Corvus has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Try Not to Breathe, a psychological thriller by debut novelist Holly Seddon. Corvus editorial director Maddie West cut the deal with Nicola Barr from Greene & Heaton. The debut involves journalist Alex, "whose career and personal life is on the skids and who is spiralling into alcoholism when she is offered a lifeline by investigating the case of Amy, who has been in a coma for fifteen years since she was attacked as a schoolgirl." Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Political activist, scholar and author Angela Y Davis is joining the Hamish Hamilton list, after signing a five-book deal with the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 01:55:20 UTC ]
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Aquarius Films is producing "Fight Like A Girl", a comedy drama TV series based on the book of the same name by Australian feminist writer Clementine Ford. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 20:08:56 UTC ]
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Quercus has pre-empted a standalone thriller by journalist and author Victoria Selman with a “significant” six-figure offer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 21:36:03 UTC ]
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Nathan Harris sets his novel in Georgia during the murky twilight of the Civil War. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-15 07:08:15 UTC ]
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Publishing a debut novel is never easy. 100,000 long-form works of English-language fiction are published every year and even in normal circumstances it’s a struggle to for a first-time novelist to stand out from the pack. But the last 15 or so months have been particularly trying. Full lockdown... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-12 22:02:54 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed a "funny, irreverent, and eye-opening" memoir by pop band The Jonas Brothers, which will publish on 11th November 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-09 11:06:36 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton has won a three-publisher auction for The Trio by Johanna Hedman, a “strikingly elegant” literary debut which has been snapped up in a flurry of deals by editors across Europe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 10:06:48 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has signed a new middle-grade fiction series from Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené, the authors of Slay in Your Lane (HarperCollins). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 04:03:57 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired the audio rights for Pat Barker's catalogue, commissioning new readings by a star cast including include Simon Russell Beale (pictured). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 02:15:03 UTC ]
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‘The Disappearing Act’ is a twisty novel that capitalizes on Steadman’s Hollywood experience. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Among our picks: ‘The Other Black Girl,’ by Zakiya Dalila Harris and ‘Hairpin Bridge’ by Taylor Adams Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Ireland has pre-empted a debut novel by award-winning actor and playwright Emmet Kirwan, to be published in 2023. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-28 22:53:36 UTC ]
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Lisa Taddeo, whose book "Three Women" broke the mold of immersive journalism, talks about her first novel, "Animal," and the struggle to write and live. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-05-27 13:00:06 UTC ]
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‘Blacktop Wasteland’ author S.A. Cosby recommends books that will keep you on the edge of your lawn chair. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has signed “urgent and unsettling” Dutch novel We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 06:05:39 UTC ]
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Transworld has snapped up world rights for "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Lawrence Chaney’s memoir, which will "delight and inspire readers." Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-20 10:23:40 UTC ]
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Doubleday and Anchor Books have acquired North American rights for two new political thrillers by Georgia politician Stacey Abrams. Both of the new novels will feature Avery Keene, the star of Abrams's latest novel, 'While Justice Sleeps.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Element, led by Richard Rhorer, will publish its first list next spring. Doris Cooper, most recently of Clarkson Potter, is among the imprint's new editors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Lai's debut graphic novel 'Stone Fruit' digs deep into its characters, offering subtle moments, sharp dialogue and sweeping watercolor washes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The new novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, the author behind “The Undoing,” is a sharp and twisty tale of literary paranoia. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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