Chicken House lands MG mystery series by debut author Holly Rivers

Chicken House has struck a three-book deal with debut author Holly Rivers for her middle-grade mystery series, Demelza and the Spectre Detectors.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Bloomsbury snaps up 'original' murder mystery at auction

Bloomsbury has acquired an “original” high concept murder mystery debut by tech journalist Stuart Turton in a hotly contested auction ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 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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Heartland Fall Forum 2016: Children's Authors Create Magic

What this year's Heartland Fall Forum lacked in terms of bookseller attendance, it made up for in enthusiasm, especially when it came to children's books and authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPIBA 2016: Kids' Booksellers, Authors Get Primed for Fall

With 15 new stores signing on as members in 2016, the Mountains and Plains Independent Bookstore Association is booming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N acquires bereft fiancée's debut memoir Traveling with Ghosts

 Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a "haunting" memoir of love and loss, Traveling with Ghosts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin announces Mr Men-style Doctor Who series

Puffin Books will next year release a series of Dr Who books written and illustrated in the style of Mr Men. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Adds Membership Level for 'Emerging Writers'

Responding to what it says is the "new economy of publishing," the Authors Guild has introduced a new membership level that is "open to all devoted writers actively pursuing publication." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Earnings: Sharp Downturn in US Indie Ebook Share

From 50 percent 'of all US Kindle author earnings,' Author Earnings now sees indie share dive below 40 percent, 'all the way back to early 2015 levels The post Author Earnings: Sharp Downturn in US Indie Ebook Share appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September Religion Bestsellers: TerKeurst’s 'Uninvited' Holds at #1; Cahn’s ‘Mysteries’ Tops

Lysa TerKeurst maintained the #1 spot on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list for the second consecutive month with ‘Uninvited,’ while the companion study guide took #9. Plus, Jonathan Cahn debuted on our Fiction list with his newly released ‘The Book of Mysteries.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Howard Jacobson and Mervyn King feature in new ‘Hay Levels’ series

Novelist Howard Jacobson and Mervyn King, former governor of the bank of England, are amongst the first speakers to appear in this year’s Hay Levels, a series of educational videos for A-Level students from the Hay Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Jesus Calling’ Author Pens a Second 365-Day Devotional

After selling over 17 million copies of ‘Jesus Calling’ over the past decade, Sarah Young discusses her follow-up 365-day devotional, ‘Jesus Always,’ which is already setting records for HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s gift division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’

'It's important that the book industry stays culturally in touch with the whole of society,' says PRH Ebury's Rebecca Smart. She brings her viewpoints to Frankfurt's The Markets conference. The post Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 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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Vintage to house Sarah Jessica Parker imprint in UK

Vintage has confirmed it is launching a new line of books spearheaded by Sarah Jessica Parker in the UK in 2018 and revealed a logo for the new imprint. 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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Trapeze lands We Own the Sky for £1m in five-way auction

Trapeze has acquired "heartbreaking yet life-affirming" debut We Own the Sky by Luke Allnutt in a five-way auction. Sam Eades, senior commissioning editor at Trapeze, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the debut, which was discovered on the slush pile by Juliet Mushens at UTA, for a figure... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing risks 'becoming irrelevant', warns Penguin Random House boss

Industry’s lack of diversity ‘is a real issue, and we have been slow’, says Tom Welson, launching a new scheme to attract under-represented communitiesThe chief executive of the UK’s largest publisher has warned that the books industry will “become irrelevant” if it continues to fail to reflect... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning composer's debut to Jonathan Cape

Penguin Random House is to publish an "atmospheric debut" by alternative-folk artist Kerry Andrew entitled Swansong. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson pre-empts debut Swan Song in six-figure deal

Debut novel Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott has been acquired by Hutchinson in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comixology Debuts Line of Exclusive Original Comics

The Amazon-owned digital comics marketplace is launching a program to release original digital comics. The titles will be available exclusively via Comixology and the Kindle platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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