HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired a YA trilogy from Derek Landy, the author of the Skuldugerry Pleasant series. The first book, Demon Road, is about a 16-year-old teenager called Amber and her friend Milo who undertake an epic road trip, encountering killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers and demons along the way. Demon Road will hit bookshops in hardback in September 2015 and books two and three, which are as yet untitled, will follow at six-month intervals. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smiths News has moved to further increase Bertrams' library sales to Northern Europe and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The value of the children’s physical books market last year was marginally up on 2011,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How two gallery owners found 'Rhoda's Ocean' – an unpublished children's book hiding under a pile of laundry. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of children who have read an ebook has almost doubled since 2010 but children still... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's Books has made further changes to its publishing team, appointing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedy and “new adult” will be among the hot trends for 2013, according to children... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Union Books has acquired a "strikingly original" non-fiction debut, The Will to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta has acquired a “searing short novel”, The Dig, by Welsh author Cynan Jones.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Press has acquired a debut historical fiction title, The Executioner's Daughter, by TV... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bath-based AudioGO has bought US audiobook publisher Blackstone Audio from founders Craig and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has bought Joe Corry’s Second World War memoir 005: Ian Fleming’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The plundering of Africa’s natural resources will be the topic of a new book from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SheKnows.com, a women's lifestyle site, has been acquired by Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm specializing in high-growth companies. Formerly under the umbrella of Evolve Media Corp., SheKnows.com was a hallmark property of the brand, responsible for over 41 million unique visitors... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One out of every seven young people has never been to a bookshop, according to new research by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's publishers' digital Christmas strategies are already being unwrapped, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a book by "The Only Way is Essex" reality star... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has bought a new title from acclaimed sports writer Adharanand Finn. Sarah Savitt bought... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker has acquired The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner, describing it as "an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperFiction has secured a new two-book deal with author Rosie Thomas, continuing their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has pre-empted world rights to a book on the mysterious disappearance of Lord Lucan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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