Ilex joins the dots

Ilex Press, part of Octopus, will publish Superstars of YouTube: The 100% Unofficial Dot-to-Dot Book by Abi Daker in October 2016, featuring famous vloggers such as Zoella, Alfie Deyes and Dan and Phil. World rights are available. Zara Larcombe of Ilex said: “The popularity of YouTubers has taken the publishing world by storm and dot-to-dot is a way of reaching the young adult audience with a fun and original idea.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Illustration to Thrillers, Fiction and Nonfiction: International Titles on Offer at London 2016

We asked a few publishers which international titles they are especially excited to present to the publishing world at the London Book Fair this spring. The post Illustration to Thrillers, Fiction and Nonfiction: International Titles on Offer at London 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribble acquires Jennifer Higgie picture book

Miriam Rosenbloom, commissioning editor of Scribe’s children’s imprint Scribble, has acquired the world rights for Jennifer Higgie’s debut children’s picture book, There’s Not One. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caitlyn Jenner Sells Memoir to GCP

Gretchen Young took world rights to the currently untitled book, which Jenner is writing with 'Friday Night Lights' scribe Buzz Bissinger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Throne of Glass colouring book from Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired the world rights to The Throne of Glass Coloring Book, based Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan buys tween fiction from Skylark Literary

Macmillan Children’s Books has bought the world rights to A Girl Called Owl, a new tween fiction novel, from Skylark Literary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flying Eye acquires Goodhart picture book text

Flying Eye has bought the world rights to My Very Own Space, a picture book text by Pippa Goodhart about a rabbit who wants his own space, and his brothers and sisters, who keep invading it. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Bauer Media ditched its sales team and went all programmatic

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[ Digiday | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's Top 10 Library Stories of 2015

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ALA Midwinter 2016 Preview: We Need to Talk About Reference

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An Upstate Press Finds a Potential Local Hit in France

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: At Opening, Salman Defends Free Speech

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Frankfurt, It’s Time for the Superheroes of Publishing to Rise

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Zog picture book from Donaldson and Scheffler

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key buys Manning YA romance

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Jewish Lights, Two Graphic Novels Exceed Expectations

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Author seeks Refuge for Books donations

Author Lucy Beresford is launching an initiative to create a library at one of the London shelters for domestic violence charity Refuge.   Beresford said: “I'm launching an initiative called Refuge for Books, asking all my friends in the publishing world to send me a copy of a book for Refuge.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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