Employees at Little, Brown are walking out to protest the publication of Woody Allen’s memoir.

Today, employees at the Little, Brown and Company imprint of the Hachette Book Group have organized a walkout in protest of the company’s announcement that it will be moving forward with the publication of Woody Allen’s memoir, Apropos of Nothing. Allen’s memoir was purchased by Hachette’s imprint Grand Central Publishing one year ago, but it […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 21:02:55 UTC ]
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Former Jonathan Cape publicity director Marilyn Dugdale dies

Former publicity director of Jonathan Cape, Marilyn Dugdale, has died aged 71 from cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brown and Pullman bookend strong Super Thursday offer

This year’s Super Thursday falls on 5th October, The Bookseller can reveal, with 505 new hardbacks scheduled to hit shelves on that day, all competing for a slice of the Christmas-gifting pudding. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liptrot's 'exhilarating' memoir wins PEN Ackerley Prize

English PEN has awarded Amy Liptrot the PEN Ackerley Prize 2017 for her "exhilarating and rigourously unsentimental" memoir The Outrun (Canongate). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown buys Ed Victor Ltd

Curtis Brown has bought Ed Victor Ltd, following the passing of agent Ed Victor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluemoose to publish Naseem Khan memoir

Bluemoose Books is to publish Naseem Khan's memoir Everywhere is Somewhere in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Christopher Isherwood's love letters, Hollywood memoirs and more

Hello! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor of the L.A. Times, and I’ve got some good reading — and listening! — for you over this long weekend. THE BIG STORY Writer Christopher Isherwood and his partner Don Bachardy wrote each other love letters that have been turned into the podcast “The Animals,”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daughter of cult leader to publish memoir with Transworld

Transworld has acquired a "heart-breaking and uplifting" memoir, Caged Bird, by Katy Morgan-Davies, who was born into an abusive London cult and lived in captivity for three decades. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawson pulls out of Bradford Literature Festival in protest about 'bigoted speakers'

Juno Dawson has pulled out of the Bradford Literature Festival after expressing concern about what she called "bigoted" speakers slated to attend the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown signs Cath Weeks for two more

Little, Brown has secured two new books from Cath Weeks in a "significant" five-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yiannopoulos memoir 'sells 65k' in pre-orders

Rightwing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has claimed to have sold 65,000 copies of his self-published memoir, Dangerous. The former Breitbart editor made the boast on social media while appearing to complain about the lack of mainstream media review coverage for the title. He posted on his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown's new thriller to be set in Spain

Dan Brown's new Robert Langdon thriller Origin, due for release with Transworld in September, will be set in Spain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown's 'Origin' Gets Cover, Trailer

Doubleday has released the North American jacket and book trailer for the next installment in Dan Brown's series of thrillers featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversy as author pulls out of history festival in diversity protest

A Twitter storm has erupted over the lack of people of colour speaking at the Chalke Valley History Festival, with historian Rebecca Rideal pulling out just four days before it is due to begin, on Monday (26th June), in protest over the issue. However, the festival director, historian James... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin buys 'vivid' Crowhurst debut

Allen & Unwin has signed the first book by journalist Anna-Marie Crowhurst in a "major acquisition" which signals a "strong move towards upmarket historical fiction" for the Atlantic Books imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Protests erupt after Minnesota police officer is acquitted in shooting death of Philando Castile

A jury on Friday found 29-year-old Minnesota police Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile during a traffic stop near St. Paul, an incident partially broadcast on Facebook Live. Yanez was charged with second-degree manslaughter and faced up to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Memoirs, Religious Writers Tell of Faith Lost and Found

New and forthcoming memoirs in the religion and spirituality category tell stories of overcoming adversity, and of faith found, changed, or regained. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Horse Walks Into a Bar and wins Man Booker International Prize

Israeli writer David Grossman's A Horse Walks Into a Bar, translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Jonathan Cape, has won this year's Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline scores memoir of footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa

Headline has acquired the memoir of football striker Adebayo Akinfenwa, better known to fans by his nickname The Beast. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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