Headline has acquired a humour title by comedy writer Dale Shaw. Editor Richard Roper pre-empted world rights to F**k This Journal (Betterness Through Bitterness) by Dale Shaw from Jamie Coleman at Greene & Heaton. Headline is describing the book as a “hilarious and subversive take on the creative journal phenomenon”. Roper said: “I am absolutely thrilled to have acquired Dale’s book. Every page of the proposal made me laugh out loud, and I can’t wait to publish something so brilliantly realised and wickedly funny this autumn.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To him, the world was both subject and spectacle. Yet he remained, always, an author difficult to categorize.Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday night at age 86, was a fixture on the American cultural landscape for so long that it seems hard to imagine our literature without him. From 1946, when his... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon has signed four more books by Jacqui Rose, whose debut was a bestseller in ebook format.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired contemporary erotic novel, Because You Are Mine by Beth Kery, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired a new humour title, Texts from Dog, billed as "the first ever Tumblr... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline Publishing Group has appointed Simon Thorogood to the role of non-fiction publisher,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An anonymous behind-the-scenes look at modern policing is the latest title to be snapped up by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has secured a new contract with bestselling author Stuart MacBride. Sarah Hodgson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has acquired two books from film and cultural critic, Mark Kermode, with the author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The foundation behind a proposed museum honoring American authors has published a plan for the building. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram has announced an agreement with Destiny Image Publishers to grow the reach of its Christian publishing program to more book buyers worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman has signed a new 5-book deal with HarperCollins, it was announced Wednesday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six titles from indie publishers plus three from self-published writers, have been longlisted for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press is the first publisher to announce it will be releasing a title... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired a new book by comedian and actress Jo Brand, described as "the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records is launching its first digital-only title next week, Totally Bonkers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is aiming to draw in younger male readers with a new look and website for historical... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In another hopeful sign that the magazine industry—or, at least, some segments of it—may be turning an important corner, Hearst’s Elle brand is preparing to relaunch an extension, Elle Accessories, to include a projected 200-page, oversized print edition published twice per year, along with a Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There was no shortage of big books to talk about at this year’s BookExpo America. From art heists to mysterious islands, from the Cold War to the Iraq War, these are the 10 books that drew lots of attention at this year’s show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of traditionally published print books rose 6% in 2011, to 347,178, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday morning by Bowker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is set to grow its literary fiction publishing with the launch of a new imprint,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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