 - 08:30 Bloomsbury has acquired a non-fiction nature-writing title about snails. Senior commissioning editor Richard Atkinson acquired world rights to A Slow Passion: Snails, My Garden and Me by gardener and winner of the BBC... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Headline acquires debut Poppy Gee

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 28/04/2011 - 11:31 Headline has acquired a debut literary suspense novel by Australian writer Poppy Gee. Publishing director Imogen Taylor bought world English rights from Julia Kenny at Markson Thoma, with Andrea Walker at Reagan Arthur... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Little, Brown splashes out on Irish debut

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 20/04/2011 - 15:48 Little, Brown has become the latest publisher to sign a hefty advance for a debut novel, snapping up two novels by debut Irish writer Kathleen MacMahon for £600,000. C.e.o. Ursula MacKenzie pre-empted world English... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Los Angeles Review of Books' Debuts Preview Site

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Picador pre-empts two debuts

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Bloomsbury acquires National Archives backlist

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