Hachette Children's lands 'feminist Indiana Jones' tales from Bracken

Hachette Children's Group has acquired three titles from YA author Alexandra Bracken, with Quercus Children’s Books to publish a new duology starring a "feminist Indiana Jones" and one other standalone title. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK: DRM 'working very well'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huang to take IP acquisitions role at Penguin Childrens

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Random House grabs lead from Hachette

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Gaiman will pen five children's books

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The Writing Life: Chris Colfer of 'Glee' inspired by fairy tales

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[ AllThingsD | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter books land in Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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