Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson's father, has penned a political thriller about the “skullduggery” which might have gone on behind the scenes in the run up to the European Union referendum. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Organized by PW and the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the Global Kids Connect conference examined a booming Chinese kids' book marketplace, a renewed rights market in Spain and Latin America, and currency exchange issues after Brexit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politicians Alan Johnson, Margaret Hodge, Melvyn Bragg and John Bew have been announced as the winners of the inaugural Parliamentary Book Awards, as voted for by MPs and members of the House of Lords. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A story collection smuggled out of North Korea - and translated by Man Booker International Prize-winner Deborah Smith - has been selected to receive a PEN Translation award from English PEN. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired A Good Time to be a Girl: How to Succeed in a Changing World by city c.e.o. Helena Morrissey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public vote for the 2016 Costa Short Story Award is now open and three shortlisted stories, selected from over 1,000 entires, are now available to read and listen to from the Costa Book Awards website. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh to be published by Ebury Press on 14th September 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins has penned a “dark and moving” second psychological suspense novel for Doubleday called Into The Water, set for release next May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has announced that it will pay half of the dues for a membership to PEN America for any member of its staff wishing to join the free speech organization by December 31, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurst is set to publish a book about the political and moral values which are “sharply dividing Brexit Britain”, by David Goodhart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV and radio presenter Kate Garraway is to publish her first book with Blink Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre has acquired two titles in a new series by thriller writer Martyn Waites (aka Tania Carver). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The top of France’s nonfiction list took on a political bent in October, with an exposé of French president François Hollande penned by investigative journalists Fabrice Lhomme and Gérard Davet after five years of research. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As he ended his last trip abroad, President Obama wrote an essay for Lonely Planet reflecting on the importance of international cooperation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Hannah Kohler and the writer and film producer Bob Stanley, also a member of the Mercury-nominated pop group Saint Etienne, have been named the joint winners of the 2017 Eccles British Library Writer’s Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UKIP MP Douglas Carswell has penned an "energetic polemic" called Rebel: How to Overthrow the Emerging Oligarchy, set to be published by Head of Zeus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason is on track to retain its profitability this year, with single-digit revenue growth, its c.e.o. Conor Whelan has told The Bookseller on the eve of the all-important Christmas bookselling season. However, the chain’s chief also warned of the potential impact Brexit could have on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books with "Trump" in the title got a post-election boost, as did many titles that deal with the big themes of the campaigns. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an evening of references to the US general election, the National Book Award ceremony brought to the fore writers of color, the Civil Rights movement, and joy as 'an act of resistance.' The post The 2016 National Book Awards: Lewis, Kendi, Borutzky, Whitehead and Politics appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has acquired two books in a new thriller series from Oliver Harris at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The free speech organization issued a statement addressing the impending presidency of a man who has threatened to open up libel laws and showed deep disdain for the press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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