HarperCollins Children’s Books pre-empts Gibbons debut in major three-book deal

HarperCollins Children's Books has snapped up world rights in a "lightning-strike pre-empt" to A Clock of Stars by children's author Francesca Gibbons in a major three-book deal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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HC lands book rights to Dunkirk film starring Tom Hardy

HarperCollins division William Collins has acquired world rights to Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Joshua Levine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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‘An Experimental Space for Multilingualism’: France at Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt Book Fair–October 11-15 this year–welcomes an immense and eloquent Guest of Honor program from France with Institut français Deutschland. The post ‘An Experimental Space for Multilingualism’: France at Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Judith Kerr's next picture book based on author's ninth cat

HarperCollins has bought a new book from Judith Kerr, inspired by the 94-year-old author's ninth pet cat Katinka. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Allen & Unwin buys 'vivid' Crowhurst debut

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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Pottermore's Wizarding World Book Club launches

Pottermore has launched its Wizarding World Book Club community pages and revealed the first themes up for discussion online.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Industry Notes: South Korea’s Ridibooks Raises $20 Million; Quarto Distributes Zest Books

Characterized as South Korea's largest ebook service, Ridibooks' parent company raises funds. And Quarto Group Takes on Zest Books distribution. The post Industry Notes: South Korea’s Ridibooks Raises $20 Million; Quarto Distributes Zest Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Wren & Rook to publish book on 'bold sportswomen'

Wren & Rook, the non-fiction imprint of the Hachette Children’s Group, has acquired a book celebrating 50 trailblazing women in sport by US author Rachel Ignotofsky. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre poaches Wilbur Smith in eight-figure deal

Bonnier Zaffre has poached author Wilbur Smith from HarperCollins in an eight-figure sterling deal, described as "one of the biggest in publishing history" by Bonnier Publishing group chief executive Richard Johnson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Books: Don Winslow, Teju Cole and a treat for Fathers Day

Big news as I’m writing this: Amazon purchased Whole Foods. Our business team is covering it here, if you’d like to read more. I’m Carolyn Kellogg, our books editor, with links to some of our stories this week. THE BIG STORY Don Winslow, author of “The Cartel” and other insightful thrillers about... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Quercus to publish handwriting expert Emma Bache's first book

Quercus has bought graphologist and psychotherapist Emma Bache’s first book, Reading Between the Lines, an "enlightening and entertaining" guide to what our handwriting says about us. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Musical.ly debuts original mini-shows from NBC and MTV

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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Darwin's great-great-grandson opens 'treasure trove' of rare books

Charles Darwin’s great-great-grandson has created a “treasure trove” of rare, first edition and antiquarian books from the archives of his emporium store in Somerset. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German and French book trades issue impassioned plea for government support

Germany and France have called on policy-makers in their respective governments in Berlin and Paris as well as in Brussels for sustainable policies to promote books in the digital age. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbershop Books Gets NBF's $10K Reading Prize

Expanded into a full day conference, the NBF's Why Reading Matters awarded its $10,000 Innovations in Reading Prize to Alvin Irby of Barbership Books and featured a keynote address by novelist and new bookstore owner, Emma Straub. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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ALA 2017 Spotlight: The Next Chapter for Library E-books

The ALA Digital Content Working Group is ending, but the conversation about ebooks in libraries is not. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Updated Corbyn colouring book to be rush-released

Old Street Publishing is to rush-release an updated version of its 2015 hit The Corbyn Colouring Book, following last week's general election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2016

A closer look at the trends behind the titles facing campaigns demanding their removal from the nation’s schools and libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 19, 2017

This week: Don Winslow's latest novel, plus what happens between life and death. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hamish Hamilton scoops 'radical' debut after seven-way auction

Hamish Hamilton has acquired debut novel The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh after a seven-way auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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33 Major Publishers Are Promising Advertisers a New Level of Safety and Transparency

The Google-Facebook duopoly has proved to be less than perfect. Google's video platform, YouTube, has struggled to provide brand safety, and Facebook is still recovering--PR-wise, at least--from its late 2016 measurement woes. TrustX, a programmatic platform announced last September that... Continue reading at AdWeek

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