Model and activist signs six-figure contract to publish Transitional, ‘a manifesto for how I see society changing for the better, bringing us all closer’The first book by Munroe Bergdorf, a manifesto on gender by the black transgender activist and model, has been bought for a six-figure sum after a bidding war between 11 publishers.Bergdorf’s Transitional will be published by Bloomsbury in 2021. Exploring six different facets of human experience – adolescence, sexuality, gender, relationships, identity and race – the book will draw on Bergdorf’s own experiences, including growing up in a mixed-race family, going to an all-boys school and starting her transition at the age of 24. In it, she will argue that transition is an experience every person faces in every phase in life, “and that only by recognising this can we understand times of change”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-07-17 05:01:06 UTC ]
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Tori Hope Petersen, who landed on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list with her book about being a foster parent, signed a two-book deal with Nelson Books; IVP Kids is set to publish its first-ever board book; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster lands a personal history by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jenny Lecoat sells a follow-up to The Girl from the Channel Islands to Graydon House, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Zakiya Dalila Harris sells two novels to Atria, Knopf buys a book of lyrics from Kazuo Ishiguro, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Deesha Philyaw—the National Book Award finalist whose critically-acclaimed debut, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, had trouble finding a publisher—has just inked a seven-figure, two-book deal. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, a collection of nine stories, was turned down by several major New... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-14 18:40:18 UTC ]
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Little Golden Books takes a biography of Pope Francis, IVP faces hardships and grief in the workplace in a new title, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-09-11 13:32:52 UTC ]
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Holt buys a posthumous memoir from Hilary Mantel, Liselle Sambury sells a YA dark academia fantasy to McElderry, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove buys Martin MacInnes’s Booker-longlisted In Ascension, Tiny Reparations nabs a K-drama-inspired novel by Leesa Cross-Smith, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-08-28 14:39:17 UTC ]
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Michael Wolff sells a book on Fox News to Holt, HarperVia buys a debut novel from translator Anton Hur, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A guide to friendship for women lands at W, a football-inspired plan for marriage heads to David C Cook, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2023-08-21 14:27:59 UTC ]
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Adam Rapp sells a novel to Little, Brown; Viking buys a book on immigration detention from Ana Raquel Minian; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove Atlantic takes a Booker-longlisted novel from Paul Lynch, singer-songwriter Pia Mia sells a sells a semi-autobiographical romance to Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among recent publishing deals, Jemar Tisby takes two to Convergent, Faith Urey Cho brings a picture book and devotional to WaterBrook, and Zondervan looks to Cultivating Delight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Maddow sells a book about the fight against authoritarianism to Crown, Nelson buys a history of the In-N-Out Burger franchise, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Delroy Lindo sells a memoir to Little, Brown; Sarah Pekkanen re-ups with St. Martin’s; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New books from acclaimed scientist Francis Collins, singer/pastor Steven Furtick, and Black Joy author Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts are among recent publishing deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to both Donald Trump and Mark Meadows, sells a memoir to Simon & Schuster, and Amistad buys a book by couture designer B Michael about his friendship with actor Cicely Tyson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gallery Books nabs Britney Spears’s memoir, One Signal acquires a book on the Supreme Court by Strict Scrutiny podcast cohost Leah Litman, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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