HarperVoyager has signed a second novel by Sabaa Tahir, a sequel to her book An Ember in the Ashes. Editorial director Natasha Bardon signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in the as-yet-unnamed novel in a deal with Penguin Random House US, which will be published in 2016. The book will continue the story of An Ember in the Ashes, released in the UK this week. The story is set in a world with echoes of ancient Rome, and sees a slave, Laia, and an unwilling soldier, Elias, joining together to overcome a powerful martial empire. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired bookseller Susannah Stapleton’s non-fiction début, signing UK and Commonwealth rights from Tim Bates at PFD. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephanie Merritt, author of historical crime fiction under the pseudonym S J Parris, has signed a six-figure, two-book deal for UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) with HarperCollins crime and thriller publisher Julia Wisdom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former prime minister and leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party, Janez Janša, has signed to London-based publisher IndieBooks for his new historical novel White Panther. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry is publishing his memoir with Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barack and Michelle Obama have signed with publishing house Penguin Random, for a record breaking sum. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by former president and first lady said to have been sold for more than $60m and will focus on White House yearsBarack and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced on Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, for which several... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks has acquired worldwide English rights to 'Chasing Red,' a novel by Canadian author Isabelle Ronin, which was the most-read story on Wattpad last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ will publish two more books from B A Paris, the author of last year’s bestselling debut Behind Closed Doors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s Books, part of Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), has bought English language publishing rights to three DreamWorld licences: Noddy Toyland Detective, Dinotrux and How to Train Your Dragon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronet has acquired a book by Dave Grohl's mum, From Cradle to Stage, in which Virginia Hanlon Grohl speaks to the mothers of other "era-defining" musicians such as Amy Winehouse, Dr Dre and Adam Levine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 50 businesses, including Facebook, Amazon and Experian have signed this year’s Vision for Literacy Business Pledge, orchestrated by the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House has signed three more titles from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revell, a division of Bethany Publishing Group, signed a multi-book deal with novelist Dekker as part of an expansion plan for suspense titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian and BBC Radio 4 presenter Robin Ince has signed a two-book deal with Atlantic Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing, part of Bonnier Publishing, has signed a deal to release a book about the murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson has been accused of breaching the ministerial code of conduct by allegedly promoting his book The Churchill Factor (Hodder) during a diplomatic trip to Serbia last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago has signed 18-year-old activist and writer June Eric-Udorie, one of the BBC 100 Women for 2016, to edit an anthology that will focus on intersectional feminism, identity and beliefs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has signed a picture book deal with comedian Olaf Falafel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV presenter, historian and author Lucy Worsley has signed a deal for two further children’s books ahead of the release of her second title, My Name is Victoria, in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Molly Flatt, associate editor for FutureBook and digital editor for Phoenix magazine, is publishing a debut novel, set between the cafés of Shoreditch and the wilds of Orkney, with Pan Macmillan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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