Century pre-empts psychological thriller Trust In Me

Century has pre-empted a psychological thriller that explores what happens when you are responsible for your closest friend’s worst nightmare, by losing her four-year-old child on your watch. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Oliver Harris thriller series to Little, Brown

Little, Brown has acquired two books in a new thriller series from Oliver Harris at auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One for the Ages: Cubs-Tribe Thriller Is Most-Watched MLB Game in 25 Years

In what may very well go down in the books as the single greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night exorcised a 108-year-old demon in front of the largest national TV audience to tune in to a baseball game in 25 years.According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everyman's Library celebrates a quarter century

Publisher David Campbell celebrated the 25th anniversary of the revival of hardback imprint Everyman's Library at Spencer House in St James Place, in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld strikes pre-FBF deal for Fierce Kingdom

Transworld has pre-empted rights to "a truly special book" titled Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Nobel Academy is breaking its trust with us' by awarding Dylan

Julia Kingsford argues that awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature is "retrograde". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld acquires unagented debut thriller What Alice Knew

Transworld Publishers has acquired What Alice Knew, an addictive psychological thriller by an unagented debut author TA Cotterell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK and William Morrow buy editor's debut thriller

HarperCollins and William Morrow have snapped up The Woman in the Window, a debut psychological thriller in the vein of “Rear Window", which has already had film rights sold to Fox 2000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allnutt Debut Becomes Pre-Frankfurt Sensation

Sam Eades at Trapeze, an imprint of U.K. publisher Orion, has won a five-way auction to sign the debut novel 'We Own the Sky' by Luke Allnutt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-11 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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In Early Pre-Frankfurt Deals, Two Novels Fetch Big Sums

Although the Frankfurt Book Fair doesn’t get underway until next month, a handful of big deals have already closed. Among the titles gaining early buzz in the run-up to the fair are two novels acquired in six figure deals late last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires two Sarah Lotz thrillers

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two new books from Sarah Lotz, author of thriller The Three (Hodder). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book groups are so 21st century

Once the domain of your Nana's generation, book groups have enjoyed a bit of a renaissance for a wee while now. A group of like-minded folk who read a common book in their own time then meet up once a month to talk about it, the classic book group is a great way for neighbours and communities to... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stan Lee feature 'in development' at 20th Century Fox

An action adventure involving comic book maestro Stan Lee is in development at 20th Century Fox, according to reports. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Signs New Goodkind Thriller

Goodkind, whose primary American publisher is Tor, signed with Skyhorse, in part, because the indie press promised it could publish 'NEST' before the holidays, on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Silvertail Books to republish classic military thrillers

Silvertail Books is to bring four classic military thrillers by Mike Lunnon-Wood back into print. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter to Open Pre-Roll Video Ad Program to Influencers

Twitter is on a pre-roll.The service is opening its pre-roll video ad program to popular Twitter users, giving them a way to make money for their efforts.The ads play before the videos that people share on the platform, and they come with a skip button, much like the one on YouTube. Twitter has... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-sports gaming book to Century

The first UK book on e-sports, “one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment industries” will be published by Century in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pokémon Book of Joy snapped up by Century

Century has acquired The Pokémon Book of Joy in the wake of the global Pokémon Go phenomenon.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix to adapt YA thriller 13 Minutes

Netflix has acquired film rights to Sarah Pinborough’s psychological YA thriller, 13 Minutes (Gollancz), bringing Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the creators of "Gossip Girl", on board to write. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust increases festival fee to promote author 'fairness'

Scottish Book Trust is to increase the money paid to authors participating in its Live Literature programme to £175 out of a belief that writers, storytellers and illustrators “should be paid fairly for the important work that they do”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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