Gollancz has pre-empted a debut YA fantasy, The Girl King by Mimi Yu, inspired by East and North Asian histories. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kings Road Publishing is launching a new non-fiction imprint this autumn called 535, hoping to turn "leftfield ideas" into bestsellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rightwing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has claimed to have sold 65,000 copies of his self-published memoir, Dangerous. The former Breitbart editor made the boast on social media while appearing to complain about the lack of mainstream media review coverage for the title. He posted on his... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some movie stars come to New Zealand for the adventure, others for the spectacular scenery. Not Timothy Spall. First thing he does when he's here for work is take advantage of our cheap underwear. Speaking for the first time about his time in Christchurch last Spring making an adaptation of... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the cult success on YouTube of the vlog-series ‘Carmilla,’ a book deal has been struck between Toronto’s Kids Can Press and Shaftesbury films. 0″ height=”276″ /> Poster artwork for the coming film treatment of ‘Carmilla’[/caption] n a statement from the Los Angeles presentation of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Parker called Stephanie Powell Watts’ debut novel 'No One Is Coming to Save Us' “deeply compelling and richly satisfying," and described it as a “brilliant examination of the American dream among African-Americans in a struggling community in the contemporary South.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Books has signed a debut psychological thriller which explores the bonds of sisterhood by Waterstones bookseller Fran Dorricott. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloody Scotland today (20th June) revealed the longlist for the McIlvanney Prize Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin has signed the first book by journalist Anna-Marie Crowhurst in a "major acquisition" which signals a "strong move towards upmarket historical fiction" for the Atlantic Books imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton has acquired debut novel The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh after a seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Musical.ly debuts its first original shows today -- the first of a few it will be rolling out over the coming weeks. The company has signed original content deals with entertainment groups Viacom, NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazines. Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Orion are publishing the entire works of late fantasy novelist David Gemmell in audio for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hello readers! I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg, back after taking a newsletter break for Memorial Day Weekend. THE BIG ESSAY This week, critic at large Adriana E. Ramírez takes a look at “The Hate U Give.” The young adult novel is something of a phenomenon, selling like gangbusters since its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrice Lawrence has won The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize 2017 for her “accomplished” and “page-turning” début novel, contemporary urban thriller Orangeboy (Hodder Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first time since its founding three decades ago, Charlesbridge Publishing in Watertown, Mass., is expanding into YA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five young adult book editors emphasized that the magic of books can change young people’s lives, even save the world, during this year’s YA book buzz panel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel rockets to number one on Amazon after Channel 4 begins airing series starring Elisabeth MossThe Handmaid’s Tale, the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood envisaging a hellish dystopia where the US is ruled by an ultra-far-right regime that treats women as chattels, has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Thursday, June 1, from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. stop by the PW BookExpo Librarians’ Lounge (Booth 875) to the bestselling authors, courtesy of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reggie Yates is publishing his first book, Unseen, with BBC Books, taking readers behind the scenes on his journey from TV presenter to documentary maker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ publishing director Kate Mills has bought UK and Commonwealth rights in US debut novel It’s Always the Husband by Michele Campbell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne has bought a middle grade magical fantasy from a former gaming programmer following a “hotly contested auction” against three other publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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