Chowdhury scoops Harvill Secker BAME crime competition

Ajay Chowdhury has won Harvill Secker and Bloody Scotland's inaugural competition with Arvon to find a new crime writer from a BAME background for his detective-turned-waiter murder mystery. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze scoops second Whitaker novel

Trapeze has scooped a second novel from journalist Helen Whitaker about a couple who give their marriage one final chance against all odds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 15:08:45 UTC ]
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Silvertail lands Malmström crime thriller

Silvertail has snapped up Kult by Stefan Malmström and will publish the English translation by Suzanne Martin Cheadle next month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 01:43:17 UTC ]
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Thomas & Mercer signs three-book crime series from Wyer

Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer has signed a new crime series from Carol Wyer in a three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 18:23:43 UTC ]
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Headline scoops Olympic champion Whitlock's debut fitness book

Headline Home has scooped the debut fitness book by double Olympic champion gymnast Max Whitlock. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 08:41:09 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury scoops psychosis memoir from Curtis Brown agent Catherine Cho

Bloomsbury has won a first-hand account of postpartum psychosis by Curtis Brown associate agent Catherine Cho, in a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:49:35 UTC ]
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CWA creates new Dagger for crime publishers

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has created a new category for its Dagger awards, Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:36:57 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus scoops three from Tidhar

Head of Zeus has scooped the “biggest and most ambitious book yet” from fantasy writer Lavie Tidhar in a three-novel deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 10:09:12 UTC ]
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Macmillan scoops Snowden memoir in global deal

Pan Macmillan has scooped NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s "incredible" memoir as part of a global deal by Macmillan Publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 17:23:10 UTC ]
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WH Allen scoops Joshua Wong's 'urgent manifesto for global democracy'

WH Allen is to publish the first book in English by Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who led the Umbrella Revolution. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 13:41:07 UTC ]
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Piatkus scoops second novel from Justin Myers

Piatkus has scooped the second novel from Justin Myers, described as "a bold, eloquent and witty coming of age story". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 05:47:16 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley scoops new edition of Leendertz almanac

Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley has scooped the new edition of Lia Leendertz's best-selling modern almanac. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 08:59:17 UTC ]
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Hodder and Serial Box to publish thriller by Hannah's female crime-writing team

Hodder & Stoughton has joined forces with digital platform Serial Box to publish an original psychological thriller by a team of women crime writers helmed and hand-picked by Sophie Hannah. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 06:07:59 UTC ]
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Cranachan and Black & White scoop Scots language grants

Indies Cranachan and Black & White are among the publishers awarded funding from the Scots Language Publication Grants.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 10:22:14 UTC ]
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UK’s National Centre for Writing Turns to Eco-Crime for ‘Noirwich’ Fest

Part of the programming for the 'Noirwich' literary festival at Norwich is a focus on 'crimes against nature' and our stewardship of the environment. The post UK’s National Centre for Writing Turns to Eco-Crime for ‘Noirwich’ Fest appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-26 05:30:50 UTC ]
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Record 93 winners scoop Print Futures Awards

A record 93 winners were presented with their Print Futures Awards this week, as the scheme marks 10 years of helping emerging talent.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-26 01:03:29 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail scoops Mary Gaitskill's #MeToo New Yorker tale

Serpent’s Tail has acquired a novella, This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill, about the “unravelling of the life of a male publisher undone by allegations of sexual impropriety and harassment” which was first published in the New Yorker earlier this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 18:04:04 UTC ]
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Orbit scoops epic fantasy trilogy from Gwynne

Orbit has scooped a worldwide deal for a fantasy epic trilogy inspired by Norse mythology from John Gwynne. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 17:32:21 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson spoof teenage diary scooped by Quercus

Quercus will publish the spoof teenage diary of "thatch-headed wasteman" Boris Johnson, from comedy writer Lucien Young. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 11:59:37 UTC ]
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History Press scoops book on Lord Boothby and Ronnie Kray

The History Press has scooped an "enthralling" book by Daniel Smith on how establishment forces reportedly tried to suppress a story about Lord Boothby and Ronnie Kray’s alleged interest in teenage boys. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 05:27:34 UTC ]
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