Duggal's debut novel to be championed by City Reads

A debut novel from British Asian writer Sharon Duggal will be championed by City Reads 2017 in the Brighton and Hove area. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Faber's Page made visiting professor at City

Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page has been made an honorary visiting professor of publishing at City, University of London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 15:00:53 UTC ]
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HQ acquires debut from Primadonna Prize winner

HQ will publish the debut novel Ginger and Me from Elissa Soave, who won the inaugural Primadonna Prize in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-19 12:13:54 UTC ]
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Center for Fiction Debuts Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers

The Center for Fiction announced the establishment of the Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers, a new award to honor the memory and influence of the late Kamil, who was former executive v-p and publisher of the Random House imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Readings, reinvented

I had been working throughout 2019 on widening out and experimenting with the format of book readings. I took my second novel, Lanny, on the road with two musicians. We did semi-improvised performances, somewhere in between a reading and a gig. Overseas, I re-wrote sections of the book using... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-19 00:33:31 UTC ]
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Mantle dives in for Lizzie Pook debut

Mantle has won a multi-publisher auction for two books from journalist Lizzie Pook amid a clamour for rights across the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-18 20:04:04 UTC ]
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Puffin wins six-figure auction to publish Carney's debut MG series

Puffin has acquired debut middle-grade series, The Accidental Diary of B.U.G, from author-illustrator talent Jen Carney in a "heated" six-figure auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 21:47:37 UTC ]
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Heyday Television triumphs in nine-way auction for Audrain's debut

Michael Joseph’s major 2021 debut The Push by Ashley Audrain has been optioned by Heyday Television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 21:02:26 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins auction for Buoro's 'astonishing' debut

Bloomsbury has secured 27-year-old novelist and mathematician Stephen Buoro's debut novel, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 13:01:22 UTC ]
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‘Martin Eden’ Review: Reading and Writing His Way Out of the Pit

In this bold adaptation of the Jack London novel, a young writer suffers, fights and pays as he stands alone against the world. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-10-15 11:00:08 UTC ]
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Québec City Publisher Antoine Tanguay’s Interactive ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’

In a Frankfurter Buchmesse ARTS+ session, publisher Antoine Tanguay introduces his interactive storytelling project and why he believes publishers need to adapt to 'changing cultural needs.' The post Québec City Publisher Antoine Tanguay’s Interactive ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-14 20:21:09 UTC ]
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Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America,’ read anew in 2020, feels prophetic — and in some ways, hopeful

Tocqueville’s masterpiece is a reminder of the strengths and weaknesses of the American political experiment. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-14 14:04:31 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury lands Luke Cassidy's 'gritty' debut novel

Bloomsbury is to publish Iron Annie by debut author Luke Cassidy, secured in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 22:22:54 UTC ]
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Arrow signs Ainsworth's 'moving' adult debut

Cornerstone imprint Arrow has acquired the debut adult novel from Carnegie-nominated children's author Eve Ainsworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 22:48:23 UTC ]
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Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next

Five standouts will fill the void once you’ve completed “The Mirror and the Light.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Leave the World Behind by Rumann Alam, Read by Marin Ireland

Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Marin Ireland narrates Rumaan Alam’s stunning audiobook Leave the World Behind, which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-12 08:00:42 UTC ]
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S&S snaps up Beach's debut picture books

Simon & Schuster Children's is to publish author and illustrator Beach's first picture book, secured in a three-title deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-11 20:46:58 UTC ]
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Wildfire lands Annie Mac's debut novel

Wildfire will publish Mother Mother, the debut novel from DJ and broadcaster Annie Macmanus, popularly known as Annie Mac. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-11 19:57:39 UTC ]
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Porter to read Grief is the Thing with Feathers live

Max Porter is to read Grief is the Thing with Feathers live at Islington's Union Chapel later this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-11 19:32:34 UTC ]
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The Hidden Life of Ice by Marco Tedesco, Read by Joel Richards

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-09 15:32:33 UTC ]
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