Laura Lippman’s suspense novel ‘Dream Girl’ takes its cue from Stephen King

In Lippman’s 25th novel, a bedridden novelist is haunted by a woman who claims to be one of his characters. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Walliams reigns supreme as Beast of Buckingham Palace takes the crown

David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The Beast of Buckingham Palace (HarperCollins) has ascended to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot without breaking a sweat, selling 100,899 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 14:52:17 UTC ]
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2020's Academic Book Week to take environmental theme

The fifth Academic Book Week will take place from 9th to 13th March 2020, with 'Academic Books and the Environment' as its central theme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 13:05:13 UTC ]
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Ordinary Girls: Jaquira Díaz on Growing Up in Miami Beach

That winter, the year Boogie turned 14, we got it in our heads that we could run away, leave Miami Beach and never come back. For months, I’d spent every night lost in a book, read whatever the librarian put in my hands, which usually meant books written by white men, about white people, for […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 09:47:43 UTC ]
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CBS takes weekly Nielsen crown behind ’60 Minutes’

CBS won television’s weekly Nielsen crown, despite not having a prime-time football game, primarily because games on rival NBC and Fox had relatively lackluster showings Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2019-11-19 21:25:56 UTC ]
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Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other sells in 21 deals with TV auction underway

Following Bernardine Evaristo’s historic Booker Prize win, translation rights to her novel Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton) have been snapped up in 21 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 06:13:51 UTC ]
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Bodley Head scoops Rachel Maddow's take on oil industry

Bodley Head will publish MSNBC news anchor Rachel Maddow’s take on "the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 02:47:32 UTC ]
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Adele Parks takes over books coverage in new Platinum Magazine

The newly launched Platinum Magazine, a magazine aimed at women over 55, has launched a books section edited by novelist Adele Parks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 05:39:11 UTC ]
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Atwood takes book tour to Australia and New Zealand

Margaret Atwood is taking her book tour to Australia and New Zealand next year in celebration of the global publication of The Testaments (Vintage). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 00:57:59 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus snaps up O'Toole's take on Brexit

Head of Zeus has snapped up Fintan O'Toole's "funny and perceptive" account of the run-up to Brexit.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 11:49:56 UTC ]
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Hearst Connecticut Media Investigates Boys & Girls Club of America

After Hearst Connecticut Media reported on a lawsuit alleging past sexual abuse at the Boys & Girls club in Greenwich, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-11-15 08:00:25 UTC ]
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Meal Prep King strikes book deal with Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has signed a two-book deal with Instagram star John Clark, also known as The Meal Prep King, after his weight loss story went viral. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 18:38:45 UTC ]
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Faber's Laura Hassan promoted to associate publisher

Faber’s editorial director of non-fiction Laura Hassan has been promoted to the new role of associate publisher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 16:33:51 UTC ]
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Faber takes on debut from 'fantastic new talent' Una Mannion

Faber has acquired Irish-based author Una Mannion's "utterly captivating" debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 10:30:21 UTC ]
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Canongate signs Katyal's take on Trump impeachment

Canongate has snapped up Impeach by Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, laying out the case for Donald Trump's impeachment.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-10 23:55:14 UTC ]
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The Teenage Ghosts in Laura Ruby’s National Book Award Finalist Never Sleep

“Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All” is set during World War II in a Chicago orphanage, where teenagers — some of them ghosts — seek answers. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-11-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Remembering Stephen Dixon: Writer, Teacher, Friend

Stephen Dixon left us yesterday. The author of Frog (1991) and Interstate (1995) two National Book Award finalists, published some thirty other books, including collections of his over 500 short stories. I first met Dixon on the final day of a class in my junior year of college called “Short... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-07 20:03:05 UTC ]
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Aria takes two from debut author Olivia Lara

Head of Zeus imprint Aria Fiction has snared a "sweepingly romantic" debut by Olivia Lara in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 01:16:54 UTC ]
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‘From Hell to Breakfast’ takes readers on a sometimes confounding journey. It’s worth the ride.

The novel opens with Dracula arguing with his girlfriend and gets weirder from there. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-04 21:45:57 UTC ]
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Why Do Literary Agents Take So Long to Respond to Submissions?

Why do literary agents take so long to respond to submissions from writers? Is it personal? Are there things writers can do to speed up the process? Find the answers here. The post Why Do Literary Agents Take So Long to Respond to Submissions? by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

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