Notable deals this week include a major acquisition for MIT Press, a first-person tale of survival on the high seas, and a YA novel that HarperTeen won at auction. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins takes three from an Irish-Australian bestseller; Harper buys a manifesto from Charles M. Blow; and with the U.S. copyright for 'The Great Gatsby' expiring in December, Little, Brown plans a prequel for January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Holt takes two from activist and YA author Kimberly Jones, Thomas & Mercer buys a standalone thriller from Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A “marginalized people’s history of labor in the U.S.” goes to One Signal for six figures, HarperCollins takes on a book about Prince Harry and Prince William, Willie Nelson and his sister sell a memoir to Random House, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press wins a book on forgiveness in a 10-house auction, Dolly Parton’s “life in lyrics” goes to Chronicle, and S&S editor Denene Millner sells a multigenerational epic to St. Martin’s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the notable books that sold this week are a history of how black labor built America and a nonfiction work on black radical poetics by a National Book Award nominee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the notable deals last week were the sale of a memoir from a PBS NewsHour correspondent, a novel about a woman who gives birth to an owl, and international bestseller Michel Faber’s latest novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the big acquisitions last week were a history of four women who transformed the CIA and a sequel to 'The Henna Artist', which was Reese’s Book Club pick for May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With restaurants closed and publishing lunches a thing of the past, an editor considers the future of book acquisitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are Robin Desser’s first acquisition in her new role as editor-in-chief at Random House and Delacorte’s purchase of Kelly Oxford’s YA debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Answer these ten TWILIGHT quiiz questions to find out which character from Stephenie Meyer's YA novel you are most similar to. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-05-18 10:34:32 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are a new book by rapper Gucci Mane, a memoir of addiction and recovery by a politician and her son, and a nonfiction book by the cocreator of Showtime’s Billions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvard Medical School professor Robert Waldinger and National Book Award–winner Evan Osnos were among the authors with notable book deals last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Pulse nabs a debut by an undergrad at auction, and Berkley wins a novel it calls “Crazy Rich Asians meets Weekend at Bernie’s.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press will publish Sally Nicholls' The Silent Stars Go By in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 07:51:23 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are a six-figure preempt for a debut novel by a former Marie Claire staffer and a guide to relationship texting by Facebook’s in-house shrink. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Holly Bourne answers our questions about her YA novel tackling toxic relationships, The Places I've Cried in Public (Usborne), which has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 08:58:47 UTC ]
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Avon buys a new one by Erin Sterling after a six-house auction; Little, Brown preempts a debut middle grade novel; and the sequel to a picture book classic lands at Candlewick. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are the acquisitions of a new book about Covid-19 by Spillover author David Quammen and a biography of abolitionist John Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press has acquired I, Ada, a new YA novel based on the early life of Victorian computer programmer Ada Lovelace, written by Julia Gray. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 13:54:37 UTC ]
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Among the big books that sold this week are a memoir by actor Billy Dee Williams and Elizabeth George’s 21st Inspector Lynley mystery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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