Elly Griffiths signs with HCG for children’s crime series

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a “deliciously murderous” MG detective series by adult crime writer Elly Griffiths. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia signs Vintcent thriller

Arcadia Books has bought a thriller set in the world of Formula 1 racing, originally published by The Hanbury Agency’s White Glove programme Moreton Street Books. Driven by Toby Vintcent was the only work of fiction on the shortlist of the New Writer Award at the Cross British Sports Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager signs second from Tahir

HarperVoyager has signed a second novel by Sabaa Tahir, a sequel to her book An Ember in the Ashes. Editorial director Natasha Bardon signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in the as-yet-unnamed novel in a deal with Penguin Random House US, which will be published in 2016. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre acquires David Jackson series

Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Fiction Publishing, has acquired a new crime series by David Jackson. The series is set in Liverpool and features policeman DS Nathan Cody.The first book in the series is entitled A Tapping at my Door. Zaffre acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights from Oli Munson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin signs The Wildings

Pushkin has bought The Wildings, a children’s adventure story about wild cats in Delhi, by Nilanjana Roy. Commissioning editor Daniel Seton acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights from Lisette Verhagen at David Godwin Associates and will publish on the Pushkin Children’s list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Wild at Heart: Animal Fantasy in Children's Books

Lev Grossman, 'Time' magazine's book critic, was an informed and enthusiastic moderator for the May 29th BEA panel on animal fantasy in children's books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Children's and YA Publishing in China

China, BEA's guest of honor this year, was the enthusiastic host to the May 28th BEA panel on Children's and YA literature in China and America. Their interest in children's literature was evident. But the event required a lot of patience. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber signs Bown photo book

Guardian Faber has signed a book looking back at the pictures of Observer photographer Jane Bown, who died last year. Jane Bown: A Lifetime of Looking, will collect more than 200 black and white and colour images from Bown's career, putting her portraits of people such as the Queen and Samuel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow series tops one million sales mark

Nosy Crow has said it has broken the one million sales mark for the first time with its The Rescue Princess series, written by author Paula Harrison and illustrated by Sharon Tancredi. The publisher has sold almost 10,000 copies of the books in the UK through Nielsen BookScan Total Consumer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Windham-Campbell Prizes, Yale to Launch 'Why I Write' Series

Yale University Press will publish the Windham-Campbell Prizes's annual keynote addresses in a new series titled "Why I Write.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink signs Amy Childs memoir

Blink Publishing has singed a book by TV star Amy Childs, who first appeared on ITV2’s “The Only Way is Essex”. The book will recount Childs’ rise to fame and her business career. Blink’s acquisitions director Clare Tillyer bought world rights to the book from The Can Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury signs Del Boy 'memoir'

Ebury Publishing will publish the "autobiography" of “Only Fools and Horses” character Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter, titled He Who Dares. Kelly Ellis, senior commissioning editor, acquired world rights in all languages from the John Sullivan estate. The comedy character, a South London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Spotlight on African-American Children's Authors and Illustrators

Illustrators gathered on Thursday to talk about promoting children's books by African-Americans, and about striving toward a future where readers, writers, and publishers do not feel confined or limited by labels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker to publish non-fiction series

Walker Books has acquired a children’s non-fiction series that helps children explore science, maths, politics and geography through football. The books are written by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton and the first, The Football Academy, will be published in hardback in September 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2015: Julianne Moore and Brian Selznick: From Screen-to-Page and Page-to-Screen: Star Power in Children’s Book

Actress Julianne Moore and award-winning writer and illustrator Brian Selznick have more in common than writing books for children. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's looks to digital and licensing growth

Hachette Children’s Group intends to increase its digital and licensed offerings as it looks for future growth. In an interview published in The Bookseller today (29th May), c.e.o. Hilary Murray Hill has said the whole industry is aware of the opportunities presented by successful licensing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press signs Bonner memoir

Ebury Press has acquired the autobiography of Irish footballer Packie Bonner. Deputy publisher Andrew Goodfellow bought world all language rights to The Last Line from Kevin Pocklington at Jenny Brown Associates. Bonner was a goalkeeper who played for Celtic, winning four Scottish Cups and one... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Children's Breakfast Speakers Say That Life Is a Story

While all of the four speakers at Friday's Children's Book and Author Breakfast emphasized the importance of storytelling to their lives, James Patterson went even further, insisting that books save lives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo signs short story collection

Fitzcarraldo Editions has bought the debut short story collection from the winner of the inaugural White Review Short Story Prize, Claire-Louise Bennett. UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Ireland, were bought from Stinging Fly Press via Peter Straus at RCW.  The collection, titled Pond,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Hoopla Signs More ‘Big Five’ Deals

Hachette Book Group and Simon & Schuster this week became the latest Big Five publishers to offer audiobook titles to libraries via Midwest Tape’s nascent Hoopla digital platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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