'Fence: Striking Distance' weaves queer romance into competitive combat sports

"Fence: Striking Distance," Sarah Rees Brennan's YA novel adapted from the "Fence" comics, will go into the characters' "how" and "why," she says. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-03 16:00:05 UTC ]
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Lightning Books strikes with Maguire's murder tale

Lightning Books has signed the fifth novel of award-winning Australian writer Emily Maguire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sky Sports presenter Thomas to explore loss in Trigger book

Independent mental health publisher Trigger has acquired the first book of TV presenter, Simon Thomas, about coping with the death of his wife Gemma.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JS Group strikes deal with Salford university

The University of Salford has struck a partnership with learning resources provider Aspire Engage, a division of JS Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sports publisher theScore’s Facebook Messenger bot has 500,000 monthly users

The publisher formed a six-person emerging platforms team to experiment with new products and features. The post Sports publisher theScore’s Facebook Messenger bot has 500,000 monthly users appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The President Is Missing' Strikes Gold

The new novel by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson has sold 260,000 total copies after its first week on sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon strikes first deal with Caskie Mushens for concentration camp mystery

Amazon Publishing has bought a "captivating" debut novel about a secret letter sown into a German concentration camp uniform in its first deal with literary agency Caskie Mushens. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker launches BAME crime writing competition

Harvill Secker is launching a competition in partnership with Bloody Scotland to find a debut crime writer from a BAME (black, Asian, minority ethnic) background. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wright, Vunipola and Fallon pick up Sports Book awards

Martine Wright has won the Autobiography of the Year Award at the 2018 Sports Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Essential Books About Contemporary Queer Life in America

Michelle Tea, author of 'Against Memoir,' picks books by Maggie Nelson, Imogen Binnie, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins scoops FT prize-winning tech book at 'competitive auction'

The winner of last year’s Financial Times and McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize for young authors has made deals well over six figures across five countries for a book about technology innovation, with William Collins scooping the book in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance writer's bid to stop authors from using word 'cocky' fails in court

Self-published author Faleena Hopkins asserted her right to the word, but judge calls attempt to stop other authors using it ‘weak’ Romance writers around the world can breathe a sigh of relief after a US court ruled that they can continue to use the adjective “cocky” in their book titles, after... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze strikes two-book deal for Barnett's 'funny and uplifting' novels

Trapeze has signed two more books from David M Barnett, including a "funny, heartfelt and ultimately uplifting" novel set in the 1990s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cain strikes six-figure film deal for Madonna novel

Journalist Matt Cain’s novel, one of the fastest-funded in Unbound’s history, has won a six-figure film deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Marks Launches Widget, Strikes Two Distribution Deals

The Literary Hub vertical, a book review aggregator billed as a Rotten Tomatoes for books, has launched a widget, and struck distribution deals with the American Booksellers Association and Ingram. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legal sports betting set to explode after court ruling. But get ready for a battle over the dollars

Suddenly, all bets are on regarding the future of American sports gambling. A surge in betting caused by the Supreme Court’s lifting of a federal ban on sports wagering is expected to trigger new gaming opportunities and burnish existing sports books in Las Vegas casinos — but also spawn a battle... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frank Tallis | 'We deal with romance most frequently as comedy rather than high tragedy'

The writer of genre fiction further mines his clinical psychologist training in an illuminating turn to non-fiction.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Bookstores Find New Love for Romance Books

Politics and Prose and Harvard Book Store both have newly minted sections for romance books, signs of growing interest in a genre that indie booksellers have traditionally paid little attention to. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail and PRH launch third £20k writers' competition

The Daily Mail and Penguin Random House have launched the third year of their nationwide competition to search for a new writing talent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarian wins £10k Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition

A Bristol librarian has won the inaugural Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition with her “clever, pulsing story”, scooping a book deal with Borough Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy 'Search for a Bestseller' competition returns

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are launching their third “Search for a Bestseller” competition to find a promising first-time writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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