Chicken House has acquired world publishing rights to a middle grade fantasy, which is also in development for film adaptation with Altitude Films, by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder (Trindles & Read). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s something thrilling about watching a movie or a TV show and finding that you recognize the characters’ surroundings— that you have stood on that street corner or peered into that shop before the characters, before that story begins. As someone who has been basically nowhere, I find it... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-26 20:13:15 UTC ]
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Astra Publishing House has announced they are launching a new literary magazine, Astra Quarterly, which will start publishing online this fall and in print by the end of 2021. Astra Quarterly will have a strong international focus; it will have an international network of editors, and be... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-26 16:54:13 UTC ]
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Many of our favorite books are better as films. Other times, it’s better to stick with the book. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-23 17:17:00 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Monoray has acquired “masterpiece of oral history” 3 Days in June, the minute-by-minute retelling of the battle of Mount Longdon in the Falklands War by former Paratrooper James O’Connell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 08:07:47 UTC ]
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TV presenter and author Paul O'Grady has signed a “major” multi-book deal with HarperCollins for his debut children’s novel, Eddie Albert and the Amazing Animal Gang, the first in a planned series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 19:53:37 UTC ]
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Some good news: today, Publishers Weekly reported that We Need Diverse Books is partnering with Penguin Random House on a series of programs to get more books by Black writers published. The Black Creatives Fund initiative involves a “Revisions Workshop”; a mentoring program; and marketing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-17 18:23:38 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has pre-empted Winnie M Li's new novel Complicit, exploring questions raised by the #MeToo movement and the dark side of Hollywood, for a six-figure sum within 48 hours of receiving the manuscript. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 00:06:32 UTC ]
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For your own escapism needs, here are the 10 of the best fantasy comics you can safely snag from your local comic book store. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-16 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has acquired The Secret of Haven Point and one other book from Lisette Auton, a 2018 graduate of Penguin's WriteNow programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-15 12:16:53 UTC ]
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HarperNorth has signed a “bold and hopeful” book on political and social divisions by Youth Endowment Fund executive director Jon Yates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 13:48:05 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus' Aries imprint has signed a two-book deal with American author Alex Finlay, including a book following a family made infamous after the airing of a true crime documentary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-12 14:50:51 UTC ]
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Allen Lane has signed an "all-encompassing" account of the Covid-19 crisis from Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 21:21:35 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate has signed the debut short story collection by Danielle Pender, founder of women's magazine Riposte. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 08:35:23 UTC ]
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Chatto & Windus has signed Letters to Camondo, an “extraordinary” book penned by Edmund de Waal during the first lockdown that tells the story of the Jewish Camondo family in Paris. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-07 20:38:23 UTC ]
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Egmont Books has signed a publishing partnership with Beano Studios and will release three titles this year to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Dennis the Menace. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-05 04:34:23 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Knights Of will publish Mayhem Mission and two further books in debut middle-grade series My Laugh-Out-Loud Life by Burhana Islam. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 09:43:58 UTC ]
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Cherie Jones ignites a tale that reads as equal parts literary thriller and a nuanced exploration of race and class. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Several organizations sent a letter to the Department of Justice on Friday urging it to stop Penguin Random House from purchasing Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-01-29 22:12:00 UTC ]
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