Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a YA romance from journalist Harriet Reuter Hapgood for a six-figure sum. The Square Root of Summer is described as a YA contemporary with a twist, in which seventeen-year-old physics prodigy Gottie Oppenheimer navigates a summer of grief, trying to reconcile her first heartbreak with her last. Senior commissioning editor Rachel Petty acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to the novel in a two-book deal, beating seven other publishers in an auction, from Gemma Cooper at the Bent Agency. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
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Harvill Secker has acquired a debut novel from Anglo-Afghan documentary-maker and writer, Saira... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette Group company Octopus Publishing has acquired children's non-fiction publisher... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has paid a six-figure sum for two books by debut novelist Paul Lynch, beating off five... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Four debut authors are in contention for this year's CILIP Carnegie Medal, announced today (... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Vintage has acquired the licence to publish Ian Fleming's James Bond titles across all... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has acquired a memoir by US blogger Jenny Lawson, known as "The Bloggess", with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sceptre has acquired a "compendium of typos" described as "the perfect word-lovers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a YA title by bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her teenage... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Pan Macmillan has acquired the memoirs of Nanny Pat, who stars in ITV1's "The Only Way... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired three titles from its Young Sherlock Holmes author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive has acquired Australian ebook company Booki.sh for an undisclosed sum in a move which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Oneworld has acquired a novel which tackles male friendship in the late 20th century. World... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has acquired a novel called The Meryl Streep Movie Club, in which four women... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Mira has acquired three books by Pam Jenoff, marking a return to the publisher by the author who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Books has acquired a title by chefs Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang, both Chinese food specialists... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Apple confirmed yesterday that they have acquired the San Francisco-based software company Chomp Inc. Chomp’s feature product is their application search engine that sifts through hundreds of thousands of apps and narrows it down to just a few options for its users. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historical writer Philippa Gregory's first YA novel is to be called Changeling, and will form... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus has acquired the first book from boutique ice-cream parlour The Icecreamists, which sells... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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