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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Orenda Books is to publish Six Stories, a "Serial-style" debut thriller by Matt Wesolowski. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Facebook has taken on the mantle of content distributor, news publisher and story curator, the world's biggest social media company has ventured into the territory of traditional media companies. Such moves have helped Facebook attract users and advertising dollars -- but they have also... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers are "leading the field" in the latest round of the PEN Translates awards with Orenda Books, Arc Publications and Tilted Axis Press among the 16 publishers picking up accolades for their titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling has been honoured by PEN America with the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. The Harry Potter author received the award for her work that "opposes oppression in any form" and "champions the best of humanity". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the gala, which PEN president Andrew Solomon said was the nonprofit's most successful fundraiser to date, J.K. Rowling, one of the evening's honorees, condemned the views of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille has signed a book about the cook's knife from award-winning food writer and broadcaster Tim Hayward. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired a literary historical thriller The Witchfinder’s Sister by debut author Beth Underdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London-based independent Elliott & Thompson is publishing Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags by Tim Marshall, former diplomatic editor of Sky News. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s author Michael Morpurgo has written a fairytale for BBC Radio 4 about Leicester City winning the football Premier League, suggesting the club had a helping hand from King Richard III, whose remains were found in a car park in the city in 2012. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A letter signed by writers including Pulitzer winners Junot Diaz, Alice Walker, and Richard Ford calls PEN's acceptance of Israeli support "deeply regrettable." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked a few publishers which international titles they are especially excited to present to the publishing world at the London Book Fair this spring. The post Illustration to Thrillers, Fiction and Nonfiction: International Titles on Offer at London 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ceremony, which honored authors such as Toni Morrison and Ta-Nehisi Coates, was the first one in which PEN American announced the winners live. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up a "tender and moving" book of letters by writer Iain Maitland - bought within four hours of the manuscript's submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the success of Ted Rall's 'Bernie,' the publisher has commissioned works on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to drop during this election cycle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bournemouth-based 33-year-old was offered a six-figure sum for his series about a troubled Met investigator in the sights of a serial killerA former paramedic has received a three-book publishing and television deal for his debut crime series, which publishers and producers describe as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholas Stargardt’s The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-45 (Bodley Head) has won the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired a children’s novel by Radio 1 DJs Greg James and Chris Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN has launched its first ever English PEN Modern Literature Festival which will see UK-based writers present new works in tribute to writers at risk around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piccadilly Press has acquired world rights, excluding North America, to a children’s fiction series by actress Isla Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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