Fourth Estate wins four-way auction for Brown Girls debut

Fourth Estate has triumphed in a four-way publisher auction for Daphne Palasi Andreades’ “evocative and original” debut novel Brown Girls in a two-book deal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Rights House and PFD snap up crime estates

The Rights House and PFD have acquired four crime estates from Chorion in its intellectual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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C&R and Nosy Crow win three at IPG awards

  Constable & Robinson won a hat-trick of awards at the Independent Publishers Guild... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins six-figure deal for Sophia

  Bloomsbury has acquired a non-fiction title about Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edith Pearlman wins National Book Critics Circle fiction prize

The under-the-radar author won for her collection "Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories."Reporting from New York -- The National Book Critics Circle gave its 2011 fiction prize to Edith Pearlman, an under-the-radar writer of short stories, at its annual awards ceremony Thursday evening at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Media and Tech Winning the Viral News War

Some new research sheds light on how social media is currently being used to share news articles from traditional publishers. Newswhip has looked at the number of news stories during January 2012 that received more than 100 mentions on Twitter and Fa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zell Company Seeks Part of Any Future Lawsuit Winnings Over Tribune Buyout

Billionaire Sam Zell is demanding a share of any money retirees and other creditors may win in lawsuits or legal settlements over the 2007 leveraged buyout he engineered of newspaper publisher Tribune Co. (TRB) The demand, made through the Zell-co ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld snaps up 'Steinbeckian' debut

Oneworld has acquired a novel which tackles male friendship in the late 20th century. World... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid wins Blue Peter award

Jeff Kinney's comic tale beats 10 bestselling titles to be named best children's book of the last 10 years. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S secures two from debut 'Picoult' novelist

Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Church wins $1.1m payout from News Corp

Singer Charlotte Church and her parents have settled her phone-hacking damages action against the publishers of the now defunct News of the World for 600,000 pounds (NZ$1.1 million). Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lyndall Gordon biography to Little, Brown

Little, Brown has acquired a memoir by biographer Lyndall Gordon, whose previous subjects have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown to publish J K Rowling's first adult novel

Little, Brown is publish J K Rowling’s first novel for adults worldwide in the English... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish debut to Hesperus

Hesperus Press has acquired UK and Ireland rights in a Swedish debut, The Hundred-Year-Old Man... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline wins stampede for Riding Camp

Headline has won out in a seven-way auction for a US début novel reportedly sold for more... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin wins three at PPC Awards

Penguin has picked up three gongs at the Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) annual awards, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forsyth wins Diamond Dagger

Thriller-writer Frederick Forsyth has been awarded the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lupton hails self-published authors, wins Nielsen Gold

Bestselling author Rosamund Lupton has hailed self-published authors at an event to mark half a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsday Wins Three New York News Publishers Association Awards for Excellence

Melville, NY, February 14, 2012 – Newsday has been recognized by the New York News Publishers Association with three Awards for Excellence for its superior journalism. Award winners will be honored at a reception in Albany on Wednesday, Apr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid wins BMS marketing gong

The marketing campaign for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney has won the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cult of the Leader wins CMI Management Book award

The Cult of the Leader (Wiley), written by Christopher Bones, has been named as the CMI... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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