Bestselling author Wendy Holden's first historical novel about a royal governess has sold to Berkley in the US for a six-figure sum, following an exclusive pre-empt based on a partial manuscript. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Topping 1.15 million hardcovers in a ninth printing, Bob Woodward's 'Fear' is predicted by some booksellers to surpass sales of other Trump-related titles. The post ‘Fear’ Storms the Week: 750,000 Copies at Launch, Largest Pre-Order in Simon’s History appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the annual pre-fair news conference, Frankfurter Buchmesse officials stress the importance of the freedom to publish and the international book industry's role in a politically charged era. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2018 Pre-Fair News Conference: ‘Held in Political Times’ appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Publishers has scooped the debut novel by "Jurassic Park" and "Mission: Impossible" screenwriter David Koepp for a reported seven figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK rights in the first book by Netflix c.e.o. and co-founder Reed Hastings have gone to Ebury for a high six-figure advance following a multi-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One person suggested Amazon bookstores should replace public libraries. Readers disagreed. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Cavanagh, author of court room drama Thirteen, has signed another two-book deal with Orion Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has signed a "brilliant and terrifying tale of mystery and imagination" by Michelle Paver for six figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle has acquired two historical crime thrillers by debut author Laura Shepherd-Robinson in a "hotly contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author Lara Prescott’s novel has now been sold into 20 territories, weeks after securing a £1.5m advance for her Doctor Zhivago-inspired tale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) and the Authors Licensing and Collection Society (ALCS) have written an open letter taking issue with the Publishers Association’s questioning of figures unveiled in a recent survey showing writers’ earnings have fallen by 15% in four years, calling them... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The week of Frankfurter Buchmesse will be kicked off by the fair's second 5K fun run, and submissions have opened for this year's A Book Is a Film Is a Game program's awards. The post Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has pre-empted an "uplit" debut from Headline non-fiction editor Richard Roper in a "major" six-figure deal within 48 hours of submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Preliminary numbers released by organizers of this year's BookExpo and BookCon show a 'reimagined' focus on booksellers that may actually have drawn fewer booksellers and retailers than last year. The post BookExpo and BookCon Announce Preliminary 2018 Attendance Figures appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired a "sexy, bloody and murderous" historical saga entitled Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An American debut author has secured a £1.5m advance for her "sensational" historical novel, with Hutchinson winning the UK rights after a 12-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut novel about the 1957 publication of 'Dr. Zhivago,' called 'We Were Never Here,' has been acquired by Knopf's Jordan Pavlin after a 14-bidder auction. Pavlin called the buzzed-about title, by a recent grad of the MFA program at the University of Texas at Austin, a "literary page-turner." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist Matt Cain’s novel, one of the fastest-funded in Unbound’s history, has won a six-figure film deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist and historian Giles Tremlett has won the 2018 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography for his work Isabella of Castile: Europe’s First Great Queen (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has signed a six-figure deal for two new novels from Catherine Isaac, with the first novel, A Blanket of Stars, scheduled for first publication in summer 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Members of the book trade are supporting author Charles Sprawson with a fundraising iniative to raise money for care fees, as Vintage prepares to reissue his “cult swimming classic” Haunts of the Black Masseur. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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