Bloomsbury has acquired a book by sports writer Michael Hutchinson entitled Faster, in which he... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury editor-in-chief Aleandra Pringle has bought a new novel from US writer Nicole Krauss, titled Late Wonder. The buy, together with a collection of short stories titled How to Be a Man, was made at auction from Zoe Waldie at Rogers, Coleridge & White, in association with Melanie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has bought world English rights to a book about racism in the UK by 25-year-old activist and freelance journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge. Commissioning editor Alexa von Hirschberg acquired Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race from Rupert Heath of Rupert Heath Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury cookery imprint Absolute Press has signed a cookbook from Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge. Publisher Jon Croft signed rights in Tom's Table: My Favourite Everyday Recipes in a deal with Deborah McKenna Ltd. The book will feature 100 recipes focusing around Kerridge's home-cooked... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed Meg Rosoff's first novel for adults, a romantic comedy set in New York. Helen Garnons-Williams, publishing director for fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, at auction from Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates. Duck Zoo tells the story... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has launched a new bespoke Copyright Infringement Portal which will ensure publishers “are better able to protect their works in the face of a huge amount of content being made available illegally on websites”. The new service, which replaces the previous portal that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a first book by engineer Roma Agrawal following an auction. Agrawal is a prize-winning engineer who began working on the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, aged just 23. Commissioning editor Natalie Bellos signed world rights to Building Storeys from Patrick... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s has acquired Stealing Snow, a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen for a YA audience, by US author Danielle Paige. Cindy Loh, publishing director for Bloomsbury Children’s in the US, acquired the title in a two-book, global acquisition deal from Joanna... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s UK and US divisions will simultaneously publish a new YA novel from Len Vlahos in winter 2017. In House of Stone, fifteen-year-old Jackie's dad is dying of a brain tumour so decides to auction off his life on eBay to a reality TV show producer. Disgusted by the farce the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed a literary thriller about identical twins from writer Ann Morgan. Beside Myself follows two twin sisters, Ellie and Helen, who swap places aged six. At first, it is a game, but when Ellie refuses to switch back, Helen is forced into a new identity, developing a host of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed a debut book from mathematician David Sumpter, looking at the statistical background behind football. Commissioning editor Jim Martin signed world rights to More than a Game in a deal with Chris Wellbelove at Greene & Heaton. The book will published on Bloomsbury's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books and Bloomsbury Children’s both have two books shortlisted for this year’s Children’s Books Ireland (CBI) Book of the Year awards [see full list below]. Bloomsbury’s Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan and When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan are on the shortlist, as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed a début novel from Sean Michaels, following the true story of Russian inventor and spy Léon Theremin, creator of the theremin. Publishing director for fiction Helen Garnons Williams signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in Us Conductors, in a deal with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is to publish City of Fae by self-published author Pippa DaCosta on its digital imprint, Bloomsbury Spark. The ebook (£3.99) is a new adult urban fantasy about a character named Alina and what happens when the fae (fairy) high queen tries to claim London as her own. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Academic is to stop signing new book projects in politics, international relations and sociology. The publisher has written to its authors in the field, saying: "We're very proud of the work we've published in these areas since 2008 but have decided to focus our publishing energies... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, Edward Elgar Publishing and Nosy Crow have three shortlistings each at the ninth annual Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) awards. The IPG Awards today (18th February) revealed its 12 category shortlists. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Thursday 5th March as part... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bono, Colm Tóibín, Paul McCartney and Salman Rushdie are among the big names contributing to an anthology about sons and fathers, as part of a joint venture between Hutchinson and The Irish Hospice Foundation. Jason Arthur, publisher of Hutchinson, Heinemann and Windmill, agreed a joint-venture... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has a first novel from writer and filmmaker Hannah Rothschild, author of biography The Baroness (Virago). The Improbability of Love will be published by Bloomsbury on 21st May this year. Editor-in-chief Alexandra Pringle signed UK and Commonwealth rights in the deal with Sarah... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired Osprey Publishing Ltd from private equity company Alcuin Capital Partners for £4.6m. Bloomsbury paid £3.2m in cash, and issued shares to the value of £1.4m to make the purchase, and will situate the business within Bloomsbury’s Special Interest Publishing, a part of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has completed its purchase of Osprey Publishing for 4.6 million pounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book subscription service Oyster is adding 1000 books from Bloomsbury to its inventory of titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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