HarperFiction will publish the debut novel from freelancer writer Holly Dawson, inspired by a tweet about an anonymous benefactor in her village. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was a prickly if fleeting moment in last month’s Grammy Awards telecast during the “In Memoriam” segment that honored Chester Bennington, the late Linkin Park frontman and father of six, who took his own life last July. Moments after Bennington’s face faded from the screen, the rapper Logic... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ has bought a "powerful feminist dystopia" by linguistics academic Christina Dalcher, billed as "The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Power", in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press has scooped a debut novel by British author Joe Mungo Reed, described as "dazzling" by his professor George Saunders. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz is publishing a "genre-defining" fantasy duology by Icelandic debut author Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (HarperCollins) has soared into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 29,442 copies for £170,329. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chatto & Windus has acquired a "powerful" debut poetry collection exploring the New Cross massacre of 1981 and the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AMP Stories. Credit: GoogleGoogle has launched AMP Stories, a feature that lets publishers create content similiar to Instagram Stories, but for mobile websites.AMP, short for Accelerated Mobile Page, loads content extremely fast. The open-source project was led by Google roughly two years ago,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown imprint Sphere has acquired world rights for YouTuber and presenter Amelia Mandeville's debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre has acquired "Strictly Come Dancing" star Anton Du Beke’s "sweeping historical" debut novel as a super lead for this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ group sales director Oliver Wright has left the company with immediate effect. In a short statement issued on Friday (9th February), a spokesperson for the publisher said Wright had departed to “pursue other opportunities”. The sales team will report to HarperCollins c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of David Walliams’ Bad Dad helped revenue at HarperCollins grow by $3 million year-on-year in the second quarter to $469 million. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber & Faber has acquired a "dazzling" debut novel by Akwaeke Emezi which explores "multiple and marginalised realities". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor and scriptwriter Mark Griffin, also known for appearing as Trojan in the hit 90s ITV show "Gladiators", is publishing a London-based thriller series with Little, Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Mallory was in the LAX lounge on his way back from a break in Palm Springs when his agent rang and said: "We've been resisting Hollywood because we wanted to close the publishing deal first, but Fox have offered US$1 million for the book â do you want it?'" For any novelist, let alone... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books will mark this year’s 50th anniversary of Judith Kerr’s classic picture book The Tiger Who Came to Tea with new publishing and a series of events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired three books by debut author P G Bell in what has been described as the publisher's “most significant acquisition to date”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has acquired a debut novel by Hernan Diaz entitled In the Distance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An animated TV series based on Victoria Kann’s bestselling Pinkalicious picture books will debut on February 19 on PBS Kids. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has acquired three crime thrillers from debut author Gytha Lodge in a "significant" six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has acquired a "funny and tragic" debut novel about 1960’s rural America by Paula Saunders, the wife of Man Booker Prize-winning George Saunders. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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