Holden historical novel to Berkley in six-figure pre-empt

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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Seven-figure deal for Peter James' next three novels

Pan Macmillan has acquired a further three titles in Peter James’ Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager buys Brett trilogy in high six-figure deal

HarperVoyager and Del Rey Books have signed for a fantasy trilogy from Demon Cycle author Peter V Brett in a "high six-figure" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Toby Eady remembered at pre-LBF memorial

Friends, family and clients gathered at the Royal Over-Seas League in St James’s yesterday to pay tribute to agent Toby Eady, who died on 24th December aged 76. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mabey’s five-figure Marriage ‘a masterpiece’

Juliet Mabey at Oneworld has won a five-way auction for Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, S&S UK and Trapeze triumph in pre-LBF deals

Eley Williams’ debut novel, a flurry of auctions for literary agent newbie Sam Hodder and an Australian kidnapping thriller from an Irish author are some of the projects causing furore ahead of next week's London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Pre-Scandal Mark Zuckerberg Said Users Trusted Facebook To Protect Their Privacy

In an interview released for the first time today, the Facebook CEO discussed privacy with Freaknonomics Radio last summer. It was a simpler time. Last summer, months before Mark Zuckerberg was feeling the intense pressure of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the Facebook CEO said he knew... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First-timer Forna in six-figure deal

Delacorte Press has pre-empted a débutant’s YA fantasy trilogy, inspired by the author’s experience growing up in Sierra Leone during the civil war, for a “significant six-figure” sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker snaps up CBeebies' Elliott for six figures

Walker Books and Walker Books US have jointly acquired a middle-grade fantasy trilogy from CBeebies actor Joseph Elliott. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld strikes 'substantial' six-figure deal for more Dean thrillers

Oneworld's literary crime imprint Point Blank has acquired three more titles in Will Dean's Tuva Moodyson series for six-figures in a "substantial" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gender pay gap figures reveal big publishing's great divide

The UK’s biggest publishers release figures showing average differences in pay between men and women ranging from 11.3% to 29.69%The books industry may be dominated by women, but men are reaping the rewards, as the UK’s largest publishers reveal a “stark” divide in pay. Figures reported to the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins splashes seven figures on Kahneman's book about noise

William Collins has struck a pre-emptive seven-figure deal for a new book by psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Morrow splashes six figures on blizzard thriller ahead of LBF

William Morrow has bought North American rights to Taylor Adams’ thriller No Exit in a mid-six figure deal struck ahead of London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin sells Japanese title for six-figure sum

Pushkin Children’s Books has sold the North American rights to The Beast Player series by Japanese author Nahoko Uehashi, translated by Cathy Hirano, in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Drag queen Glamrou's memoir goes for six figures

4th Estate has won a five-way auction for a memoir by drag troupe leader ‘Glamrou’, exploring their journey from "god-fearing Muslim boy to an influential drag queen", in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historical novelist Vanessa Lafaye dies aged 54

The "inspiring" and "sublime" historical novelist Vanessa Lafaye has died aged 54. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raven signs 'tense thriller' for six figures

Bloomsbury imprint Raven Books has fought off competition in a five-publisher auction to buy a thriller by Alice Clark-Platts, as part of a six-figure two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fewer pre-school children are being read to, Egmont report warns

Only 51% of pre-school children are read to on a daily basis, a “steep decline” from 69% five years ago, Egmont Publishing has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Only half of pre-school children being read to daily, UK study finds

Survey finds proportion of toddlers having story time fell by a fifth in five years The proportion of toddlers being read to every day has dropped by a fifth over the last five years, according to research warning that the decline is a significant threat to child development.The annual... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Electric' historical fiction wins Caledonia Novel Award

Scottish novelist Elizabeth Macneal has won this year’s Caledonia Novel Award for her "masterful" historical fiction debut, The Doll Factory, set in Victorian London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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