I B Tauris signs title on history behind Game of Thrones

I B Tauris has commissioned a book which explores the medieval world that inspired George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and the television programme based on the books. Carolyne Larrington, a tutor in medieval English literature at St John’s College Oxford, will look at how Martin and HBO screenwriters D B Weiss and David Benioff constructed the world of Essos and Westeros from the mythologies, cultures and histories of the Middle Ages. Executive editor Alex Wright commissioned Larrington to write the book, called Winter is Coming. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 27/10/2011 - 07:30 Ebury Press has signed Anne Berry’s third novel The Adoption, a multi-generational story about adoption and identity, with the author moving from HarperCollins imprint Blue Door. Ebury editorial director for fiction Gillian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Anobii signs retail deals with publishers

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 15:07 Social networking site Anobii has signed retail partnerships with 10 UK publishing companies, including the UK's four biggest publishers, meaning the site will sell their ebooks from the end of October. Penguin, Random... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Titles decline during France's "rentrée littéraire"

Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 08:40 The number of titles published in France during the "rentrée littéraire" declined to 704 this year from 714 in 2010, but the number of publishers producing them rose to a record 231 from 208, according to market research... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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MCB signs irie deal with Rastamouse

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 08:55 Macmillan Children’s Books has signed up publishing rights in crime-fighting CBeebies character Rastamouse. The deal was struck with DHX Media, and will enable Macmillan to publish a range of Rastamouse products including... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Kercher title to Hodder

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The History Press shrinks pre-tax losses

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Publishers ready Diamond Jubilee titles

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