Head of Zeus has scooped an investigation by journalist Peter Geoghegan into how dirty money has subverted democracy and led to the rise of populism. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 13:35:26 UTC ]
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Olga Tokarczuk has become the first Polish author to scoop the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize for Flights, "brilliantly translated" by Jennifer Croft and published by independent press Fitzcarraldo Editions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent’s Tail has acquired The Money Book by campaigning journalist, speaker and consultant Alex Holder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette managed a virtual clean sweep at the 10th annual CrimeFest awards, taking four of the six categories, with YA writer Patrice Lawrence and debut novelist Helena Duggan among the winners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press has won a five-way auction for a book aimed at fans of “Girls” and “Fleabag”, written by commissioning editor for Lincoln Books Kate Davies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Researchers have uncovered two new pages from Anne Frank’s diary, revealing "dirty" jokes and her thoughts on sex education and prostitution. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'Nibbies,' as they're known, combined their usual glamour with a certain amount of politically tinged commentary, Brexit coming in for sharp criticism as the industry's best-performing people and writings were honored at the British Book Awards. The post British Book Awards Include Political... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author Hayley Long has won the Tir na n-Og Children’s Literature Award for The Nearest Faraway Place (Hot Key Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Times’ foreign correspondent Richard Lloyd Parry has scooped the £20,000 Rathbones Folio Prize for his “harrowing and inspiring” portrayal of the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has splashed out six figures on a “near future thriller” set in an America addicted to consumerism, following a “hard-fought” 10-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two political books have been big winners this year thanks to a certain someone in the White House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired world rights to "landmark publication" Anne Frank: A Cold Case Diary, promising fresh evidence on how the Frank family were discovered. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish journalist Mark O’Connell’s “passionate, entertaining and cogent examination” into the use of technology to cheat death and push the human body beyond its current limitations has won the £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has acquired a time travel murder mystery from "brilliant new voice" Kate Mascarenhas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A treatise on making moral decisions in an immoral age–or the excuses of a man Donald Trump calls a "slimeball" who "always ends up badly and out of whack"–the new James Comey book is from Macmillan, which published 'Fire and Fury' earlier this year. The post Macmillan’s Second Major Political... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fierce bidding wars between publishers saw several big deals happen for politically charged novels at this year’s fair, as new books from Jeanette Winterson and Caitlin Moran were also revealed• What will you be reading next year? A roundup of London book fairFrom a distance, the only thing that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new exhibit at the National Building Museum brings Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize winning book “Evicted” to life, with photographs, data, and audio. “For those of us that have never thought about eviction, I want them to realize what it’s doing to our families, and our children and our... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere fiction publisher Catherine Burke has pre-empted The Whisper Network in a major deal, just 24 hours after submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The €20,000 European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Literature Prize has been claimed by Burhan Sönmez for Istanbul Istanbul (Telegram Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In-depth political coverage gives news publishers a chance to monetize small but valuable audiences. The post News publishers see subscription dollars in local politics appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg — welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY What can poetry do in the face of gun violence? Critic at large Adriana E. Ramirez attended a reading — in Florida, not long after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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