Mirror Books pre-empts memoir of first NHS baby

Mirror Books is set to publish a memoir by Aneira Thomas, the first baby born on the NHS. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 20:50:00 UTC ]
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Prince Harry Memoir Led 1.2% Rise in Print Book Sales Last Week

Prince Harry's 'Spare' sold more than 195,000 copies in its second week on sale, helping to lift print book sales 1.2% last week over 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How 'Gender Queer: A Memoir' became America's most banned book

Maia Kobabe's graphic memoir "Gender Queer" became the most banned book in American schools, drawing the Northern California artist and writer into the nation's cultural wars. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-12-21 11:00:19 UTC ]
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Filmmaker says Canada's largest book publisher released memoir depicting her sexual assault as consensual

A filmmaker has accused Canadian writer Leah McLaren of sexual assault, saying that Penguin Random House Canada knowingly published a memoir by McLaren that depicts the alleged incident as consensual. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-12-09 19:13:28 UTC ]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Signs Book Deal For ‘No Holds Barred’ Memoir

The book will cover the actor's “complicated marriage to Will Smith,” her “unconventional upbringing in Baltimore,” and her friendship with late rapper Tupac Shakur, Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2022-10-06 16:02:46 UTC ]
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‘Everyone’s got a book in them’: boom in memoir industry as ordinary people record their stories

Companies providing ghostwritten autobiographies for people wanting to share histories have seen surge in trade since CovidBrian Lewis grew up on a tough council estate after arriving in Britain as part of the Windrush generation. At the age of eight he developed an interest in chess and joined... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-09-24 14:00:06 UTC ]
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The graphic memoir of an Apple Valley 'Afro-Punk' mirrors cross-racial journeys like mine

James Spooner's 'The High Desert' chronicles a journey into punk as a Black teeen's escape from exurbia. It's a more common story than you'd think Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-25 13:00:59 UTC ]
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A Former Nickelodeon Star’s Memoir Has Become the Summer’s Big Hit Book. It’s Very Clear Why.

I’m Glad My Mom Died details the abuse the iCarly actor suffered as a child star. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2022-08-18 20:31:47 UTC ]
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If Classic Books Were Written for Babies

A dream reading list for all the budding intellectuals out there — and their parents. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-05-07 13:46:01 UTC ]
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How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country

Maia Kobabe’s book “Gender Queer,” about coming out as nonbinary, landed the author at the center of a battle over which books belong in schools, and who gets to make that decision. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-05-01 23:54:03 UTC ]
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Britney Spears lands ‘record-breaking’ book deal for tell-all memoir

Pop star’s memoir was subject of a massive bidding war, and comes weeks after she sent a cease-and-desist letter to her sister over her own autobiographyBritney Spears has landed a “record-breaking” publishing deal for a tell-all memoir about her rise to fame, her relationship with her family... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-02-22 01:12:57 UTC ]
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Rubin's behind the scenes publishing memoir goes to Applause Books

Stephen Rubin, a consulting publisher at Simon & Schuster US, has written a behind the scenes memoir, Words and Music: Confessions of an Optimist, to be published by Applause Books in the US in January 2023.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-24 03:29:19 UTC ]
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HQ pre-empts 'empowering' guide from life coach Ogunlesi

HQ has pre-empted an "empowering" guide to overcoming imposter syndrome from life coach Tiwalola Ogunlesi in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 19:04:39 UTC ]
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Atlantic pre-empts two 'brilliant' novels by Denton

Atlantic Books has acquired All Along the Echo, a novel exploring "the glorious noise of existence" by Danny Denton, in a two book pre-empt.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 08:55:20 UTC ]
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Cornerstone Press signs TikTok star K C Davis in 48-hour pre-empt

Cornerstone Press has signed a “gentle guide to cleaning and organising” from licensed therapist and TikTok creator K C Davis in a 48-hour pre-empt.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-11 16:30:08 UTC ]
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Mirror Books signs Murphy-Bates on serial killer Port

Mirror Books has signed journalist Sebastian Murphy-Bates' book on serial killer Stephen Port.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 10:18:42 UTC ]
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Nine Eight Books lands memoir from soul legend P P Arnold

Nine Eight Books, the music imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired the “compelling and pertinent memoir” from 1960s soul legend P P Arnold.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 22:10:47 UTC ]
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A Jeffrey Epstein accuser shares scathing allegations in a new memoir: ‘My book is my day in court’

‘Silenced No More’ is unsparing in its accusations against Epstein and, especially, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is on trial on charges of sex trafficking. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-07 18:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head pre-empts 'landmark' account of human history by Galor

The Bodley Head has pre-empted a "landmark" account of human history by Oded Galor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 09:20:49 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's pre-empts Brooks' YA debut in seven-figure global deal

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has swooped for Promise Boys, the debut YA thriller by award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks, in a seven-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 02:50:43 UTC ]
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Selma Blair's Mean Baby memoir coming from Virago in 2022

Virago will publish Mean Baby, the memoir of actress Selma Blair, exploring her career, struggles with addiction, life with multiple sclerosis (MS) and advocacy alongside her role as a mother.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 09:44:11 UTC ]
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