YA author Holly Bourne has written a novella, based on the three characters in her ‘Spinster Club’ trilogy, which will be published by Usborne in November. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trapeze has signed the "gorgeous" debut novel by James Gould-Bourn in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Jones reflects on the challenges facing independent publishers, and how they are adapting to overcome them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder editorial director Kimberley Atkins has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, including Canada, from agent Madeleine Milburn to two more adult novels from Holly Bourne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The nonprofit organization PEN America announced the finalists for their annual literary awards on Thursday, with books by Ada Limón, Richard Powers, Tommy Orange and Ling Ma among the nominees. Powers' novel "The Overstory" and Limón's poetry collection "The Carrying" made the shortlist for the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC Radio 2 Book Club will relaunch again with presenter Jo Whiley, with upcoming choices including Girl With A Pearl Earring and YA author Angie Thomas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress and campaigner Emma Watson has selected an anthology dispelling myths about Muslim women, The Things I Would Tell You (Saqi Books) as the next read for her feminist book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks has acquired most of the assets of Poisoned Pen Press and said that the mystery publisher will become Sourcebooks' mystery imprint. In addition, most of the PP staff, including editor-in-chief Barbara Peters and founder Robert Rosenwold, will become Sourcebooks employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The solitary act of reading becomes more social – and maybe a little more competitive – at a typical book club. Here’s a middle-ground idea for the shy or introverted and homework-averse. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline Review has acquired two more novels from women's fiction writer Emma Cooper, author of The Songs of Us (Headline). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion's SFF imprint Gollancz has acquired a new Ben Aaronovitch novella, The October Man, which extends the Rivers of London universe to Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Afrikaans, like the International Authors Forum, echoes the International Publishers Association in criticizing South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill. The post PEN Afrikaans, Authors Forum, Outline Objections to South Africa’s Copyright Bill appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Jones, John Nichol and David Baddiel titles have been announced as WHSmith’s 2018 Books of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Created at the height of Victorian prudishness, the Bodleian Library’s Phi collection was designed to protect young minds from ‘immoral’ books. More than a century later, they’re going on display for the first timeLibraries today take a dim view of censorship. They are places where knowledge is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Penned in the Margins has acquired what it is calling the "breakthrough" collection from Hackney-based poet Anthony Anaxagorou, After the Formalities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malorie Blackman, Alex T Smith, Abi Elphinstone and Sibéal Pounder are amongst the authors behind next year’s expanded line-up of £1 World Book Day (WBD) titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The writers organization and free speech advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump, seeking to stop the president from "using the machinery of government to retaliate or threaten reprisals against journalists and media outlets for coverage he dislikes." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lawyer and human rights activist Waleed Abulkhair has been named this year's PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fantasy author Christopher Paolini, the author of the Inheritance Cycle, has written a new collection of short stories set in his mythical world of Alagaësia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duck Soup Films has optioned Holly Bourne’s YA novel Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? (published by Usborne in August) for television. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graham Norton, Cecelia Ahern and Nick Hornby are among the authors lined up to take part in the new Radio 2 Book Club, presented by Sara Cox. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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