Daunt scoops Shapiro's 'genetic detective story' memoir at auction

Daunt Books has acquired a real-life “genetic detective story” by Dani Shapiro, stemming from the writer’s discovery her father was not her biological parent. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandstone's Norwegian detective bound for TV

Sandstone author Jorn Lier Horst has partnered with Norway's Cinenord and Danish production company Good Company Films to bring the protagonist of his novels, Chief Inspector William Wisting, to TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere gains new 'superlead' author in seven-way auction

Sphere has signed two books from thriller writer Karen Dionne for a "significant" six-figure sum following a "heated" seven-way publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking wins auction for crime series

Viking is publishing three novels by a debut crime writer, Cara Hunter, following a "hotly contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Silvertail's Miscavige memoir 'selling well'

A memoir by the father of Scientology leader David Miscavige sold just under 500 copies in two days this week, according to Silvertail publisher Humfrey Hunter, who pressed ahead with publication despite a warning of legal action. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate to publish 'remarkable' memoir on dying

Canongate is to publish Dying: A Memoir, a “remarkable little book” by Cory Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta wins auction for debut of 'savage tenderness'

Granta Books has acquired Strange Heart Beating, a "remarkable" debut novel by Eli Goldstone, at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romesh Ranganathan's memoir to Transworld

Transworld has acquired world rights to comedian Romesh Ranganathan’s as-yet-untitled first memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers to tell Hillsborough disaster victims' stories

Publishers Amberley, Faber & Faber and Ebury are bringing out titles on the Hillsborough disaster after justice prevailed for the victims and their families 27 years on.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scientology leader David Miscavige threatens to sue UK publisher over father's memoir

Silvertail Books told that if it releases Ruthless by Ron Miscavige it will face legal actionIndependent UK publisher Silvertail Books has vowed to go ahead with its plans to publish a memoir by the father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, despite legal threats from Miscavige’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barney Rosset Memoir Coming from OR Books

A posthumous memoir from the legendary publisher recalls his battle to publish 'Tropic of Cancer.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dystopian motherhood auction rounds off LBF deals

As London Book Fair 2016 came to a close, Picador snatched rights to a much talked about “deeply moving” debut beating four other publishers to the title at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: 'Amazon defines how Waterstones acts'

Amazon “defines” how Waterstones behaves, James Daunt, m.d. of Waterstones has said, but he added that a really good high street bookshop was "addictive" and could not be replicated online. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex paramedic wins three-book and TV deals for detective thriller

The Bournemouth-based 33-year-old was offered a six-figure sum for his series about a troubled Met investigator in the sights of a serial killerA former paramedic has received a three-book publishing and television deal for his debut crime series, which publishers and producers describe as... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories Rushing Political Bios to Capitalize on Election Season

After the success of Ted Rall's 'Bernie,' the publisher has commissioned works on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to drop during this election cycle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Potter' chair sold at NY auction

A chair that author JK Rowling sat on while writing the first two Harry Potter books is sold at a New York auction for nearly $400,000 (£283,000). Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling's chair up for auction

A wooden dining chair used by author JK Rowling while she wrote the first two Harry Potter books is up for grabs at auction in New York -  and it is expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights scooped up on first day of Bologna

A debut YA novel, a dyslexia-friendly version of Of Mice and Men, and a book by a Private Eye cartoonist were among the titles bought and sold as Bologna Book Fair kicked off. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago duo inspired by memoir to run half-marathon

Inspired by Helen Stevenson's "poignant" memoir about her daughter Clara's struggle with cystic fibrosis, Virago's Donna Coonan and Poppy Stimpson are to run a half marathon in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Life acquires Micromaster at auction

Penguin Life has acquired world rights to a book on the power and joy of learning small, specific skills by author and adventure traveller Robert Twigger. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The eagle dares: Independent goes out of print on a scoop

Journalists and readers pay fond tribute to newspaper as it publishes final print edition before going online-only Related: Former Independent editor Simon Kelner: ‘The paper had a real soul' The final print edition of the Independent was greeted with a fond farewell from journalists around the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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