Ebury scoops artist Mackesy's debut

Ebury Press has acquired The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by British artist Charlie Mackesy for Christmas 2019.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Ireland acquires war debut

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Ebury launches digital first romance list

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin leaps for the Jump Artist

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:43 Penguin has acquired a prize-winning novel by Austin Ratner, called The Jump Artist, which recreates the true story of photographer Philip Halsman who took photographs of icons such as Marilyn Monroe, but was also wrongly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador beats seven publishers to debut

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Hamish Hamilton acquires Naqvi debut

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French and Watson lead strong first half for debuts

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Vintage snaps up two debuts

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Stockett first debut in Kindle Million Club

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Ebury reveals 'Less Ordinary' digital list

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Headline preempts debut about child abduction

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Ebury to publish Armistice poetry collection

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