Book Deals: Week of October 7, 2019

Harmony picks up a nonfiction book on nonmonogamy by a Bustle editor for six figs, Knopf buys a novel by Jim Carrey, and Doubleday takes a title from Bill Gates on climate change in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Eliud Kipchoge is writing a memoir(!) and other notable book deals of the week.

My personal form of astrology is to anxiously trawl Publishers Marketplace every week. No, wait, hear me out: it’s how I can tell the only future that matters: which books I will be reading a year and a half from now. Also, it’s a nice reminder that publishing isn’t dead. After all, there are so... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-18 13:31:21 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 21, 2019

Ballantine re-ups a major bestseller, HarperOne gets into the swing with Tiger Woods, Candlewick nabs a book based on a viral tweet, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 14, 2019

Seven-figure deals dominate this week’s column, as publishers open their wallets in the run-up to this week’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Deadly 1918 Flu Epidemic Gets a Fresh Treatment

Don Brown’s graphic nonfiction book “Fever Year” skillfully brings young readers directly into the (gruesome) action. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Deals: Week of October 7, 2019

Harmony picks up a nonfiction book on nonmonogamy by a Bustle editor for six figs, Knopf buys a novel by Jim Carrey, and Doubleday takes a title from Bill Gates on climate change in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We know what we have to do to save the planet. We just don’t care.

Jonathan Safran Foer warns that people must start believing in the danger of climate change. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-04 02:50:48 UTC ]
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Some lessons from the MIT Media Lab controversy

When the news first broke that the MIT Media Lab had a close relationship with deceased billionaire and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, some saw it as a momentary lapse in judgment, and there was widespread support for Media Lab director Joi Ito. But then New Yorker writer Ronan Farrow... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-10-03 10:50:57 UTC ]
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New Nonfiction Book Releases You Should Add to Your Nightstand

Creative nonfiction is having a moment, and I am here for all the new nonfiction book releases I can stack onto my nightstand. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-03 10:39:29 UTC ]
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Climate change and tech top the agenda at FBF19

The titles agents are taking to this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair have a strong environmental theme—be it scientific polemics, nature writing or warnings on the dangers of technology—as ‘up-lit’ looks set to continue raising readers’ spirits.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 07:28:56 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 30, 2019

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg sells her story, Ian McEwan unveils a Brexit novella, Bloomsbury buys the sophomore novel by the author of 'Dr. Strange & Mr. Norrell,' and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 23, 2019

Knopf lands the duo behind the Paris climate agreement, William Morrow buys a novel about an American con woman, Plume invests in a series about female stars of the Democratic party, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 16, 2019

Amy Einhorn spends big for a new novel by the author of 'American Dirt,' S&S nabs the debut by an up-and-coming PRH editor, Sourcebooks touts its own debut, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With ‘Gun Island,’ Amitav Ghosh turns global crises into engaging fiction

The author’s ninth novel deals with climate change and human migration — but it’s not homework. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Democracy overboard: Rupert Murdoch's long war on Australian politics | Kevin Rudd

Australia has become a dangerously complacent country, dancing to the reactionary tune of the Murdoch pressAustralia has become the complacent country. Complacent about its future economic competitiveness. Complacent about climate change. Complacent about how to navigate our future in the region... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Deals: Week of September 9, 2019

Sarah Huckabee Sanders sells her story, a book on the Jeffrey Epstein case is nabbed by HC, a webcomic finds a home at Scholastic, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of September 2, 2019

Del Rey unveils a new Max Brooks novel, a Pushcart Prize winner sells a romance trilogy, a National Book Award winner sells a picture book, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of August 5, 2019

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt lands a new Lois Lowry book, Julia Alvarez reemerges at Algonquin, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Is this all-ages coloring book the thing that will finally mobilize society in the climate crisis?

Remember a few years ago when adults discovered coloring books and a wave of new pieces hailed them as a tool for mindfulness and dealing with anxiety? In a move both educational and depressingly efficient, this coloring book on climate change and renewable energy covers the topic that is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Book Deals: Week of July 29, 2019

Koontz signs with Amazon, World Cup champ lands at Penguin, Lippman garners seven figure from Morrow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Megan Rapinoe has a f*cking book deal.

Megan Rapinoe, captain of the US women’s soccer team and everyone’s summer crush, now has a book deal! She’ll be writing an adult nonfiction book for Penguin, which “will include anecdotes from Ms. Rapinoe’s life,” as well as a middle-grade book for Razorbill, speaking to “the power young people... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 14:47:19 UTC ]
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