Harvill Secker buys 'stunning' literary thriller debut

Harvill Secker's editorial director for crime and thrillers Jade Chandler has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a "stunning" literary thriller from debut US author Tanen Jones. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sutanto wins £3,000 CWIP Prize with debut 'crackling with comic energy'

Debut author Jesse Sutanto has won the CWIP Prize for Published Comic Novel, for her "deliciously frantic comedy caper" Dial A for Aunties (HarperCollins), with Dolly Alderton coming runner-up. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 09:52:15 UTC ]
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Amazon signs 'fast-paced' thriller trio from Beckler

Amazon Publishing has landed three titles in a new thriller series from David Beckler, secured in The Liverpool Literary Agency's first multi-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 05:15:38 UTC ]
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Michael Connelly’s new Bosch book is one of this month’s best thrillers and mysteries

Other best thrillers of November: “The Bloodless Boy,” “The Pledge” “Hello, Transcriber” and “The Night Will Be Long.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Mariko Tamaki Debuts New LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel Imprint

Surely Books, a new LGBTQ+ focused imprint at Abrams ComicArts curated by comics writer Mariko Tamaki, will release its first graphic novel, 'Lifetime Passes' by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre, this month; in addition to a set of unannounced forthcoming titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Guillory launches the Underline Literary Agency in Glasgow

Robbie Guillory is leaving the Kate Nash Literary Agency to start his own agency in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 13:20:05 UTC ]
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A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

An embarrassing thing to admit to, but it’s the truth—for the past five years, I have been haunted by a blurb. One night in the summer of 2016, I was scanning the fiction shelves at Unnameable Books in Prospect Heights when I came across the hardcover of Chris Bachelder’s The Throwback Special,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-02 08:53:35 UTC ]
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Children's book on Governor General's Literary Award short list a win for Indigenous publishing, author says

A children's book shortlisted for a 2021 Governor General's Literary Award was written by a University of Guelph associate professor who specializes in the history of Indigenous Peoples and illustrated by an Ojibway multidisciplinary artist. ... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-02 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Osei promoted to junior agent at The Good Literary Agency

The Good Literary Agency (TGLA) has promoted Gyamfia Osei to junior literary agent to build a commercial and upmarket fiction list alongside one for non-fiction authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 05:38:45 UTC ]
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UCLan signs Finlayson-Palmer's debut series for new illustrated list

UCLan Publishing is launching an illustrated chapter book list for younger readers, kicking off with a two-book deal for debut author Emma Finlayson-Palmer’s Autumn Moonbeam series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 05:21:50 UTC ]
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Lloyd's latest thriller snapped up for film and TV

Film and TV rights have been sold for Sam Lloyd’s The Rising Tide (Bantam Press).   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 00:06:55 UTC ]
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Forget Billionaires! The Future Of Literary Magazines Depends On Us

Dear Readers, In what feels like a never ending cycle of disappointing media news, last week we in the literary community were astonished to learn that after two decades The Believer magazine will discontinue publication. (Since 2017, The Believer has been published by the Black Mountain... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-10-28 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Lightning Books scoops debut novel from Scottish playwright Boyle

Lightning Books has scooped the debut novel by award-winning Scottish playwright and rising screen star Kenny Boyle. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-28 09:09:50 UTC ]
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Frankie Boyle's 'phenomenal' crime fiction debut netted by Baskerville

Comedian Frankie Boyle is making his crime fiction debut with Meantime, a “phenomenal” story set in the Scottish independence referendum's aftermath, to be published by John Murray imprint Baskerville. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-28 00:03:08 UTC ]
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Fitwaffle TikTok star's debut won by Ebury in seven-way auction

Ebury Press has won a seven-way auction for the debut cookbook by personal trainer turned baking influencer Eloise Head, known to more than four million followers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube as Fitwaffle. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 22:32:50 UTC ]
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Where to Buy Manga

Are you a new reader and confused about where to buy manga? Here's a primer on how to buy manga in the U.S. and your options for doing so! Continue reading at Book Riot

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A Debut Novel of a Life in the Arctic, Beyond History’s Reach

In “The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven,” by Nathaniel Ian Miller, a young man swaps the daily grind for the unpeopled expanses of the Far North. Continue reading at The New York Times

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What makes a good literary hoax? A political point, for starters

A true hoax provokes. It questions cultural biases, shattering conventions. But the curious case of the three men writing as a female author Carmen Mola does none of this. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-10-26 05:02:08 UTC ]
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Watkins Media owner Ifield buys John Hunt Publishing

Entrepreneur Etan Ilfeld, owner of the Watkins Media Group, has bought John Hunt Publishing (JHP) for an undisclosed sum.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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A new literary prize in honor of Ursula K. Le Guin will recognize “realists of a larger reality.”

Today, on what would have been Ursula K. Le Guin’s 92nd birthday, the Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust announced a new annual prize in honor of the beloved writer: the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be awarded for the first time in 2022 and come with a $25,000 cash prize. […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-21 13:30:29 UTC ]
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IPG Buys U.K Distribution Company United Independent Distributors

Independent Publishers Group has acquired U.K.-based United Independent Distributors. IPG CEO Joe Matthews called the deal a “game-changing acquisition,” and one that will make IPG one of the world’s largest book distributors for indie publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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