Carroll and Wheatle sign up to Hay Festival Scribblers Tour

Children’s and YA authors including Emma Carroll and Alex Wheatle will speak to school pupils in Wales next February as part of Hay Festival’s Scribblers Tour. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-SAS sergeant Jay Morton signed up by HarperCollins

HarperCollins has signed up a book by Jay Morton, an ex-Special Forces sergeant and recent recruit to Channel 4 series “SAS: Who Dares Wins”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 03:47:48 UTC ]
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Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival cancelled

This year's Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival has been cancelled, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-29 02:03:17 UTC ]
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Netflix to release documentary centred on Michelle Obama's book tour

Following the publication of Michelle Obama's autobiography Becoming (Viking) in 2018, Netflix is releasing a documentary film of the same name, directed by Nadia Hallgren. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 03:41:08 UTC ]
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Bodley Head signs Lady Hale memoir in two-book deal

The Bodley Head has signed the memoir of former Supreme Court president Lady Hale in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 15:33:30 UTC ]
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Changed My Mind podcasters sign with Random House Business

Random House Business has acquired Poles Apart, "a major new analysis of political and social tribalism" by the presenters of the podcast "Changed My Mind". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 07:14:51 UTC ]
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Essence Cancels 2020 Festival Over Public Health Concerns

Essence has canceled its annual music and culture festival amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the magazine announced Wednesday, setting aside earlier plans to postpone the July 4th weekend event for the fall. Organizers initially announced on March 27 that alternate dates later in the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-16 16:27:37 UTC ]
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Bradford Literature Festival cancelled

Bradford Literature Festival, originally scheduled for 26th June-5th July, has been cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 15:04:29 UTC ]
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Blackwells hosts virtual festival

Blackwell's is hosting a virtual festival to continue its author events programme while the nation is under lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 00:25:56 UTC ]
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Coronavirus: UNESCO #LearningNeverStops Signs IPA to New Coalition

The 69-nation International Publishers Association joins the #LearningNeverStops coalition led by UNESCO to respond to the education crisis. The post Coronavirus: UNESCO #LearningNeverStops Signs IPA to New Coalition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-03 17:16:45 UTC ]
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Digital Bestseller Lists: May makes hay with the bay

Dean Koontz's The Eyes of Darkness was leapfrogged by Nicola May’s The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay for the Bookstat e-book number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 08:29:54 UTC ]
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Angie Thomas signs with Walker for third book

Walker Books has bought Concrete Rose, the “hard-hitting” third novel from The Hate U Give (Walker) author Angie Thomas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 19:40:20 UTC ]
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Edinburgh International Book Festival cancelled

This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival has been cancelled, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 00:46:13 UTC ]
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Sir David Jason signs Century deal for new autobiography

Century has snapped up a third volume of autobiography by Sir David Jason, called A Del of a Life: Lessons I’ve Learned. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 20:49:31 UTC ]
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Risbridger signs with Nosy Crow for first kids' books

Nosy Crow has signed up journalist and cookery writer Ella Risbridger to write her first children’s books, which will include two middle-grade novels and a poetry anthology. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 16:28:18 UTC ]
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Primadonna Festival asks supporters to save the date for next year

The Primadonna Festival, founded a year ago to give "prominence to work by women", is calling off its inaugural July event at Laffitts Hall due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is however asking its supporters to save the date for next year when it will run from Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Are women's book festivals part of the problem?

The moment they hit the press, the reviews for The Mirror And The Light were glowing. A “shoo-in for the Booker Prize” said the Guardian. “A masterpiece of historical fiction” according to the Independent. “Does it merit another Booker?” asks the Evening Standard, before concluding “yes it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 10:51:38 UTC ]
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Avon Books re-signs Sue Moorcroft in three-book deal

HarperCollins division Avon Books has re-signed author Sue Moorcroft in a three-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-26 17:41:45 UTC ]
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Avon to hold virtual festival for authors

Avon is putting on a virtual festival to showcase its authors during the Covid-19 crackdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-26 01:10:07 UTC ]
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Amazon signs memoir on surviving depression by Amanda Prowse and her son

Amazon Publishing imprint Little A has signed a memoir from author Amanda Prowse and her son, Josiah Hartley, about coping with depression within a family. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 18:02:02 UTC ]
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Orion signs Chris McGeorge for two more mysteries

Orion Fiction has acquired two more novels from Chris McGeorge, whose stories have been described as "Agatha Christie meets 'Jonathan Creek'". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 19:30:00 UTC ]
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