Dialogue flies off with Papillon's 'extraordinary' debut

Dialogue has bought a debut from Nigerian-born author Buki Papillon about a boy's secret intersex identity and his desire to live as a girl. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Scholastic snaps up anti-bullying charity founder's non-fiction debut

Scholastic UK will publish Fearless! How to be your true, confident self by anti-bullying charity founder Liam Hackett. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 13:01:07 UTC ]
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Jacaranda signs 'deeply incisive' debut from former financial trader

Jacaranda Books has snapped up former financial trader Isabelle Dupuy's "deeply incisive" debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 12:56:03 UTC ]
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Doubleday pre-empts Faber Academy graduate Ericka Waller’s debut

Doubleday has pre-empted Faber Academy graduate Ericka Waller’s debut novel, Dog Days, about the solace of canine companions “when times are hard”. Kirsty Dunseath, publishing director of Doubleday Fiction, bought world rights in all languages for two titles from Katie Greenstreet at C&W.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 12:33:37 UTC ]
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Vermilion snaps up Dr Pippa Grange's debut in 24-hour deal

Ebury imprint Vermilion has clinched the debut of psychologist Dr Pippa Grange, who has been credited with helping to transform the England team in the 2018 World Cup. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 00:56:29 UTC ]
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Scholastic wins 'heated' auction for middle-grade debut

Scholastic has won a "heated" auction for a middle-grade debut about an 11-year-old with a stammer who wants to become a stand-up comedian. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 12:33:54 UTC ]
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Indies and debuts make Portico Prize longlist

The longlist for the 2019 Portico Prize has been revealed, with six debuts and ten independent publishers making the cut. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 09:34:51 UTC ]
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Atlantic triumphs in six-way auction for Guardian journalist's 'terrifying' debut

Atlantic Books has won a "competitive" six-way auction to publish Guardian journalist Oliver Milman’s "terrifying and compelling" debut, The Insect Crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 21:37:46 UTC ]
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Firefly snaps up MG fantasy adventure debut

Firefly Press has snapped up a middle-grade fantasy novel by debut author Loris Owen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 18:25:11 UTC ]
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Cape pre-empts Megan Nolan's 'exhilarating' debut about toxic relationships

Irish writer Megan Nolan's debut novel has just sold to Jonathan Cape in a pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 16:21:35 UTC ]
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Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Lit Hub is excited to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. This year’s judging panel included Tommy Orange, Emma Straub, Monique Truong, Maaza Mengiste, and Claire Messud. They are: De’Shawn Charles Winslow, In West Mills Chia-Chia Lin, The Unpassing Julia... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-26 13:59:29 UTC ]
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Trapeze flies in for Gorman's Staycation

Trapeze has snapped up a new novel from Michele Gorman about two families who swap houses when volcanic ash cancels their flights. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 17:35:24 UTC ]
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The 20 Best Debuts of the Second Half of 2019

It is next to impossible to read every debut book that comes out in a single year. Even for me, a person who has dedicated the year to reading as many debuts as humanly possible and interviewing newly-published authors for my website Debutiful. Every month, my to-be-read pile grows larger and... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2019-09-24 11:00:28 UTC ]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Debut Novel Mingles History and Fantasy

In “The Water Dancer,” which examines the psychological effects of slavery, a 12-year-old field hand discovers he has magical gifts. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-24 09:00:11 UTC ]
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Joanne Harris speaks out against publishing's focus on debuts

Joanne Harris has spoken out against an “absurd” focus on debuts in the publishing world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 16:30:46 UTC ]
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The Beast and the Bethany: An exclusive extract from Jack Meggitt-Phillips' debut

Egmont has pre-empted a new beastly series by debut author Jack Meggitt-Phillips; read an exclusive extract here. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 04:51:31 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph nets Annabelle Williams' debut

Michael Joseph has acquired Times journalist Annabelle Williams' debut about how "the world of finance still favours men". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 03:47:12 UTC ]
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Egmont pre-empts beastly debut in three-book six-figure deal

Egmont has pre-empted a new beastly series in a three-book six-figure deal, described as "a natural successor to the genius of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 02:04:35 UTC ]
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Faber triumphs in ‘hard-fought’ five-publisher auction for historian’s debut

Faber & Faber triumphed in a "hard-fought" five-way auction to publish historian Edward Shawcross’s debut book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-20 16:32:54 UTC ]
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Tross signs debut and new Wilkins series for Bookouture

New publishing director Ruth Tross has made her first acquisitions for Bookouture, picking up a dark American suspense debut by Miranda Smith and new police procedural series from Susan Wilkins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 05:48:28 UTC ]
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