Headline has bought a series of four novels by a librarian from the West Midlands. Publishing director Mari Evans acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the books by G X Todd in a pre-empt from Camilla Wray at the Darley Anderson agency. The first novel, Defender, “transports readers immediately to a world in which society has been decimated and those who remain must fight to survive”. The book follows Pilgrim, who is haunted by a Voice in his head who tells him to help Lacey, a teenage girl arms with her grandmother’s gun and a spiky attitude. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Headline has signed three “compelling” new novels from saga writer Glenda Young. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 04:54:36 UTC ]
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Allison & Busby has acquired a “gripping and timely” dystopian thriller by Edinburgh-based writer Jane Alexander. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 20:45:03 UTC ]
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Ann Cleeves' latest book The Long Call (Pan Macmillan) has been snapped up for a television series by Silverprint Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 07:15:07 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press has snapped up rights to QI assistant producer Anne Miller's debut children's series, with illustrations by Becka Moor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-22 05:01:02 UTC ]
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Headline will publish a special edition of Neil Gaiman’s iconic bestseller The Ocean at the End of the Lane later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 12:54:12 UTC ]
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Tired of standalone romances and want to just read one series at a time? I have something for you. These 19 romance book series will make you swoon! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-21 10:38:00 UTC ]
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The season may be winding down, but things are heating up for comics fans, with unusual plot lines and new kinds of heroes. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-08-20 16:54:57 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired a new series by award-winning author and illustrator Hannah Shaw in a three-book deal at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 19:10:24 UTC ]
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As reductions in education funding still loom nationwide, school librarians seek out ways to showcase and defend the benefits of the work they do. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz Festival is teaming up with Foyles for its fifth anniversary event in October, featuring headliner Garth Nix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 10:16:06 UTC ]
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Gollancz has signed up debut author Nick Martell’s "unmissable" fantasy series, The Mercenary King. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 01:47:30 UTC ]
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Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer has signed a new crime series from Carol Wyer in a three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 18:23:43 UTC ]
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The BBC is to host a year-long celebration of literature with new programming across BBC TV, Radio and online, including a “landmark” BBC2 series “The Novels That Shaped Our World”, to be broadcast this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 18:20:23 UTC ]
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Headline Home has scooped the debut fitness book by double Olympic champion gymnast Max Whitlock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 08:41:09 UTC ]
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Christi Daugherty’s YA thriller series Night School (Little, Brown) has been optioned for TV by the Intellectual Property Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 15:06:18 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has snapped up a new police procedural thriller series from Louisa de Lange. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 03:59:49 UTC ]
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Netflix will produce a new series titled 'Zero,' an Italian-language show based on the work of 27-year-old Antonio Dikele Distefano, a formerly self-published Italian author whose books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies since he signed with Mondadori. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Lim’s “Spin the Dawn” follows a girl who disguises herself as a boy in the hopes of becoming the imperial tailor. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-30 16:00:58 UTC ]
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Carcanet Press is launching an audiobook series featuring recordings of poetry collections read by the authors themselves. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 14:17:40 UTC ]
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World-renowned chef Raymond Blanc is returning to Headline with a two-title deal, including a book dedicated to his orchard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 10:59:49 UTC ]
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