Harper lays down the gauntlet with global deal

HarperCollins president and c.e.o. Brian Murray has ramped up the publisher’s "unique global publishing programme”, announcing the acquisition of thriller writer Karin Slaughter in a four-book deal spanning world English rights and more than a dozen foreign languages.  Murray told The Bookseller that the “world is changing” and said HC was actively targeting other authors in commercial fiction, crime/thriller and YA. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper lays down the gauntlet with global deal

HarperCollins president and c.e.o. Brian Murray has ramped up the publisher’s "unique global publishing programme”, announcing the acquisition of thriller writer Karin Slaughter in a four-book deal spanning world English rights and more than a dozen foreign languages.  Murray told The Bookseller... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper seals global deal for flood novel

HarperCollins has scooped world rights to Kassandra Montag’s After the Flood, a “riveting saga about a mother, her daughters, and their struggle to survive”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Macmillan Children's pre-empts Brooks' YA debut in seven-figure global deal

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has swooped for Promise Boys, the debut YA thriller by award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks, in a seven-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Global recession and no-deal Brexit will bite, IPG conference hears

As the UK edges closer to the Brexit transition deadline, global recession and the weakened state of the UK's economy because of Covid-19 will hit the trade hard, delegates at the Independent Publishers Guild conference heard.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Welbeck unveils global distribution deals

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Publishing insiders predict 'monster' global book deal for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could become the next generation's Obamas with book deals worth "an eye-watering amount of money" now they are stepping back as "senior" royals, publishing insiders have said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Unicorn strikes global deal with Royal Museums Greenwich

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Macmillan scoops Snowden memoir in global deal

Pan Macmillan has scooped NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s "incredible" memoir as part of a global deal by Macmillan Publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HarperCollins secures Baddiel until 2023 in new global four-book deal

HarperCollins has signed a new four-book deal with David Baddiel, securing the middle-grade children's author until 2023.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Apollo Global near deals to buy Shutterfly, Snapfish

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC is nearing deals to buy digital imaging companies Shutterfly Inc. and Snapfish. New York-based Apollo has made the highest offer for Shutterfly though the exact amount could not be learned, Reuters reported Monday, citing unnamed sources familiar... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

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Global 'rights storm' with 10 deals for Lia Louis novel

Romcom Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis has led to a global “rights storm” with the biggest German deal of her agent Juliet Mushens' career. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Anderson Cooper signs two-book deal with Harper

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has signed a two-book deal with publisher Harper, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Cooper, the host of the CNN program "Anderson Cooper 360°," will collaborate on the books with Katherine Howe, an author best known for her Salem witch trials-themed novels "The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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HarperCollins signs Agatha Christie global deal until 2030

HarperCollins Publishers has signed a new global deal with Agatha Christie Ltd to continue its exclusive English language publishing relationship until 2030.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bryce Harper agrees to deal with Philadelphia Phillies

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Don’t count on the Dodgers’ flirtation with Bryce Harper to end up in a long-term deal

The timing was perfect and the symbolism entirely appropriate: a Brinks truck pulling into the parking lot of the Dodgers’ spring training facility soon after team executives returned from a meeting in Las Vegas with free agent Bryce Harper. The question the Dodgers have to answer isn’t whether... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Global deals for virtual finance book Cloudmoney soar to 10 territories

Cloudmoney, a book on tech and finance acquired days ahead of 2018's Frankfurt Book Fair, has gone on to secure 10 international deals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harper in heavyweight AJ deal

HarperCollins has fought off seven publishers at auction to win world rights to world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s memoir, Fight. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HC Signs Silva to Global Deal, Inks Jonasson Sequel

HarperCollins acquired world rights to six novels by Daniel Silva, furthering his association with the publisher's Global Publishing Program. In a separate deal, the publisher bought world English rights to the sequel to Jonas Jonasson's bestseller, 'The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Global deals for British psychologist's 'riveting' debut

Faber has won a "dark and gripping" debut exploring the complex dynamic between a patient and a therapist after a five-way heated auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PRH scoops global Avatar tie in deal

Penguin Random House is to partner with Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products on a worldwide publishing deal for "Avatar" and its four upcoming film sequels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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