Macmillan signs radio presenter Matt Edmondson

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a novelty picture book from Matt Edmondson, presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast Show.  The Greatest Magician in the World is described by MCB as “an enchanting quest” to find said greatest magician in the world and will be published in autumn 2016 in a gift format.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus signs debut by Scholastic's Sanger

Quercus has bought a debut novel by Scholastic Books’ employee David Sanger. Editor Richard Arcus bought world rights, excluding the US, to All Their Minds in Tandem from Becky Thomas at Fox Mason. All Their Minds in Tandem takes place in New Georgetown, West Virginia, in October 1879, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Atlantic signs Kasparov on Putin's Russia

Atlantic has signed a book by former Chess world champion and Russian pr-democracy leader Garry Kasparov. Senior editor James Nightingale acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must be Stopped in a deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs new Roth titles

HarperCollins has acquired two new titles by bestselling YA author Veronica Roth. Katherine Tegen, vice president andpublisher of her eponymous imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books in the US, acquired the world English rights from Joanna Volpe of New Leaf Literary. In the UK, the books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs Russian tale from Michaels

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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Pan Mac signs debut crime series

Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels in a debut crime series by journalist Michelle Davies in a three-way auction. Editor Catherine Richards bought UK and Commonwealth rights for the novels from Jane Gregory. The first, Gone Astray, follows Lesley Kinnock and her husband Mack, who win £12m on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic signs Rowson's carol retellings

Atlantic has signed a multi-year project from cartoonist Martin Rowson, retelling classic Christmas carols. Each year will see the artist release a pun-laden carol, converted line-by-line into "silliness, filth and fun". The first carol to be released will be God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline signs title from comedy writer Shaw

Headline has acquired a humour title by comedy writer Dale Shaw. Editor Richard Roper pre-empted world rights to F**k This Journal (Betterness Through Bitterness) by Dale Shaw from Jamie Coleman at Greene & Heaton. Headline is describing the book as a “hilarious and subversive take on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Headline signs three from McGowan

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jill Abramson Signs $1M Book Deal – But Won't Settle Scores with New York Times

Jill Abramson, the former New York Times executive editor, has signed a rumoured $1m book deal – but readers hoping for a score-settling page turner may be disappointed, according to her publisher. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Bloomsbury signs self-published DaCosta

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century signs two more from Kavanagh

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Myriad signs second from Connolly

Myriad has signed a second novel from author and filmmaker Tom Connolly. World English rights in Men Like Air were signed from Jenny Hewson at Rogers, Coleridge & White. The book is described as a "comic and intricate story of two English brothers", who both travel to New York after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New picture book imprint for Macmillan Children's

Pan Macmillan will this autumn launch a children’s book imprint within Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB), to be run by Suzanne Carnell. Carnell is currently publishing director of picture books and pre-school of the MCB Under 6 division. Under the new imprint, which is yet to be named, she will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Monocle is betting big on digital radio

Monocle magazine is putting audio, accompanied by native advertising, at the heart of its digital publishing plan. The post Why Monocle is betting big on digital radio appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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William Collins signs The Ritchie Boys

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Orion signs Game of Scones

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Igloo Books signs deal with London Taxi

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont signs ten foreign rights deals for The It Girl

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Corvus signs 'captivating' curse tale

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