Harpist's debut music to Transworld's ears

Transworld has pre-empted an “uplifting, heart-warming and accessible” reading group novel by debut author and musician Hazel Prior, born out of a passion for harps. Touching on love, friendship, kindness and generosity, according to Transworld Ellie and the Harp-maker will appeal to readers of The Keeper of Lost Things, Three Things about Elsie and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. It will be published by Bantam Press in hardback in March 2019. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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American debut to Fourth Estate after eight-way auction

HarperCollins imprint Fourth Estate has signed My Absolute Darling, a debut novel from American author Gabriel Tallent, after an eight-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playboy Will Make Its NewFronts Debut in May Along With 5 Other Publishers

A 60-year-old publication will be one of the new kids on the NewFronts block in 2016. Playboy will be among the 37 presenters during the fifth Digital Content NewFronts, where publishers make their case for a slice of the $3 billion digital-video advertising pie. Joining Playboy as first-time... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Kids Connect Conference Debuts in New York

The one-day conference offered an expert lineup of publishers, editors, and agents, who offered professional perspectives on everything from content creation and licensing to doing business in China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld wins 10-way auction for zoologist's book

Transworld has acquired two new books by National Geographic explorer Lucy Cooke. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen signs debut YA author Julia Gray

Andersen Press has acquired a satirical YA novel about two boys and Norse gods by debut author Julia Gray. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound launches debut novel from Andy Hamilton

Unbound has launched The Star Witness, the first novel from “legendary” comedy scriptwriter and performer, Andy Hamilton, on its crowdfunding site. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jewish News and Culture Site Tablet Debuts Print Mag

Jack Kliger on board as publisher. The post Jewish News and Culture Site Tablet Debuts Print Mag appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Lindsey Drew gets six assists in college debut

There were lots of outstanding seniors on last season's All-Area basketball team by The Times, and they're already contributing in college as freshmen. Former Fairfax guard Lindsey Drew made his collegiate debut for Nevada, finishing with four points and six assists in a win over Coastal... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Interactive Storytelling Phone Debuts

The entrepreneurs who launched the Call Me Ishmael storytelling project have invented a device that they hope will become a fixture in bookstores and libraries: a phone that allows bibliophiles to anonymously share stories about their favorite books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Debuts a New Push-Minded App for Publishers Called Notify

Facebook wants to become a one-stop shop for breaking news while giving media brands more mobile channels to reach viewers. The social media giant today launched Notify, an app curating push notifications from dozens of publishers and other media sources all into one place: your iPhone's lock... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary Oldman set to publish debut novel

Sphere is set to publish a debut novel co-authored by actor and filmmaker Gary Oldman and film producer Douglas Urbanski (pictured). Blood Riders tells the story of “vampire cowboys” and involves a mysterious man fleeing a curse in a town that the gold rush left behind. The collaboration... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Up, Up and Away! Supergirl Debuts as Fall’s Highest-Rated New Series

Supergirl, CBS' entry into the crowded superhero genre, had a successful liftoff last night with audiences. Monday's premiere drew the largest audience of any new fall show, both among 18- to 49-year-olds (a 3.2 rating) and total viewers (12.9 million). That was enough to edge out NBC's... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Debuts Kids’ Digital Subscription Service

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has launched Curious World, a kids' digital subscription service offering access to "playful learning" content for $9.99 per month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBook Bestsellers: Nicholas Sparks Debuts at #1

Nicholas Sparks topped Apple’s iBooks Bestsellers list for the week ended October 18 with his newly-released 'See Me.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Volkswagen scandal project pre-empted by Transworld

Transworld Publishers have pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to Jack Ewing's account of the Volkswagen emissions-fixing scandal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What did Pitchfork get right when most music magazines are losing sales?

The US indie website, bought this week by the publisher of Vogue, continues growing as the NME goes free, and Q and Mojo’s print circulations slideIf music journalism is dying a slow commercial death, then no one told Pitchfork. While British magazines such as NME (for which I write reviews), Q... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An insider and trailblazer leads Universal Music Publishing

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: Screenwriter's Debut Fetches Seven Figures

Canadian screenwriter Elan Mastai's debut novel 'All Our Wrong Todays' has been nabbed in a preempt by Maya Ziv at Dutton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colbert Chaplain James Martin Debuts in Fiction

Jesuit priest Martin, well known for his role on the Colbert Report and from his media work during the pope's recent visit, discusses his first novel 'The Abbey.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vertigo Debuts New Series at New York Comic Con

Vertigo is launching 12 new series and PW spoke with the creative teams from three of them: Twilight Children, Unfollow and Survivor's Club. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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