Every Girl Can for Macmillan

Macmillan has signed Women in Football co-founder Anna Kessel to write the “ultimate handbook for every woman who cares about sport”. Non-fiction publisher Robin Harvie bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Every Girl Can from Richard Pike at Curtis Brown. Kessel, who is also a writer at the Guardian, will write a “call to arms for women to take back sport for themselves”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah Winfrey's lively but emotional book club discussion of 'American Dirt' features Winfrey and Macmillan president Don Weisberg both promising to do better to amplify Latinx voices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Macmillan Reconsidering Its Library E-book Embargo?

Macmillan executives are seeking feedback on three new e-book licensing proposals from a select group of librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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More Than Toys: Exploring History With American Girl

For one reader, AMERICAN GIRL was more than a favorite book series and doll: it was a lifestyle. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Pan Macmillan pulls out of London Book Fair

Pan Macmillan has announced it is pulling out of the London Book Fair this year following concerns about coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 23:12:42 UTC ]
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Coronavirus: LBF Says It’s a Go for Now; US Macmillan, Hachette Sales and HarperCollins Exit

Developing story: The States' Macmillan and HarperCollins pull out of London Book Fair over the weekend, along with the Hachette US rights team. The post Coronavirus: LBF Says It’s a Go for Now; US Macmillan, Hachette Sales and HarperCollins Exit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Bloomsbury wins satirical debut The Other Black Girl in six-figure deal

Bloomsbury has won Zakiya Dalila Harris’ The Other Black Girl, a satirical debut novel about race and authenticity in the workplace, for a six-figure deal following a nine-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 20:26:38 UTC ]
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New Jill Murphy picture book for Macmillan after 37 years

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New Cassandra Cain graphic novel shows Asian American girls can be Batgirl too

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Roxane Gay’s favorite book of 2019 was Girl, Woman, Other.

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