Curtis Brown buys Ed Victor Ltd

Curtis Brown has bought Ed Victor Ltd, following the passing of agent Ed Victor. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Rodham,’ Hillary doesn’t become a Clinton. And Donald Trump isn’t president.

Sittenfeld’s alternate history is the story not of “What Happened” but of “What Could Have Happened.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-18 15:39:14 UTC ]
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Two Roads buys Lexx's Jürgen Klopp 'diary'

Kate Hewson, editorial director at John Murray imprint Two Roads, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in comedian Laura Lexx’s imaginary diary of life about being married to Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp, Klopp Actually. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-11 01:20:18 UTC ]
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Hashtag Press buys memoir of reality star and actress Jess Impiazzi

Independent publisher Hashtag Press will publish Jess Impiazzi's memoir Silver Linings.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-07 17:36:02 UTC ]
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Quadrille buys book on food and travel in Central Asia

Quadrille will publish food and travel book Red Sands by writer and journalist Caroline Eden.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-07 01:01:12 UTC ]
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Elliott Advisors Buys Wordery, U.K. Online Retailer

Elliott Advisors, owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, has bought Wordery, the online bookselling division of U.K. wholesaler Bertrams. Aurelius, which owns Bertrams, said it was "reviewing its strategic options" for the wholesaler. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Moser, Whitehead, McDaniel, Grandin, Boyer, Brown Win 2020 Pulitzers

The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the book categories of fiction, history, biography, poetry, and general nonfiction, for books published in 2019, on May 4 via YouTube. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet and comedian Derrick C. Brown finds the bright spots in quarantine life

For National Poetry Month, Brown launched “Goodnight America,” a weekly series of live performances on Zoom that combine poetry, comedy and lullabies. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pandemic Is Changing Book-Buying Patterns

The Covid-19 outbreak is altering what books consumers buy and where they buy them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Vivendi buys stake in Lagardere

Vivendi, parent company of French publisher Editis, has acquired 10.6% of Lagardère. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 10:26:48 UTC ]
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Vigliano Buys Back His Agency

David Vigliano has bought back the assets of his eponymous literary agency from Y Entertainment Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Sittenfeld Rewrites History

In her latest novel, 'Rodham,' one of America's finest fiction writers goes inside the mind of a Clinton. (Yes, that Clinton.) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH's Bruce Nichols Tapped to Head Little, Brown

Bruce Nichols has been named publisher of Little, Brown, filling a void that has been open since Reagan Arthur was hired as Sonny Mehta's replacement at Knopf. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fundraiser Buys City Lights Time to Plan

San Francisco's City Lights raised nearly half a million dollars on GoFundMe. The money was necessary to cover short term costs and buy time to form a viable strategic and succession plan for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rekindled: Oscar Villalon in Conversation With Lisa Brown

On this episode of Rekindled, Oscar Villalon, editor in chief of ZYZZYVA, speaks with author and illustrator Lisa Brown. Brown’s latest book is called Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels, in which she distills long classics (Proust, Madame Bovary, Jonathan Franzen, etc) into one... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-10 20:00:17 UTC ]
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Brian “Box” Brown Turns to Fiction

The creator's latest graphic title tells the story of a young sitcom actor in the 1980s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont buys Matt Lucas picture book, as NHS support initiatives multiply

Egmont has snapped up world rights to a picture book of Matt Lucas' coronavirus version of his charity comedy single, "Thank You, Baked Potato", with proceeds for the book going to his #FeedNHS campaign.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 11:15:05 UTC ]
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For fans of Indiana Jones and Dan Brown, an adventure story for the ages

Talbot Mundy’s “The Nine Unknown,” a 1920s occult thriller, is among several literary gems now in the public domain. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-07 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon's Wickington buys Marchant debut in first acquisition

HarperCollins imprint Avon is to publish Clare Marchant's debut The Secrets of Saffron Hall.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 00:16:57 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to buy Egmont Books UK

HarperCollins has announced its intention to acquire Egmont Books UK for an undisclosed sum, alongside Egmont’s book businesses in Poland and Schneiderbuch Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 18:47:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown's Rhiannon Smith promoted to editorial director

Rhiannon Smith, who works across the Fleet and Sphere imprints at Little, Brown, has been promoted to editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 11:35:27 UTC ]
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