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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Canongate signs Katyal's take on Trump impeachment

Canongate has snapped up Impeach by Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, laying out the case for Donald Trump's impeachment.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-10 23:55:14 UTC ]
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Richard Curtis signs deal to adapt children's book series into 'Love Actually for kids'

Film director Richard Curtis has signed a deal with Locksmith Animation to create an animated feature based on his festive children's books, in a project described as "Love Actually for kids".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 05:51:00 UTC ]
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Penguin signs Instagram's Five Minute Mum

Penguin UK has snapped up the first book by Instagram star Daisy Upton, also known as "Five Minute Mum".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 02:11:35 UTC ]
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Silvertail signs investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia's death

​Silvertail Publishing has signed a "riveting and hugely important" investigation into the death of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in October 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 23:23:36 UTC ]
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Frances Lincoln signs Kickstarter-funded body positivity guide

Frances Lincoln Children’s Books has picked up an empowering body positivity guide for girls by Australian student Jessica Sanders, initially funded through Kickstarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 03:37:10 UTC ]
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German bookseller Hugendubel unveils 'bookshop of the future'

Faced with growing numbers of customers migrating to the internet, German bookseller Hugendubel is pinning its hopes on a new store concept which it ambitiously calls the "bookshop of the future".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 01:04:10 UTC ]
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Bookselling from the Bench (shelftalker)

Bookselling while stationed behind the desk is the hardest challenge of all for this shopkeeper. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-04 13:00:15 UTC ]
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge set for rare public appearance as Sceptre unveils Fleabag campaign

Phoebe Waller-Bridge will make a rare public appearance to discuss Fleabag: The Scriptures as Sceptre unveils its ambitious marketing and publicity plans for the hotly tipped scripts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 12:32:19 UTC ]
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10 Useful Skills For Working as a Bookseller

Thinking about becoming a bookseller? From hand-selling to music choice, here are a few of the useful skills one new bookseller learned about on the job. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-04 11:38:38 UTC ]
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Sceptre unveils Fleabag publicity campaign

9AM TUE EMBARGO Sceptre has unveiled its ambitious marketing and publicity plans for the hotly tipped "Fleabag" scripts including a rare public appearance of Phoebe Waller-Bridge at the Southbank Centre, a writer's bursary at Soho Theatre and the installation of a Fleabag Café. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 01:17:38 UTC ]
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Doubleday signs new Laura Zigman novel

Doubleday will publish the new novel by American novelist Laura Zigman, her first for 10 years.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-03 17:59:05 UTC ]
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How a thriving indie bookseller is taking on Amazon's bricks-and-mortar insurgence

Ann Patchett reveals the route to her bestseller and how she'll battle Amazon. (Shop dogs help.) Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-10-31 20:02:20 UTC ]
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Fires and power outages plague California indie booksellers.

As the wildfire situation in California worsens—with power outages, road closures, red flag warnings, and mandatory evacuations occurring throughout the state—several independent bookstores have been forced to reduce operating hours, cancel events, and in some cases even close their doors... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-30 17:00:29 UTC ]
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Oneworld signs Frances Macken debut about complex female friendships

Oneworld has bought a debut novel from Irish writer Frances Macken, billed as “a major voice in contemporary fiction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 07:19:30 UTC ]
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Walker signs Sir Chris Hoy to inspire young readers

Sir Chris Hoy is publishing a new non-fiction book for children with Walker Books called Be Amazing! to show young readers nothing is impossible. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 05:49:35 UTC ]
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California Indie Booksellers Contend with Fires, Power Outages

Fires at opposite ends of California's coastal region, amplified by power outages, have closed a number of indie bookstores and displaced their employees, especially those in the San Francisco Bay Area and north. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stripes signs new fiction series in three-book deal

Stripes Publishing, an imprint of the Little Tiger Group, has acquired a young fiction series written by Sylvia Bishop, with two-colour illustrations by Ashley King. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 22:00:58 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs World War Two novel

HarperCollins has snapped up a World War Two novel "full of friendship and hope" by Christopher de Vinck, that was inspired by the essayist's family.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 00:58:20 UTC ]
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Granta signs Daisy Lafarge in two-book deal

Granta Books has snapped up the debut poetry collection and debut novel of Betty Trask and Eric Gregory award-winning poet and writer Daisy Lafarge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 10:48:08 UTC ]
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Metaphrog sign Papercutz deal for feminist Bluebeard graphic novel

Papercutz has landed rights for Scottish duo Metaphrog’s feminist graphic novel retelling of the Bluebeard folktale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 22:41:01 UTC ]
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