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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Pan Macmillan is to publish the autobiography of former Formula One driver Mark Webber this autumn. Webber, who retired from Formula One at the end of the 2013 season, and now races in the LMP1 sportscar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Porsche. The driver was “at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There has been "phenomenal interest" from media and retailers in James Rhodes’ Instrumental (Canongate), after the Supreme Court overturned an injunction preventing the release of the book, Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng has told The Bookseller. In Instrumental Rhodes tells of the sexual abuse he... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matthew De Abaitua’s Self & I covers the six-month period he spent reading, drinking and rolling ‘special cigarettes’ as assistant to the Booker-shortlisted author in the early 1990sFrom an interview involving shooting whisky bottles and smoking “special” cigarettes to an attempt to take a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A concert pianist wins a legal battle to publish a book giving detail of sexual abuse he experienced as a child. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oldcastle Books is launching a new short story competition for its crime fiction imprint No Exit Press as part of Oldcastle’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The competition will launch on 25th May to mark the publication of Leigh Russell’s latest novel, Killer Plan. It will be open to any... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A literary prizewinner and French bestseller, Riad Sattouff's 'Arab of The Future,' the story of his childhood growing in Syria and Libya, will published by Metropolitan Books in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three writers share their thoughts and concerns about sharing deeply personal secrets in a memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has reached a deal with New York Times and eight other media outlets to post stories directly to the social network's mobile news feeds, as publishers strive for new ways to expand their reach. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times, Buzzfeed, and others are now posting stories straight to Facebook. But how will that affect what news you see? The post Big Publishers Will Now Post Stories Straight to Facebook appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Brooklyn-based indie is hoping to make waves with the first English language edition of Leon Werth's memoir, '33 Days,' about the grueling trek he and over eight million Jews made, in 1940, fleeing Paris and the advancing German army. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Lawson at Doubleday U.K. has signed Hungarian novel Fever at Dawn Péter Gárdos, winning a heated auction between nine publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle associate publisher Sam Humphreys has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to The Mother by Yvvette Edwards from Eve White. The book follows a mother attending the trial of the boy accused of killing her teenage son. Mantle will publish spring 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury editor-in-chief Aleandra Pringle has bought a new novel from US writer Nicole Krauss, titled Late Wonder. The buy, together with a collection of short stories titled How to Be a Man, was made at auction from Zoe Waldie at Rogers, Coleridge & White, in association with Melanie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing industry data for 2014 spills the beans on decline in biography and cookbook sales, while children’s literature in print rises by 10%Publishers used to have a simple recipe for a bestseller: sign up a celebrity or a TV chef and get the book out for Christmas.Not any more. The latest... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback has acquired a memoir from radio presenter Paul Gambaccini about when he was falsely accused of sexual assault. The publisher acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Love, Paul Gambaccini, which it describes as a “no-holds-barred story” about 12 months of trauma, from Caroline... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir written by the wife of an art critic who died of a brain tumour wins a £30,000 prize for new books about medicine, health or illness. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have figured out that audiences want different things from print and digital products, but the newsroom has lagged behind. The post Pitch Session: The Story Meeting Has Evolved appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese-American author Yiyun Li is the first female winner of the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for her story "A Sheltered Woman". Director Richard Eyre presented Li with her winner's cheque at the Stationers’ Hall this evening (Friday 24th April). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has acquired a memoir by American actress and web entrepreneur Felicia Day, titled You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Sphere’s non-fiction editorial director Hannah Boursnell bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Cathryn Summerhayes on behalf of Erin Malone at WME. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After failing with traditional publishing, thriller writer Mark Dawson has struck gold with Amazon KDP, selling more than 300,000 copies of his novels. The post Mark Dawson: Another Amazon KDP Success Story appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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