Manuscripts by Jacobson, Horowitz and Crace in LBF briefcases

Manuscripts from Howard Jacobson, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Horowitz and Chimamanda Adichie are among those agents are taking to London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A forthcoming biography of Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen from Siltala Publishing in Finland is generating big buzz—and big deals—at the London Book Fair. The post Finland’s Biggest Rights Deal Ever? Literary Sports Biography Generates Buzz at LBF appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Howard Jacobson pens novel about love in old age

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, S&S UK and Trapeze triumph in pre-LBF deals

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Lost' manuscripts of Charlotte Brontë to be published

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Briefcase 2018: What U.S. Agencies Will Be Selling at the London Book Fair

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Morrow splashes six figures on blizzard thriller ahead of LBF

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lauren Child to be inaugural LBF illustrator

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pop Up Creators to showcase emerging artists at LBF

A new exhibition, funded by Arts Council England and coinciding with London Book Fair's Baltic market focus, will be showcasing diverse, emerging artists from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the UK in April and May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LBF moves back to March for 2019 and 2020

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trollope and Wilson to be LBF Authors of the Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horowitz's 'explosive' second Bond novel to Cape

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S US releases editorial notes on Yiannopoulos draft manuscript

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crace, Shukla and Summerscale to judge Rathbones Folio Prize 2018

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sabaliauskaite among trio of LBF Authors of the Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Sexists need not apply': publisher refuses to look at manuscripts addressed to 'Dear sirs'

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[ The Guardian | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horowitz and de Waal to appear at BA Conference

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter will render children illiterate in 20 years says Jacobson

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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