HarperCollins picks up 'pioneering' Meghan Markle biography

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hq-reveals-details-definitive-meghan-and-harry-biography-1201904HarperNonFiction has picked up a “pioneering” book on Meghan Markle by celebrity biographer Sean Smith. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Amazon, HarperCollins reach print and ebook deal

Amazon.com Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers have agreed to a multiyear deal covering the sale of print and ebooks, the latest agreement between the Web retailer and a major publishing house... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

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Biteback to publish Cameron biography

Biteback will publish an unauthorised biography of Prime Minister David Cameron, written by former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft and political journalist Isabel Oakeshott. Iain Dale, m.d. At Biteback, signed world rights to Call Me Dave, with plans to publish in October,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Ward joins HarperCollins as fiction art director

HarperCollins has hired Claire Ward as fiction art director, joining from Transworld where she has worked for 25 years. Ward, who will begin at HarperCollins in July, has designed covers for titles such as Before I Go to Sleep, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Book Thief and The Girl... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 13, 2015

This week: our future in space, Chigozie Obioma's wonderful debut novel, and new Amelia Gray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HarperCollins graduate scheme re-opens

HarperCollins has reopened its graduate programme for 2015, with applicants now asked to make an application online with a home-made video interview. During the video, applicants will have to describe the best designed product they can think of, and explain how they would persuade a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Serpent's Tail picks up French bestseller

Serpent's Tail has acquired Adrien Bosc's Constellation, a literary sensation in its native France. The novel is based on the true story of the crash of a Lockheed Constellation passenger plane which went down when travelling between Paris and New York in 1949. The book combines stories of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 6, 2015

This week: Larry Kramer's epic novel 30 years in the making, new Ann Packer, and the life of a "New Yorker" copyeditor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HarperCollins US in 'terms dispute' with Amazon

The ongoing terms negotiation between Amazon and HarperCollins in the US has been reported by Business Insider, the online newspaper that counts Amazon founder Jeff Bezos among its investors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Is a Battle Between Amazon and HarperCollins Looming?

Business Insider, reports that the contract between Amazon and HarperCollins is close to expiring, and HC is balking at Amazon's current offer. The post Is a Battle Between Amazon and HarperCollins Looming? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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MCB picks up YA fangirl comedy

Macmillan Children's Books (MCB) has acquired a YA comedy about a group of fangirls from debut US author Goldy Moldavsky. Kill the Boy Band is a fictional account of what happens when a group of fangirls accidentally kidnap their least favourite member of their most favourite boy band, and is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 30, 2015

This week, Jon Ronson's fascinating exploration of shaming, Pulitzer-winner Tracy K. Smith's wonderful memoir, and how to clone a mammoth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Penguin book picks up book prize

A book about a penguin who flies to the tropics with the aid of a kite is named the winner of the 2015 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News

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Constable signs Malcolm McLaren biography

Constable has bought a biography of Malcolm McLaren by Paul Gorman. Publishing director Andreas Campomar bought world rights to the book from Margaret Hanbury at The Hanbury Agency. The book will chart McLaren’s upbringing and experiences as an art school student in London, his opening with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HarperCollins Inks Content Deal with Playster

Playster, a new subscription platform offering access to books, music, games and films, has added 14,000 backlist titles from HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HarperCollins Looks to Sell Books via Twitter

To mark the opening of the 'Insurgent' film, HarperCollins and Twitter are partnering to offer fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy a discounted hardcover of the 'Insurgent' movie tie-in edition via Twitter links. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 16, 2015

This week: Ayn Rand's connection to the 2008 financial collapse, America's youngest serial killer, and a modern retelling of "Madame Bovary." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Steve Jobs biography describes his disdain for TVs

The latest book about Steve Jobs suggests the late Apple cofounder’s dislike of TV was one reason he terminated a 1990s personal computer called the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM).The expensive, short-lived machine was launched in March 1997, months before Jobs resumed leadership of the... Continue reading at PC World

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HarperCollins creates new Spanish-language divisions

HarperCollins is to expand its Spanish-language publishing via the creation of HarperCollins Espanol and HarperCollins Iberica, to serve the Americas and Spain/Portugal respectively. The company will build on its existing structures in the Americas and in Spain and expand the number of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Burgess biography to Biteback

Biteback Publishing will publish a biography of Cambridge spy Guy Burgess by Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert. Purvis, a former editor-in-chief and c.e.o. of ITN last month reported for BBC's "Newsnight" on the discovery of footage of Burgess giving a television interview in Canada. Hulbert, a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 9, 2015

This week: Erik Larson's account of the 'Lusitania,' and a coming-of-age novel about a girl...who's also a cannibal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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