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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Review: Joy Williams' first novel in decades is an astonishing end-times parable

From the acclaimed author of novels and short stories, 'Harrow' is a magnificent, moving story about people picking up the pieces of apocalypse. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-09-07 13:00:01 UTC ]
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Journalist Trains a Novel Lens on Christian Culture

'Christianity Today' news editor Daniel Silliman shows how five novels—and the Christian bookstores that sold them—influenced evangelical culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Studio Press acquires guide to maximalism from interiors star Murphy

Studio Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired More is More Décor by interior designer and Instagrammer Siobhan Murphy.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 17:12:14 UTC ]
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How time was measured, and what it meant, across the centuries

David Rooney explores how ideas about time have shaped cultures and consciousness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Navigating Uncertain Times

This year's fall regional trade shows will take place as questions abound over how the rest of 2021 will play out. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Time to decolonize and diversify the writer’s retreat?

Trigger warning: unpopular opinion. I have long despised the idea of writers’ retreats. I entirely agree with the concept itself but felt it was in desperate need of diversification in order to suit different personality types and minds.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 05:17:10 UTC ]
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Hachette picks up the Supervet's 'brilliant' children's debut

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired the first children's book from Noel Fitzpatrick, star of Channel 4's "The Supervet". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-01 11:38:57 UTC ]
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Solaris scoops Wood's cyberpunk debut

Solaris has landed Aubrey Wood's "edgy" debut novel Bang Bang Bodhisattva, a comic science fiction mystery. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 10:17:52 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail bags Jayan's 'bittersweet' debut

Serpent's Tail will publish a "bittersweet comedy" about class, sex and the internet by 25-year-old Indian debut novelist Aravind Jayan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 06:38:49 UTC ]
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Granta triumphs in five-way auction for Metcalfe's debut novel

Granta Books has won a five-way auction for Anna Metcalfe’s debut novel, Chrysalis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 05:13:40 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite drops to all-time low price of $71 in one-day sale

Now might be a good time to buy an e-reader for school — or that end-of-summer vacation. Amazon has cut the price of the ad-supported 8GB Kindle Paperwhite to an all-time low of $71 in a one-day-only sale, well below the official $130 sticker. That's lower than what we saw just two weeks... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-08-29 15:44:54 UTC ]
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Germany's Axel Springer to acquire Politico, Protocol

Germany publishing company Axel Springer says it has signed a deal to buy the U.S.-based political news site Politico and the tech news site Protocol from founder Robert L Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-08-26 18:57:02 UTC ]
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Transworld scoops debut novel by Unmumsy Mum in six-figure deal

Transworld has scooped a "joyful and emotional" debut novel by author and blogger Sarah Turner, also known as The Unmumsy Mum, in a six-figure, two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 01:27:52 UTC ]
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Copenhagen’s Saga Egmont Acquires Freiburg’s Audiobuch Verlag

With the acquisition of the German house Audiobuch, Lindhardt og Ringhof will have bought and/or partnered with five publishers this year. The post Copenhagen’s Saga Egmont Acquires Freiburg’s Audiobuch Verlag appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-25 15:45:38 UTC ]
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Old Barn Books scoops Fuller's 'powerful' debut

Old Barn Books will publish author Lisa Fuller's "powerful" YA debut Ghost Bird in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 13:08:09 UTC ]
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Hodder Studio pre-empts 'irresistibly compelling' debut by Wharton

Hodder Studio has pre-empted Ghost Girl, Banana, an “irresistibly compelling” novel by debut author Wiz Wharton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 13:37:54 UTC ]
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Pinter & Martin acquires birthing guide for Black women

Independent publisher Pinter & Martin has snapped up Kimberly Seals Allers' "positive, empowering" birthing guide for Black mothers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 08:31:58 UTC ]
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HarperNorth scoops 'fascinating' book on poisons by Bradbury

HarperNorth has scooped a "fascinating" blend of popular science and true crime with a book on infamous poisons by Dr Neil Bradbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 12:11:04 UTC ]
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Books in the Media: Lafarge's debut hailed as 'brilliantly unsettling'

Daisy Lafarge's Paul (Granta) came out on top as this week's most reviewed title, picking up mentions in the Guardian, Observer, Evening Standard, i, Irish Times, Scotsman, Independent, Telegraph and The Bookseller.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 05:08:13 UTC ]
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Monumental options Benson's debut

Jendella Benson’s debut novel, Hope and Glory (Trapeze), has been optioned for TV by Monumental Television, with the series to be created in conjunction with ITV Studios.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-21 01:37:47 UTC ]
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