The novel, which begins in Beijing during 1989’s Tiananmen Square demonstrations, follows a physicist obsessed with time. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-17 17:55:13 UTC ]
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Jacaranda Books has snapped up former financial trader Isabelle Dupuy's "deeply incisive" debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 12:56:03 UTC ]
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Doubleday has pre-empted Faber Academy graduate Ericka Waller’s debut novel, Dog Days, about the solace of canine companions “when times are hard”. Kirsty Dunseath, publishing director of Doubleday Fiction, bought world rights in all languages for two titles from Katie Greenstreet at C&W.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 12:33:37 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Vermilion has clinched the debut of psychologist Dr Pippa Grange, who has been credited with helping to transform the England team in the 2018 World Cup. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 00:56:29 UTC ]
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Scholastic has won a "heated" auction for a middle-grade debut about an 11-year-old with a stammer who wants to become a stand-up comedian. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 12:33:54 UTC ]
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The longlist for the 2019 Portico Prize has been revealed, with six debuts and ten independent publishers making the cut. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 09:34:51 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books has won a "competitive" six-way auction to publish Guardian journalist Oliver Milman’s "terrifying and compelling" debut, The Insect Crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 21:37:46 UTC ]
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Firefly Press has snapped up a middle-grade fantasy novel by debut author Loris Owen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 18:25:11 UTC ]
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Irish writer Megan Nolan's debut novel has just sold to Jonathan Cape in a pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 16:21:35 UTC ]
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Lit Hub is excited to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. This year’s judging panel included Tommy Orange, Emma Straub, Monique Truong, Maaza Mengiste, and Claire Messud. They are: De’Shawn Charles Winslow, In West Mills Chia-Chia Lin, The Unpassing Julia... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-26 13:59:29 UTC ]
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It is next to impossible to read every debut book that comes out in a single year. Even for me, a person who has dedicated the year to reading as many debuts as humanly possible and interviewing newly-published authors for my website Debutiful. Every month, my to-be-read pile grows larger and... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-09-24 11:00:28 UTC ]
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In “The Water Dancer,” which examines the psychological effects of slavery, a 12-year-old field hand discovers he has magical gifts. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-24 09:00:11 UTC ]
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Joanne Harris has spoken out against an “absurd” focus on debuts in the publishing world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 16:30:46 UTC ]
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Egmont has pre-empted a new beastly series by debut author Jack Meggitt-Phillips; read an exclusive extract here. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 04:51:31 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has acquired Times journalist Annabelle Williams' debut about how "the world of finance still favours men". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 03:47:12 UTC ]
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Egmont has pre-empted a new beastly series in a three-book six-figure deal, described as "a natural successor to the genius of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 02:04:35 UTC ]
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Faber & Faber triumphed in a "hard-fought" five-way auction to publish historian Edward Shawcross’s debut book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-20 16:32:54 UTC ]
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New publishing director Ruth Tross has made her first acquisitions for Bookouture, picking up a dark American suspense debut by Miranda Smith and new police procedural series from Susan Wilkins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 05:48:28 UTC ]
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Tinder Press has picked up Ruth McIver’s debut crime novel in a joint deal with Hachette Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 20:31:16 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood's The Testaments (Vintage) has held the Amazon Charts Most-Sold: Fiction number one for a second week, as former prime minister David Cameron makes his debut in the Most-Sold: Non Fiction chart on pre-orders alone. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 09:32:13 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted an "incredibly compelling" domestic suspense novel from debut author Helen Cooper in a "major" two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 17:25:03 UTC ]
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