Bloomsbury wins Sarah Crossan's first novel for adults

Bloomsbury has acquired Irish children's laureate Sarah Crossan's first novel for adults in a six-figure deal at auction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 04:39:48 UTC ]
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Ex-Hutchinson editor Sarah Rigby joins Elliott & Thompson

Former Hutchinson senior editor Sarah Rigby is joining indie Elliott & Thompson as its publishing director, covering for publisher Jennie Condell who is on parental leave. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 04:29:14 UTC ]
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What the Left Can Learn from the Right About Winning Elections

IN 1988, Verso Books published a collection of writings by cultural theorist Stuart Hall titled The Hard Road to Renewal: Thatcherism and the Crisis of the Left. Hall’s work examined the socio-economic conditions and discursive tactics that led to the ascendance of Margaret Thatcher as an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-13 17:00:24 UTC ]
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Galley Beggar picks up Clammer adult debut

Galley Beggar Press has bagged the "tense, emotional and gripping" first adult novel from James Clammer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 03:00:57 UTC ]
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Adult Presses Take On Children’s Books

This fall, four indie presses distributed by Consortium Books & Distribution are expanding beyond their well-established adult niches by publishing books for young readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury scoops psychosis memoir from Curtis Brown agent Catherine Cho

Bloomsbury has won a first-hand account of postpartum psychosis by Curtis Brown associate agent Catherine Cho, in a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:49:35 UTC ]
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Toni Morrison, Award-Winning Author of Beloved and More, Dead at 88

Morrison's accolades included a Pulitzer, a Nobel Prize in literature, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-08-06 14:40:16 UTC ]
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Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison explain why she told black stories

Celebrated novelist Toni Morrison has died at 88, and she leaves behind a commanding legacy of the black experience in literature. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died, according to a friend who confirmed the news to the Associated Press. She was 88 years old.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-08-06 11:00:50 UTC ]
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Kissick wins W&A Working-Class Writers’ Prize

Lucy Kissick’s debut novel Plutoshine has won the inaugural Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers’ Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 19:06:55 UTC ]
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Coronet signs 'hilarious' Kirby book for reluctant adults

Coronet has signed a "hilarious" new illustrated book by Katie Kirby for adults struggling with the responsibility of growing up. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 14:43:39 UTC ]
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Win a $100 Gift Card to The Ripped Bodice, The Only Romance-Only Bookstore in the U.S.!

Enter to win a $100 gift card to spend at The Ripped Bodice, the only romance-exclusive bookstore in the United States! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-01 10:31:56 UTC ]
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Donnelly joins Bloomsbury Children's Books

Scholastic’s Strawberrie Donnelly has joined Bloomsbury Children’s Books in the newly created role of art director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 03:23:16 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, Faber and Granta make Polari 2019 shortlists

Bloomsbury has scooped two nominations on the Polari 2019 shortlists with titles from indies Faber, Granta and Orenda also up for awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 01:46:32 UTC ]
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Megan Rapinoe Nets Book Deal After World Cup Win

The U.S. Women’s National Team co-captain reportedly signed with Penguin Press for a book about her life AND with Razorbill for a book for young people. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-07-25 17:42:59 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' new digital imprint nets first adult title from Reekles

HarperCollins’ new digital division, One More Chapter, has snapped up the debut adult fiction title from bestselling YA author of The Kissing Booth, Beth Reekles.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 16:36:10 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs deal with Classoos for 14,000 academic books

Bloomsbury has signed a licensing agreement to make 14,000 of its academic books available through digital textbook platform Classoos. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 06:50:05 UTC ]
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Megan Rapinoe Signs with Penguin for Adult, MG Books

Hot off her starring role in the Women's World Cup, Megan Rapinoe has inked a two-book deal with Penguin to write adult and middle grade books on social justice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion signs new Sarah Jio book and eight previous novels

Orion Fiction has signed the “unbelievably powerful” new novel by US author Sarah Jio, alongside eight of her previous books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 20:37:54 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson Shakespeare book shelved 'for foreseeable future' after leadership win

Hodder and Stoughton has shelved plans to publish Boris Johnson’s long-delayed book on Shakespeare “for the foreseeable future” after he was announced as the next Prime Minister.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 01:30:30 UTC ]
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Barton, Cavanagh and Griffiths win Dead Good Reader Awards

Books by Fiona Barton, Steve Cavanagh and Elly Griffiths are among the winners of this year’s Dead Good Reader Awards for crime and thriller novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 02:40:27 UTC ]
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Cavanagh wins Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award

Steve Cavanagh has been named as the winner of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his book Thirteen (Orion). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 05:35:02 UTC ]
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