Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ gets a sequel — in novel form

That “Heat” is plotted as tightly as a Swiss watch makes the shapelessness of this follow-up all the harder to forgive. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-09 12:07:51 UTC ]

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Lume Books snaps up sequel to Bilyeau historical thriller

Lume Books has snapped up the follow up to Nancy Bilyeau's historical thriller The Blue. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 00:09:57 UTC ]
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Walliams strikes twice with Gangsta Granny sequel

David Walliams and Tony Ross' Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (HarperCollins Children's Books) has swiped the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 54,528 copies in its first full week on the shelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 01:13:04 UTC ]
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Bad Form Review and PRH's Lit in Colour among FutureBook Award winners

Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
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Born Black and poor in Stockton, he was mayor by 26. Michael Tubbs' memoir tells the tale

Out this week, 'The Deeper the Roots' is an intimate, personal story of defying odds, helping others do the same and making history along the way. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-16 14:36:39 UTC ]
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In the United States: ‘The 1619 Project’ Books Arrive Amid Heated Debate

At a time when American book publishing is exploring its place in the nation's political fray, the controversial '1619 Project' is coming out as a book. The post In the United States: ‘The 1619 Project’ Books Arrive Amid Heated Debate appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-09 13:43:48 UTC ]
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Michael Connelly’s new Bosch book is one of this month’s best thrillers and mysteries

Other best thrillers of November: “The Bloodless Boy,” “The Pledge” “Hello, Transcriber” and “The Night Will Be Long.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT and PRH form alliance to address lack of primary school library investment

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) is partnering with Penguin Random House (PRH) to form a national alliance addressing "the chronic lack" of investment in primary school libraries in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 10:42:55 UTC ]
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Brian Cox torches Johnny Depp, Ed Norton, Michael Caine and more in new book

'Succession' star Brian Cox rips several beloved Hollywood stars in his memoir 'Putting the Rabbit in the Hat,' but also praises a few along the way. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-28 22:07:21 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson forms 'major partnership' with Hong Kong museum

Thames & Hudson is working with the new M+ museum in Hong Kong as part of a "major publishing partnership". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 04:52:32 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph signs Kacenberg's 'unique' Holocaust memoir

Penguin Michael Joseph has signed a “unique” Holocaust memoir about the unlikely friendship between a young Jewish girl and a stray cat by Mala Kacenberg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 02:08:45 UTC ]
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Michael Caine is (maybe) retiring from acting . . . to be a writer!

On Friday, Michael Caine appeared on the BBC radio program “Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review,” to talk about his new film Best Sellers, in which he plays a cranky, alcoholic novelist who goes on a book tour with his publisher, played by Aubrey Plaza, who is trying to save the company. (Reviews are... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-18 14:00:04 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph snaps up Ward's superyacht thriller

Penguin Michael Joseph has snapped up an “unputdownable superyacht" thriller, A Stranger on Board, by Cameron Ward. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 04:58:36 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph sweeps in for new Mrs Hinch book

Penguin Michael Joseph has swept in for another title from bestseller Mrs Hinch, packed with lists “to make organising your life the simplest it's ever been”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 09:32:17 UTC ]
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Bad Form launches series of workshops to demystify publishing industry

Bad Form is launching a series of free events to demystify the publishing industry for people from Black, Asian and racialised communities. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 03:18:13 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: two's company for Osman sequel

Richard Osman’s The Man Who Died Twice (Penguin) scored the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 18th September, doubling up on its overall print number one—and leapfrogging Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You (Faber) in both charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 03:15:19 UTC ]
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UCLan Publishing picks up Mina and the Undead sequel from McCaw

UCLan Publishing has acquired a sequel to blogger Amy McCaw’s YA mystery Mina and the Undead, which was published in April this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 15:05:48 UTC ]
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Academic publisher Michael Holdsworth dies, aged 73

Tributes have been paid to academic publisher Michael Holdsworth after his death, aged 73. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 13:03:36 UTC ]
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How Colm Tóibín Burrowed Inside Thomas Mann’s Head

In writing his new novel, the Irish author spent years tracing the secret yearnings of Mann—who, he says, played a lifelong “game between what was revealed and what was concealed.” Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2021-09-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade invited to form group and change industry 'for the better'

An open invitation from figures including Nikesh Shukla and Yara Rodrigues Fowler has been issued for people in the trade to form a group that will "change the UK publishing industry for the better". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 01:23:23 UTC ]
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