I started querying agents for my memoir, Negative Space, in 2012, after two years of writing and revising. I got a few rounds of passes, including several friendly rejections in which agents said they just didn’t “know how to sell” my book. I heard this refrain enough times that I started considering the small press […] The post Canceling My Book Deal Was the Best Career Move I’ve Ever Made appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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Voyager buys a new series by Christopher Brown, Joshilyn Jackson re-ups at Morrow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about the party palace of drug kingpins and a novel about aliens who come to Earth and wreak financial havoc are among the literary properties that have just been snapped up in Hollywood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing imprint Studio Press has acquired three illustrated children’s fiction titles from TV presenter and Paralympian, Ade Adepitan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aster, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, is to publish a plant-based recipe book by the founder of the restaurant the Farmacy Kitchen, Camilla Fayed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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37 Ink invests in an Instagram poet, J.R. Ward closes a six-book agreement, Berkley buys Brit Jo Jakeman’s debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair will see changes resulting from a €100 million renovation taking place at the exhibition center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Eric Dyson re-ups at SMP, Adam Bellow acquires his first novel, T. Jefferson Parker extends the run of his Roland Ford series, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zondervan takes a biography of country music superstar Dolly Parton and her Christian faith, Sara Hagerty moves to FaithWords, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lena Dunham options a YA book; Hulu nabs Ralph Ellison's 1952 National Book Award-winner, 'Invisible Man,' for TV; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion author Liz Fenwick is moving to HQ, HarperCollins, in a six-figure, three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Pinborough re-ups with William Morrow, Scribner buys a nonfiction title about a hospital in Houston, and Little, Brown picks up a book by fitness guru Jillian Michaels for Tracy Behar’s new imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book co-authored by disgraced political journalist Mark Halperin has been cancelled by Penguin Press in America, according to reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Estelle Laure sells a new YA novel, HarperWave publisher Karen Rinaldi turns author, FSG buys Hafsah Faizal’s debut YA, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FaithWords inks a deal with Christian pop singer Julianna Zobrist, Fortress lands the follow-up to theologian Jacqueline Bussie’s ‘Outlaw Christian,’ and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who inspired a nationwide protest movement against racism, has a million-dollar book deal from Random House imprint One World, according to the New York Post's Page Six. Random House did not immediately respond to a request for comment... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot film deals include a TV option for a bestselling Dutch memoir, and a deal for a Wattpad novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, extended its long-standing collaboration with Stewart, announcing it will be releasing three new books by Stewart slated for publication through 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mindy McGinnis sells a YA novel about the opioid crisis, Berkley signs Simone St. James for six figures, Montlake buys the latest from indie bestseller Jamie McGuire, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Demand for Canadian educational content remains high, however the ongoing supply of Canadian learning resources remains uncertain after a 2012 change to copyright law. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkley picks up two new installments of Sherry Thomas’s Lady Sherlock series, as well as three novels by Rhys Bowen; Sourcebooks buys a title exploring the advantages of anxiety; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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