Atlantic imprint Corvus has signed a novel about a young librarian by Erika Swyler. Editorial director Sara O'Keeffe signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in The Book of Speculation in a deal with John Wordsworth at Zeno Agency on behalf of the Folio Literary Agency. The book follows Simon Watson, a librarian who discovers his family lives under a curse, which means all the women of his family drown on 24th July. It will be released in February 2016. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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New data from Bowker Market Research provides more evidence of the slowdown in the growth of ebook sales in 2013, although the format still managed to capture more market share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has signed a trilogy of novels from historian Kate Williams. Jon Wood, deputy group... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed a debut psychological thriller in a pre-empt made less than a day after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired three books from Katherine Rundell. The children's author was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow have signed a four-book deal with bestselling saga author Katie Flynn. Editor... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile has signed two books by mathematician and YouTube star Eugenia Cheng. Cakes, Custard and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Press has acquired two books from US author Andrew Smith. The publisher signed UK and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed two novels from Kate Riordan for a six-figure sum following an auction... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her memoir, 'Men We Reaped,' Jesmyn Ward writes about her upbringing in a poor Mississippi family and the violent, early deaths of five young men who were close to her.Jesmyn Ward's heart-wrenching new memoir, "Men We Reaped," is a brilliant book about beauty and death. The beauty is in the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent children's publisher Boxer Books has signed with Bounce Sales and Marketing Ltd... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille has signed a new cookbook from Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw. His previous book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Little, Brown imprint Blackfriars has bought a debut memoir from comedian Rob Delaney, dubbed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a ceremony at the 2013 Beijing International Book Fair, Guinness World Records (GWR) and China’s Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing (FLTRP) signed an agreement for the publication of the 2014 Chinese-language edition of the Guinness World Records annual book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has signed a non-fiction title from Ellee Seymour, which will explore the story of women... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has signed an authorised biography of "Mrs Brown's Boys"... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has signed a new history title from Guardian journalist Stephen Bates. Heirs to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed three novels from crime writer James Oswald. Alex Clarke, publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Books has signed a book from reality TV personality Nev Wilshire, star of BBC3 documentary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly Media has signed an agreement with global publisher Packt Publishing to distribute Packt's 1,200 ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Atomic Fez Publishing, a Vancouver-based publisher of genre-crossing fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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