David Higham Associates is acquiring Gregory & Company, the agency founded by Jane Gregory in 1987 and representing Val McDermid. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Production company See-Saw Films has optioned the screen rights to Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series of YA graphic novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-11 11:08:58 UTC ]
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David Walliams has narrated the audiobook of The Curse of the School Rabbit (HarperCollins), written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 12:22:15 UTC ]
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In this episode of A Phone Call With Paul, Paul Holdengraber speaks with David Ulin, writer, and former book critic of the Los Angeles Times, about the dramatic changes in Los Angeles, the literature of the city, and his work on Joan Didion. From the episode: Paul Holdengraber: What are the most... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-10 08:47:10 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to the novelisation of ‘The Prom’, a musical and film that launches on Netflix next year, written by Saundra Mitchell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 10:57:52 UTC ]
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The British Library has acquired the 40-year archive of Granta magazine featuring letters and papers from authors including Margaret Atwood, JG Ballard, Angela Carter and Kazuo Ishiguro. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 06:16:31 UTC ]
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Former prime minister David Cameron will “talk candidly” to mark the publication of his long-awaited autobiography, For The Record (William Collins), in a series of events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 16:12:23 UTC ]
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Billionaire sued over play about two wealthy Britons who live in a castle in the Channel IslandsThe reclusive billionaire owner of the Daily Telegraph and the Ritz hotel has been ordered to pay damages to an obscure French playwright who wrote a play that satirised the lives of him and his twin... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-03 13:42:44 UTC ]
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Dallas-based translation publisher Deep Vellum has acquired the backlists of Phoneme Media of Los Angeles and A Strange Object of Austin, Tex., and is expanding into publishing works originally written in English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has acquired two novels by middle-grade author Jennifer Bell in a six-figure, pre-emptive deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-30 16:26:58 UTC ]
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David Nicholls’ latest recalls the life-changing events of one summer as a man looks back on his first love. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 00:44:23 UTC ]
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Less than three years after its acquisition by private equity firm Genesis Park, Texas Monthly is changing hands once again. The Austin-based regional magazine confirmed Tuesday that it's being purchased by billionaire oil heiress Randa Duncan Williams in a deal expected to close on June 30.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-25 20:55:25 UTC ]
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MP David Lammy will explore tribalism and the questions of belonging in a "fascinating and perceptive analysis", that will be published Constable following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 20:50:10 UTC ]
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LiveRamp has agreed to acquire Boston-based Data Plus Math for $150 million, a move the company says will allow marketers to measure TV ad effectiveness across linear and advanced TV. LiveRamp provides brands the ability to match their first-party data to platforms such as Pinterest, for... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-24 15:34:50 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite has acquired a companion journal for its bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-21 10:13:21 UTC ]
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Jake Lingwood’s new Octopus imprint Monoray has acquired the "phenomenal" first ever oral history of 9/11 as one of its first titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 02:24:43 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is set to acquire the book publishing assets of F+W Media following the media company’s bankruptcy, with the effects on F+W's UK division unclear. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 19:21:17 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s has acquired three more books by picture book duo Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-14 03:41:36 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a “dazzlingly original” book from frieze magazine editor Jennifer Higgie on the history of female artists through their self-portraits. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 14:37:49 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired a memoir by “Emily Doe”, the woman sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, telling the story of the attack, trial and her recovery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 13:48:02 UTC ]
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It's a new--wait for it--chapter for bookseller Barnes & Noble, which will be acquired by U.K. investment firm Elliott Advisors in an all-cash deal worth $683 million. Barnes & Noble joins a portfolio that also includes U.K. bookseller Waterstones, which Elliott acquired in June 2018.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-06-07 20:03:20 UTC ]
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