Canongate nets Nick Cave's illustrated autobiography

Canongate has bought an illustrated autobiography by musician Nick Cave, Stanger Than Kindness, to accompany an exhibition in Copenhagen opening in March 2020. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 04:56:30 UTC ]

Other news stories related to: "Canongate nets Nick Cave's illustrated autobiography"

Ved Mehta, whose monumental autobiography explored life in India, dies at 86

Blind since age 3, he used amanuenses to dictate sentences that he wrote in his head and revised out loud. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-11 16:01:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

'Nick' reveals what really happened before 'The Great Gatsby'

F. Scott Fitzgerald's copyright expired on Jan. 1, 2021 — more adaptations are coming! Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-04 15:57:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

For ‘Gatsby’ fans, 2021 will be the start of remakes. First up: ‘Nick’

Michael Farris Smith’s prequel capitalizes on the copyright expiration of Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Nick Hern signs actor Terara's Hamilton journal

Theatre publisher Nick Hern Books is releasing a “joyous” personal account of the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit “Hamilton” by its award-winning star Giles Terera. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-23 04:50:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #lin-manuel miranda

Illustrated novels have a vibrant history. A rich new era may be upon us.

A handful of new novels could portend a dramatic break from more than a century of visual dullness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-22 13:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Canongate promotes Lord, Luchsinger and Watt

Canongate has announced a raft of promotions ahead of the new year, across its sales and audio divisions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 00:43:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #audio divisions

Back of the net

The age-old issue around what can be done to encourage boys to read has been brought into sharper focus over recent weeks with the announcement that Marcus Rashford, supported by MacMillan, is launching a book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-20 22:26:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book club #marcus rashford #recent weeks

Canongate lands McCrae's 'emotionally forthright' memoir

Canongate is to publish US poet Shane McCrae's memoir Pulling the Chariot of the Sun. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-04 00:56:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Look inside a new series of Jane Austen novels, rewritten and illustrated for children.

It is a truth universally acknowledged . . . that Northanger Abbey is less quotable than Pride and Prejudice. Nevertheless, Northanger Abbey is the latest of Austen’s six novels to be adapted into an illustrated children’s book for the Awesomely Austen: Illustrated and Retold series. The text of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-01 17:54:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #children’s book #literary hub

Smy receives inaugural Invisible Prize for illustration

Pam Smy has been awarded the inaugural Invisible Prize for illustrators, run by Edinburgh-based illustrator support initiative Picture Hooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 07:49:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #pam smy

Canongate bags Alan Rickman's diaries

Canongate is to publish The Diaries of Alan Rickman, after securing world English-language rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 02:19:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #alan rickman

Galley Beggar nets Ellmann essay collection

Galley Beggar is to publish an essay collection from Lucy Ellmann, Things Are Against Us. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 22:02:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #lucy ellmann #galley beggar

Olga Tokarczuk is publishing an illustrated, all-ages book about finding fulfillment.

Ah, February 2021: maybe by then, we’ll have forgotten that 2020 ever existed. An upcoming book by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Joanna Concejo, promises to help us cleanse the timeline: The Lost Soul, a story for both children and adults. Publisher Seven... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-18 18:31:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #upcoming book #literary hub #lost soul #joanna concejo #antonia lloyd-jones #olga tokarczuk

How Steve Martin and illustrator Harry Bliss ended up working on the ‘upbeat book’ we all need right now

The actor-writer-musician and illustrator teamed up on the new book “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #steve martin

Pan Mac nets two from ex-MI5 officer Marcus

Pan Mac has netted two novels from Tom Marcus, a former MI5 surveillance officer whose identity is kept under wraps for his own safety. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 12:30:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #pan mac

California Publishers of Illustrated Books Pivot

Publishers of illustrated books in California are changing to respond to crises and to expand their audiences Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #illustrated books

Support builds for Adeola’s illustrator credits campaign

More than 500 authors and illustrators have signed a letter by illustrator Dapo Adeola asking the BBC and the wider media to credit illustrators. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 17:24:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Avon nets Serial Killer's Wife from Hunter

Avon Books has netted The Serial Killer’s Wife, an “addictive and disturbing” new thriller by Alice Hunter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 17:16:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #avon books

HarperCollins nets Quinn's Bletchley Park 'heart-stopper'

HarperCollins has bought a “heart-stopping” historical novel from New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, following three female code-breakers at Bletchley Park. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-02 05:32:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #harpercollins #bletchley park