Former bookseller signed by Sceptre

Former Waterstones bookseller Anne Griffin has landed a book with Sceptre after a four-way auction for All That I Have Been. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Italian Book Industry: Publishers’ Study Sees ‘Signs of Recovery’

Italian publishers see 'encouraging signs of an upturn,' as data from Nielsen and Informazioni Editoriali shows revenue losses were cut in half in July. The post Italian Book Industry: Publishers’ Study Sees ‘Signs of Recovery’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-28 14:58:45 UTC ]
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How coronavirus made me fall in love with bookselling again

It’s a strange thing, when you realise, you’ve fallen out of love. It’s kind of embarrassing, really. Noticing that things are messy, and that you don’t care. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 21:56:20 UTC ]
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Picador signs Antrobus collection at auction

Picador has snapped up a new collection of poetry from 2019 Rathbones Folio Prize winner Raymond Antrobus in a multi-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 16:59:05 UTC ]
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Whitmore signs with Orion Spring

Orion Spring has acquired a debut non-fiction book from television presenter and broadcaster Laura Whitmore: No One Can Change Your Life Except For You. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 15:36:58 UTC ]
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Thomas & Mercer signs two-book deal with Dreda Say Mitchell and Tony Mason

Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, has signed a two-book deal with writing partners Dreda Say Mitchell and Tony Mason. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 12:20:43 UTC ]
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Borough Press signs Jeans' 'moving' tale of 'lavender marriage'

The Borough Press has signed a “hilarious, heart-breaking and sometimes utterly filthy” new book by Crystal Jeans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-19 23:59:04 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse: Four German Houses Sign on Together

In digital sessions this week, organizers of Frankfurter Buchmesse have described elements of the online trade show for October. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse: Four German Houses Sign on Together appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-17 16:27:26 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs Bergdorf for six figures after 11-way auction

Bloomsbury has won an 11-way auction to publish the first book by model, activist and writer Munroe Bergdorf. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 03:05:04 UTC ]
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Trump Tell-All Breaks S&S Record; PRH India Signs Sourcebooks, Fitzcarraldo

Industry Notes: The bestseller by Donald Trump's niece is going into its 14th printing. And Penguin Random House India inks deals with US, UK independents. The post Trump Tell-All Breaks S&S Record; PRH India Signs Sourcebooks, Fitzcarraldo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-16 15:20:59 UTC ]
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Booksellers prepare for introduction of mandatory face masks

Booksellers are preparing themselves for customers’ mandatory use of face masks in shops from 24th July, expressing some misgivings, particularly should they be required to enforce the government’s new rules. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-15 03:08:25 UTC ]
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Trade is steadying, say indie booksellers, but 'still a long way to go'

Bookshops are relieved to be physically open again, reporting "steady" trade since raising the shutters at the start of June, with strong local support. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-13 11:30:32 UTC ]
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William Collins signs Iduma's Nigerian Civil War study

William Collins has signed a “deeply poignant and personal” investigation into the Nigerian Civil War by Emmanuel Iduma. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-10 01:50:43 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Rising Stars 2020 unveiled

The annual Rising Stars list of industry catalysts reaches its 10th instalment with the Class of 2020, and judging by their forebears’ success, this year’s batch have plenty to look forward to. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-09 13:02:11 UTC ]
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Akbar’s memoir of sisterhood, TB and grief to Sceptre

Sceptre has pre-empted Consumed: A Sister’s Story by Guardian chief theatre critic Arifa Akbar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 16:54:24 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's signs second series from Cleverly

HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish Sophie Cleverly's second middle-grade series, The Violet Veil Mysteries, illustrated by Hannah Peck. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 15:45:28 UTC ]
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The Bookseller asks for trade views of social media

The Bookseller would like to capture the trade’s thoughts on social media and, in particular, "cancel culture" and its impacts on UK publishing, bookselling and writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 19:32:20 UTC ]
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The Customer Is Sometimes Right, Booksellers Say

Booksellers are increasingly willing to speak publicly about challenging and offensive customers, breaking with a wall of silence about those interactions that has largely held up even in an age of social media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers in Covid-19 Hotspots Exercise Caution

Booksellers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas are concerned about the surge in Covid-19 infections, and several have reverted from welcoming customers to browse back to curbside pickup. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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