Flashing blades, secret passages, mistaken identities: ‘A Gentleman of France’ is a classic adventure tale

Stanley J. Weyman’s 1893 novel is right up there with Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers.” Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Margaret Atwood announces The Handmaid's Tale sequel, The Testaments

Sequel to the Canadian author’s bestselling feminist dystopia will be published around the world in September 2019Margaret Atwood has announced a sequel to her bestselling feminist dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, titled The Testaments. It will be published in September 2019.“Dear Readers,”... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago seizes Megan Abbott's tale of female ambition

Virago has acquired two new novels from Megan Abbott, the author behind Dare Me and You Will Know Me (Picador), including a thriller about female ambition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King, Lin-Manuel Miranda and other celebs salute ‘legendary adventurer in screenwriting’ William Goldman

William Goldman famously penned the words “Nobody knows anything” in his Hollywood memoir “Adventures in the Screen Trade.” But in the wake of his passing, it is clear that the film industry does know one thing: how much Goldman will be missed. The Oscar-winning screenwriter of “All the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Paperwhite review (2018): A classic, updated

Until now, the Kindle Paperwhite had three mortal enemies: water, airplane seatback pockets (just me that keeps leaving them on planes?) and book snobs. While there's no hope for the latter, one of those issues isn't long for this world, as this year... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Western author Louis L'Amour's first novel? A seafaring tale

L'Amour never published his first novel, 'No Traveller Returns,' which draws upon on his early life at port and at sea. Now the novel is being released for the first time with the help of his son, Beau L'Amour, as part of a series of 'Lost Treasures.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A whale of a tale

Philip Jones reacts to the shock revelation that W H Smith attempted to buy US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China Bestsellers for September: Classics Reign, Adjacent to Cinematic Tie-Ins

Our September bestseller lists in China, produced in partnership with OpenBook and Trajectory, show the market's fondness for classics cinematic tie-in editions. The post China Bestsellers for September: Classics Reign, Adjacent to Cinematic Tie-Ins appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Secret Civil Servant to publish with Headline

An anonymous civil servant’s "hilarious and horrifying" account of government amid Brexit chaos will be published by Headline in March 2019, a few weeks before Britain is due to leave the EU. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second outing for Secret Barrister at Picador

Picador has bought another book from the anonymous author of The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Byng snaps up tale of ex-publisher's drugs battle

Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng has bought a memoir of a former publisher in the US whose life descended into "drug-fuelled chaos". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams visits the Arctic in latest fiction adventure

David Walliams’ November releases will be a novel about about an ice monster in Victorian times and a picture book about a baby penguin who wants to fly, HarperCollins Children’s Books has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McCartney bags ticket to ride in France and Italy

Penguin Random House Children’s UK has agreed pre-empts for Paul McCartney’s upcoming Hey Grandude! with Michel Lafon in France and HarperCollins Italia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Oklahoma true crime tale to HarperCollins

HarperCollins has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Jax Miller’s investigation into a case of murder and missing teenage girls, By the Dawn’s Early Light. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McLaughlin joins Collins for secret agent picture book

Hachette Children’s Group imprint Orchard Books will next year publish a picture book about a secret agent elephant by author Eoin McLaughlin and illustrator Ross Collins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coates’s ‘We Were Eight Years in Power’ to Be Published by Historic Black Press in France

In a gesture of support for independent black publishing in France, National Book Award–winner Ta-Nehisi Coates and his U.S. publisher, One World, have released the French edition of his latest bestseller through Editions Présence Africaine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The further adventures of... Jonas Jonasson

Swede Jonas Jonasson reflects on why his centenarian adventures have been such prolific bestsellers across the globe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair and France’s Literary Season Address Accessibility Issues

Frankfurt Book Fair and Technische Universität Darmstadt have teamed up on accessibility studies, and France's 'Literary Season for All' is bigger than ever, in its sixth year. The post The Frankfurt Book Fair and France’s Literary Season Address Accessibility Issues appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trigger to publish memoir from adventurer Staniforth

Independent mental health publisher Trigger has acquired a new memoir on the synergy between outdoor adventure and mental wellbeing from adventurer, athlete and inspirational speaker Alex Staniforth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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