Cape scoops 'Cat Person' writer Roupenian's debut

Jonathan Cape has scooped the debut book from Kristen Roupenian, the author of 'Cat Person', a short story published in the New Yorker this week which went viral and triggered a wave of media coverage. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Snapchat King' DJ Khaled's debut to Transworld

Transworld is publishing a debut by Amercian hip hop producer and "King of Snapchat" DJ Khaled, explaining the many pearls of wisdom he has posted on social media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran Editor Sells Debut for Rumored Seven Figures

In another major deal in the run-up to next month's Frankfurt Book Fair, an industry insider has sold his first novel, a work of psychological suspense called 'The Woman in the Window,' for a rumored seven figures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gospel music and spoken word launch Travis' debut novel

Comedians, spoken word artists and a gospel choir entertained guests at the launch of Robyn Travis' debut novel Mama Can't Raise No Man at the Hackney Empire in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ wins 'fastest-selling debut' thriller in nine-way auction

Michael Joseph has won a new debut thriller, The Chalk Man by C J Tudor, in a nine-way publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Astronaut Tim Peake signs non-fiction debut

Penguin Random House is publishing British astronaut Tim Peake's non-fiction debut, Hello, is this planet Earth? in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Genius' grant winner Maggie Nelson signs two with Jonathan Cape

Jonathan Cape has acquired two books by American author Maggie Nelson, who has been revealed as one of this year's $625,000 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant recipients. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Gottlieb: Avid Reader, Reluctant Writer

Robert Gottlieb in his Midtown Manhattan townhouse. He has mainly spent his career as an editor but has just published a memoir about his life in the world of books. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes offers cottage for writer's retreat

Author Jojo Moyes is offering her cottage to a writer to “kick-start or even finish” their work. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Gripping' suspense debut to Avon

Avon has acquired a psychological suspense novel by debut author Libby Carpenter about the disappearance of two little girls, decades apart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan history debut to Penguin Press

Penguin Press has acquired a "spectacularly interesting" history debut about modern Japan from historian and BBC "New Generation Thinker" Christopher Harding. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber bags 'intimate' debut after seven-way auction

Faber has acquired Conversations with Friends, a "startling" and "intimate" debut novel from Sally Rooney, after a seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Intense' debut from 'Mad Men' creator to Canongate

Canongate has acquired Heather, The Totality, the debut novel by Matthew Weiner, writer and creator of "Mad Men" and executive producer of "The Sopranos". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s signs Ruffles debut

Hodder Children’s Books, an imprint of the Hachette Children’s Group, has signed the debut novel by Faber Academy graduate Lydia Ruffles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish former editor Nikola Scott's debut

Headline Publishing Group has acquired the debut of Nikola Scott, former editorial director at Little Brown, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloody Scotland launches new writer initiatives

New writers will be able to pitch to publishers and agents at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival, which begins this Friday, while others will appear ahead of better known authors as "support acts". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek Makes Its Frankfurt Book Fair Debut in October

The international news magazine Newsweek—which publishes in six languages—will host several events and exhibit at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. The post Newsweek Makes Its Frankfurt Book Fair Debut in October appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Wattpad adverts earn writers ‘up to $1,000 a month’

Wattpad has claimed writers could earn up to $1,000 (£758) a month through its new advertising programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What happens to a person's Facebook posts after they die? One artist is using them to build digital memorials

On Sunday, I attended my funeral. It was a short ceremony, held in a small auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The pastor who led it made note of my professional accomplishments. He also cited my habit of eating straight out of the bulk bins at Sprouts. The ceremony ended with a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion acquires 'East meets West' debut The Arrangement

Orion has acquired a comic tale of "East meets West", The Arrangement, by 27-year-old debut author Sonya Lalli - pitched as "Bend it Like Beckham meets Bridget Jones's Diary". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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