HarperNorth signs 'hopeful' non-fiction on fractured society from Yates

HarperNorth has signed a “bold and hopeful” book on political and social divisions by Youth Endowment Fund executive director Jon Yates. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Picador signs "astonishing" Rebecca Wait

Picador has acquired a debut novel by a 24-year-old UK author in a "closely fought"... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stranger Than Fiction: Oprah Was Bad for Book Sales

By encouraging readers to tackle longer, more sophisticated novels, the queen of daytime TV may have hurt overall fiction sales. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fleming estate signs 007 deal

Ian Fleming's James Bond back catalogue is getting a relaunch after his estate signs a new book deal. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Amanda Knox's Ex-Boyfriend Signs Book Deal

Raffaele Sollecito, the Italian student who was dating Ms. Knox when they were both charged with murder in 2007, will write his own memoir, for an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MacLehose Press signs Stead and Bail

Quercus Books imprint MacLehose Press has acquired two new titles by Australasian authors C K... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel Hopes to Give Comic Books a Boost With Augmented Reality Content

The Marvel AR app will be released in April for Apple's iPhones and iPad as well as smartphones and tablets, the comic book publisher said in a statement. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edith Pearlman takes the NBCC fiction prize

Other National Book Critics Circle honorees include writer John Lewis Gaddis for 'George F. Kennan: An American Life' and Maya Jasanoff for 'Liberty's Exiles.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edith Pearlman wins National Book Critics Circle fiction prize

The under-the-radar author won for her collection "Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories."Reporting from New York -- The National Book Critics Circle gave its 2011 fiction prize to Edith Pearlman, an under-the-radar writer of short stories, at its annual awards ceremony Thursday evening at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banned novel makes Indie Foreign Fiction Prize longlist

A novel banned by the Chinese government has made the longlist for the Independent Foreign... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie Projector: 'The Lorax' hopes to plant a seed with audiences

The 3-D animated film, based on a 1971 book by Dr. Seuss, could debut with as much as $50 million at the box office this weekend."Dr. Seuss' the Lorax" is primed to rake in lots of green at the box office this weekend. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins signs Bill Granger

Collins has signed a new cookery title from Australian chef Bill Granger. Lizzy Gray, editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WBD hopes to double token take-up

The director of World Book Day has said she hopes to double the number of tokens redeemed this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amanda Knox signs book deal

Knox, who had her murder conviction overturned in October, will publish a memoir through HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Critic's Notebook: What is fact, what is fiction?

'The Lifespan of a Fact' lays out a thought-provoking debate of the issue between authors John D'Agata and Jim Fingal.The key passage in John D'Agata and Jim Fingal's "The Lifespan of a Fact" (W.W. Norton: 124 pp., $17.95 paper) comes late in the book, during an exchange on the role of fact in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill signs two-book deal with Neville

Harvill Secker has signed a two-book deal with Belfast crime writer Stuart Neville. Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prometheus’ Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter Sign On with AP

The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard magazines, two Prometheus Global Media titles, signed on for content distribution through the Associated Press today. The content will be made available on the AP beginning this month. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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