Former Granta staffer's debut sells in three languages

Translator and former Granta publicist Saskia Vogel’s debut I Am a Pornographer has secured a flurry of deals in the UK, Sweden and Spain. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador snaps up Paula Saunders' debut novel

Picador has acquired a "funny and tragic" debut novel about 1960’s rural America by Paula Saunders, the wife of Man Booker Prize-winning George Saunders. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime debut to MJ in six-figure pre-empt

Michael Joseph has acquired three crime thrillers from debut author Gytha Lodge in a "significant" six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart teams up with Kobo to sell ebooks and audiobooks

Later this year, you'll be able to buy ebooks and audiobooks straight from Walmart's website. The big box retailer has teamed up with Japanese e-commerce titan Rakuten to launch a business that can take on Amazon's Kindle offerings. Walmart will give... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linney takes on My Name is Lucy Barton for London stage debut

Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton is being adapted for the stage with American actress Laura Linney taking up the title role in her London stage debut. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play Store Now Selling Audiobooks and Boosting Content on Voice-Activated Devices

While hardly a shock that Google Play has started selling audiobooks, it's a moment to look at aspects of the format's sales-building prominence: the other way of 'reading.' The post Google Play Store Now Selling Audiobooks and Boosting Content on Voice-Activated Devices appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins American publisher Grames' debut after auction

Hodder and Stoughton has acquired the debut of Juliet Grames, a publisher at Soho Press in New York. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion splashes six figures on screenwriter's thriller debut

Orion has splashed six figures on British screenwriter Alex Michaelides' first thriller, in one of the biggest debut deals agency Rogers, Coleridge & White has cut in the last five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus pre-empts suspense debut exploring female rivalry

Quercus has pre-empted a psychological suspense novel about female rivalry and motherhood by debut author and Faber Academy graduate Charlotte Duckworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Massive New Printing, 'Fire and Fury' Sells 191K Copies

With the extraordinary interest for Michael Wolff's tell-all about the Trump White House catching Holt by surprise, the publisher was able to ship enough copies to accounts to meet at least some of the demand for the book last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst To Lay Off 145 Former Rodale Staffers | Industry Notes

The Awl shuts its doors, Hanley Wood expands its data offerings, Cole Publishing acquires several Grand View titles, and more from around the industry. The post Hearst To Lay Off 145 Former Rodale Staffers | Industry Notes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Booksellers Go Viral with Promotions Featuring Trump's Provocative Language

After President Trump reportedly referred to certain countries as "shitholes" in a meeting with lawmakers late last week, a handful of indie bookstores seized on the commander-in-chief's purple language as a way to make a defiant political statement while promoting books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 Essential Spanish-Language Female Authors

Cristina Rivera Garza, author of 'The Iliac Crest,' highlights 12 essential female authors from the Spanish-speaking world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld swoops in for 'chilling' debut with 'significant' pre-empt

Transworld has acquired in a "speedy" and "significant" pre-empt author Lesley Kara's debut thriller, The Rumour, loosely inspired by the real-life case of child killer Mary Bell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berlin’s Future! Publish Debuts Its German Book Trailer Award

The conference in its third year has instituted a new book trailer award program with a shortlist of 30 videos designed to entice consumers to various publishers' titles. Organizers say the trailer award will be an annual feature of the conference. The post Berlin’s Future! Publish Debuts Its... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith signs 'important' debut in first Fleet acquisition

Rhiannon Smith has made her first acquisition for Fleet: a debut novel telling the story of three generations of Brazilian women in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December Religion Bestsellers: Holiday Releases, Old Favorites Selling Well

Pre-holiday sales are bread-and-butter for retailers and publishers, and December 2017 was no exception for the religion categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fire and Fury' Sells over 28,000 Copies in Two Days

The most talked about book of the new year sold 28,567 print copies in first two days on sale, according to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fire and Fury demand soars as Waterstones sells out

Waterstones sold out of Michael Wolff's controversial exposé of Donald Trump's presidency Fire and Fury (Little, Brown) over the weekend following the media storm that prompted its early release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' early Fire and Fury stock sells out 'within minutes'

UK booksellers are scrambling for stock of Michael Wolff’s sensational Fire and Fury exposé of Donald Trump’s presidency, with the title already out of stock at major retailers in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen Lane to publish Gates Foundation advisor's debut

Allen Lane is publishing a book on "global nationalism" by Hassan Damluji, who leads the Middle East team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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