The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, which topped book charts across Europe, set for English publication in 2014A literary thriller that has sold almost a million copies in France and has knocked Dan Brown's Inferno off the top of bestseller lists across Europe this summer, will be published in English in the UK and US next May, after Penguin Books snapped it up at auction.The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair is the second novel by 28-year-old Swiss author Joël Dicker. This literary thriller is a book within a book, the story of a 15-year-old New Hampshire girl who disappears and – 30 years later – a young American writer's determination to clear his mentor's name and find the inspiration for his next bestseller.The advance, thought to be in excess of $500,000 (£300,000), is the largest ever paid by Penguin Books, a division of the Penguin Group US, according to the Hollywood Reporter.The book, in French, La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert, created a buzz at the Frankfurt book fair in 2012, and has been sold for translation in 32 countries, but its Paris publisher Éditions de Fallois took time over selling English language rights. These were bought in April by Christopher MacLehose, a leading UK publisher of works in translation, who operates as part of Quercus Books UK, who published Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. MacLehose brokered the deal with Penguin Books US, agreeing publication as a paperback original in May 2014.MacLehose said: "It's a terribly... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Books of Jacob, praised by the Nobel prize judges and winner of Poland’s prestigious Nike award, will be published in the UK in NovemberThe magnum opus of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk – a novel that has taken seven years to translate and has brought its author death threats in her native... Continue reading at The Guardian
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One-third of 2020 growth in US print book sales was driven by juvenile fiction, NPD BookScan reports, with overall sales of 751 million units. The post NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-07 21:07:49 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury founder and chief executive Nigel Newton and former Children's Laureate Anthony Browne have been awarded CBEs for services to the publishing industry and to literature respectively in the New Year's Honours list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-30 02:25:11 UTC ]
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Don Winslow calls out Trump for his botched coronavirus response, and his supporters for living in denial. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2020-09-16 09:43:06 UTC ]
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Wouldn’t it be great if instead of an endless stream of crashed-out, Donald Trump-adjacent memoirs/tell-alls/self-interested “scoops,” we had more quirky graphic novels for kids? And why not? They certainly sell. To wit, Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: Grime and Punishment,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-11 14:33:27 UTC ]
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Winslow has a blunt reminder for Trump's supporters ahead of Election Day. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2020-09-09 08:34:11 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Vermilion is releasing a 10th anniversary edition of Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-07 00:31:24 UTC ]
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Don Winslow warns that Trump is planning a "big loud" October surprise attack on Biden. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2020-07-31 08:24:11 UTC ]
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The Room Where It Happened, John Bolton’s memoir of his time in the Trump administration, is the #1 bestseller on Amazon in advance of its release on June 23, even as the government has sued to slow its publication. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims that Bolton did not fully cooperate with the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-17 16:57:46 UTC ]
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Scholastic has cancelled the Laugh Out Loud Awards (known as the Lollies) for 2020, due to schools closing and the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 22:49:38 UTC ]
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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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Dan Brown has penned a Puffin picture book about the adventures of an orchestra-conducting mouse, backed by a classical music album composed by The Da Vinci Code writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 17:20:14 UTC ]
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For his latest project, the writer best known for “The Da Vinci Code” is turning his attention to a younger audience. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-20 14:15:06 UTC ]
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With print books selling 191.6 million units for £1.66bn, 2019 became the print market’s fifth consecutive year of growth and its best since 2010 in value terms, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 20:35:48 UTC ]
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In her annual year-end letter to Simon & Schuster staff, S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy cited the successful launch of new imprints and publishing initiatives and a long list of bestselling S&S titles, and projected a wave of new opportunities as part of ViacomCBS. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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New polemic against ‘leftwing hate’ has topped US book chart, but there are indications its success was fed by bulk purchasesMore than 30 years ago, Donald Trump is reported to have ordered key staff to buy thousands of copies of The Art of the Deal to make it seem more popular than it was. Now... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-15 13:40:22 UTC ]
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Briefly, should you have to argue with a relative this Thanksgiving about the actual popularity of Donald Trump Jr.’s number one New York Times bestseller, Triggered, please note the dagger beside the listing. This dagger, you can tell cousin Jared, means that a significant number of the books... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-14 15:49:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has confirmed it is pushing ahead with publication of A Warning, the new tell-all about Donald Trump's administration by an anonymous senior official, despite the US Department of Justice warning Hachette that the author may be violating "one or more" NDAs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 14:37:22 UTC ]
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According to the Bookseller, Elena Ferrante’s first novel in five years will be published in English in June 2020 by Europa Editions. The Lying Life of Adults (great title? or greatest title?) is out in Italian this coming November 7, and the English version will, of course, appear in a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-28 12:11:35 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is publishing a book from the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times op ed claiming to be part of “the resistance" inside Donald Trump's White House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 07:27:05 UTC ]
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