Greystone Books has acquired 1,000 Lashes, a collection of writings by imprisoned Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi. The blogger was was sentenced to 1,000 lashes by the Saudi authorities last year, and is currently serving a prison sentence. The book will be published in the UK in July, with proceeds donated to a non-profit organisation that is working to support the author. Greystone has acquired world English language rights in the book. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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HarperCollins is publishing two books by HarperCollins editor and author Phoebe Morgan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 18:39:35 UTC ]
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Coronet has snapped up Graham Norton’s "compelling" third novel, with publication set for October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 09:35:34 UTC ]
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The History Press will publish historian Ghee Bowman's debut non-fiction book, The Indian Contingent, for the 80th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 19:33:46 UTC ]
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Andersen Press is publishing Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle, a "visceral" historical novel about the real-life slave uprising against British plantation owners in Jamaica in 1760 known as Tacky’s War. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-21 07:47:08 UTC ]
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Kim Ghattas explains how the dueling nations try to copy one another’s successes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-21 02:07:07 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books will publish Lesley Parr’s debut novel The Valley of Lost Secrets, featuring two children evacuated to Wales during the Second World War with a mystery to solve. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 20:44:09 UTC ]
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New Bonnier Books UK imprint Manilla Press is publishing the first work of non-fiction by The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Zaffre) author Heather Morris in a new two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 15:35:55 UTC ]
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Ebury has signed a memoir from poet and novelist Helen Mort which it says could do for climbing what other books have done for running and wild swimming. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 11:08:11 UTC ]
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Digital imprint Bookouture is publishing the first three books in a new crime series by a million-copy-selling Kindle duo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 15:18:56 UTC ]
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HQ has signed a "fresh and original" business manifesto for black women by marketing consultant Sophie Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 13:05:24 UTC ]
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Jacaranda will publish award-winning film director Iggy London’s first book, Mandem. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 09:02:12 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK will publish The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Faber Academy graduate Matson Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 03:26:34 UTC ]
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Chicken House will publish I, Henry, a romantic psychological thriller about artificial Intelligence by debut YA author Naomi Gibson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 17:17:02 UTC ]
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Phaidon has signed a deal with Macmillan Distribution (MDL) for its UK and international markets, moving to the firm from GBS. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 14:15:32 UTC ]
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Walker Books will publish Angie Thomas' Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-12 07:33:11 UTC ]
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Scores of authors including Neil Gaiman, Ali Sparkes, Pauline Rowson and Philip Hoare have signed an open letter to Hampshire County Council calling for it to ditch its "shameful" proposal to close 10 libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 13:57:46 UTC ]
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Walker Books will publish "The Great British Bake Off" winner David Atherton's children's cookbook. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 06:59:42 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is publishing a new fiction series from author and illustrator Emer Stamp—Stamp’s first for the Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 20:06:14 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has signed Simon Sebag Montefiore to write a children’s edition of his bestselling book Jerusalem: The Biography, which it will publish in October 2024. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 16:04:10 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has wrapped up a deal for the "life-changing" freezer-filling cookbook from Shivi Ramoutar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 12:50:12 UTC ]
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