HarperNorth acquires journalist Bright's 'timely' debut on regional equality

HarperNorth has acquired a book on regional inequality in the UK by journalist Sam Bright, chief politics and investigations reporter for Byline Times. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 10:36:32 UTC ]

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Holly Smale | 'Change happens one story at a time, reminding the world what autism is from the inside'

Holly Smale, bestselling author of the Geek Girl series, discusses how autistic characters, and authors, should no longer be seen as ‘niche’ Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 18:27:19 UTC ]
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Debuts and father-daughter pair revealed in Bloomsbury's spring lists

Debut novelist Leila Mottley and Orange Bakery founders Kitty and Al Tait are among the authors set to dazzle at Bloomsbury next spring.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 01:00:19 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury acquires Artfilms video streaming service

Bloomsbury has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Artfilms, the video streaming service of Contemporary Arts Media, as it expands its digital resources portfolio. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 17:59:05 UTC ]
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ILP acquires Carman's Skeleton Creek series

International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that acquires and manages literary estates, has acquired Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 12:04:03 UTC ]
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The bestseller ‘Black Boy Joy’ highlights the bright but overlooked experiences of Black boyhood

This anthology by Kwame Mbalia is comprised of stories that have always existed but rarely get told. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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T.C. Boyle captures the intersection of folly and progress. This time, it’s the ill-fated Project Nim.

‘Talk to Me,’ by T.C. Boyle, was inspired by a 1970s experiment in which researchers tried to teach a young chimpanzee American Sign Language. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperNorth strikes deal for Whitelaw's Bingo Hall Detectives

HarperNorth has struck a deal for The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw, an “irresistible slice of murder and mystery” set against the backdrop of the Lake District. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-18 01:02:22 UTC ]
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Virago Modern Classics acquires Barber's Amazing Mr Blunden

Virago Modern Classics has acquired world English language rights in The Amazing Mr Blunden by Antonia Barber, ahead of a Sky Original Christmas film this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 06:44:43 UTC ]
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What is the role of art in times of turmoil? ‘A Play for the End of the World’ offers no easy answers.

A novel by Jai Chakrabarti follows two productions of a play staged decades apart as acts of resistance. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus signs Forsythe's 'astonishingly relevant' rom-com debut

Piatkus has signed The Fixer Upper, a romantic comedy debut from Lauren Forsythe, billed as "the perfect blend of funny and emotional". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 07:41:34 UTC ]
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Capstone Acquires Ed-Tech Tool Buncee

Capstone, publisher of children’s books and K-5 ed-tech content, has acquired Buncee, a digital creation, collaboration, and communication tool for students and educators. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder bags Burr's 'stunningly written' debut in two-book deal

Hodder & Stoughton has bagged two crime novels by Australian writer Shelley Burr, including her debut Wake.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 03:48:01 UTC ]
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Picador wins four-way auction for Patterson debut collection

Picador has won a four-way auction for the “meditative and powerful” debut collection by poet James Conor Patterson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 01:12:14 UTC ]
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Pan Mac snaps up ex-lawyer Murphy's debut in two-book deal

Pan Macmillan has snapped up two books from debut author and former family lawyer Nora Murphy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-12 17:22:46 UTC ]
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Caldwell shortlisted for BBC National Short Story Award for third time

Lucy Caldwell has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award for the third time, in a year dominated by new voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 09:37:40 UTC ]
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Orbit wins three-way auction for Lee's debut contemporary fantasy

Little, Brown imprint Orbit has won a three-way auction for two novels from Thomas D Lee, including his debut Perilous Times.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 22:54:38 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment acquires CogBooks

Cambridge University Press & Assessment has acquired CogBooks, an online technology company which specialises in adaptive courseware.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 18:13:45 UTC ]
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HCG triumphs at auction for Faturoti's middle-grade debut

Hachette Children's Group has won a three-way auction for Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts, an illustrated middle grade novel about grief and the healing power of imagination from Rachel Faturoti, plus two other titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 14:32:54 UTC ]
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W H Allen to publish New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project

W H Allen will publish The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 11:16:58 UTC ]
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Abell's crime fiction debut goes to HarperCollins in three-book deal

Journalist Stig Abell has signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins, including his crime fiction debut and one non-fiction title. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 18:18:52 UTC ]
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