Choc Lit has acquired a contemporary romance novel, recommended to the publisher by WH Smith Travel fiction buyer Matt Bates. Lyn Vernham, m.d. of the independent women’s fiction publisher, bought world rights to Sheryl Browne’s book, currently called For the Rest of My Life, direct from the author. Vernham heard about the book from Bates, who read the manuscript after meeting Browne at the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Annual Conference. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press has snapped up the latest book from George Monbiot in a "major deal". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 17:00:27 UTC ]
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Having started with S. Fischer, Holzbrinck now has added its other publishing divisions to the IPR License Instant Permissions system. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson he marketplace for publishers to trade rights globally, IPR License, has continued to expand its global... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-15 11:57:26 UTC ]
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Raven Books has snapped up Greenwich Park by debut author Katherine Faulkner following a "passionately fought auction" with four publishers head-to-head in the final round. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 07:49:05 UTC ]
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The value of good signage in a bookstore is never overstated – especially as it’s rarely seen by customers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-14 12:00:55 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press has signed husband-and-wife team Naomi and James Jones' debut picture book in a five-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 08:36:11 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has acquired eight more titles in the Unicorn Academy series by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-13 23:45:06 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group will publish Diary of a Confused Feminist by debut author Kate Weston next year, after striking a two-book deal with the former stand-up comedian. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-13 15:30:58 UTC ]
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Arsène Wenger has signed with Weidenfeld and Nicolson for his first ever autobiography, charting the ex-Arsenal chief’s rise to become one of the most successful football managers of all time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-13 05:37:26 UTC ]
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Anyone but the people: from voter suppression to foreign intervention, Rebecca Solnit on the Republican party’s attacks on democracy. | Lit Hub Politics When Stephen King is your father, the world is full of monsters: Joe Hill on standing in the shadow (and light) of his famous dad. | Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-12 11:30:14 UTC ]
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Debut author Chikọdili Emelumadu has won the £3,000 Curtis Brown First Novel Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 07:07:47 UTC ]
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HQ has snapped up the follow up to self-help bestseller Ten to Zen (Bluebird) by psychotherapist Owen O’Kane, which promises to be a "therapist in your pocket". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 01:39:22 UTC ]
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Sphere has signed "escapist" novel from debut author Catherine Mangan in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 10:31:43 UTC ]
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Pan Mac imprint Mantle has landed the Shipping Forecast-inspired debut novel from Sue Teddern in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 03:27:54 UTC ]
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Virago has signed lawyer Justine Cowan’s mix of family memoir and history of the Foundling Hospital – including the story of her own mother who grew up in its care. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 19:52:13 UTC ]
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Katie Brown has been promoted to senior commissioning editor at Trapeze following a string of successes at the Orion imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 05:11:04 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has struck a two-book deal with debut author and English teacher Zoë Somerville. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 12:04:47 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has pre-empted two novels by Sunday Times columnist, author and podcaster Emma Gannon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 04:59:53 UTC ]
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Granta Books has acquired a "moving and tender memoir", provisionally titled Let Us Speak of Okinawa, by Elizabeth Miki Brina. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 04:10:05 UTC ]
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Martyn Ford and C D Major have both signed with Thomas & Mercer, marking the Amazon imprint's first-ever deals with the Darley Anderson Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 22:07:35 UTC ]
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