‘My Sweet Girl’ pushes the boundaries of what a thriller can do

Novelist Amanda Jayatissa ratchets up the tension — and the conversation about social injustices. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Egmont signs ten foreign rights deals for The It Girl

Egmont has sold the rights to The It Girl, the first in a teen series from debut author Katy Birchall, in 10 languages. The publisher has sold rights in French (to Pocket Jeunesse), German (Egmont Germany), Spanish (Planeta), Catalan (Grup 62) Brazilian Portuguese (Rocco), Dutch (JP... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: ‘Girl on the Train’ Climbs to the Top

Paula Hawkins’s debut thriller, rose from #2 to hit the top of Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended February 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Fashion Forward with ‘Girl in Dior’

A love letter to fashion, Paris, and the House of Dior, 'Girl in Dior' ('Jeune fille en Dior') brings French superstar Annie Goetzinger to the US, and gorgeous clothes to the comics page. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Questions For...'Girl on the Train' Editor Sarah McGrath

We chatted with the Riverhead editor-in-chief about the thriller's meteoric rise. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DFB to publish paperback edition of Running Girl

David Fickling Books (DFB) is to publish the paperback edition of the Costa shortlisted Running Girl.   DFB has acquired the paperback rights to the book from Penguin Random House and publication is scheduled for June 2015.  Running Girl, written by Simon Mason, was nominated for the 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite to publish Yoga Girl lifestyle book

Yellow Kite, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, has acquired a memoir and lifestyle guide from yoga instructor and Instagram star Rachel Brathen, titled Yoga Girl. Emily Robertson at Yellow Kite bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blue Rider Pushes Up Stuart Scott Memoir

'Every Day I Fight,' originally slated for a May publication, will now go on sale March 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gone Girl crowned "2014 bestseller" for eBooks by Sainsbury's

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn has been named the top-selling ebook of 2014 for ebooks by Sainsbury’s. The Orion-published book was released as a film in Autumn last year starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Afleck, which had a direct impact on digital sales of the thriller novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestseller: ‘Girl on the Train’ Hits #3

'Girl on the Train,' the hot debut novel of the season, made a strong showing but couldn't dethrone 'American Sniper' from the top of the Apple iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serial killer thriller for Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has acquired a thriller about a woman who survived an attack by a serial killer. Publishing director Maxine Hitchcock bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Black-Eyed Susans, and one other untitled thriller, by Julia Haeberlin from Rachel Kind at Random House in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Pushes Sony to Release 'The Interview'

With questions still lingering about Sony Pictures's release plans for the Seth Rogen comedy 'The Interview,' after the studio suffered a cyber attack and a terrorist threat issued by the North Korean government, the PEN American Center has published an open letter to Sony CEO Michael Lynton,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brooklyn Publisher Pushes Cuba Titles

In the wake of President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will begin to "normalize" relations with Cuba, Restless Books is promoting a group of titles by Cuban writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling unnerved by girls who fall for Malfoy

Girls are quick to romanticise anti-heroes, says Harry Potter author, as she shares her vision for the future of the boy wizard’s school enemyJK Rowling says that “girls are very apt to romanticise” the antihero, and reveals that she had been forced to pour “cold common sense” on the startling... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle app update adds X-ray, push notifications, better audiobook controls

The Kindle’s X-Ray feature is an excellent differentiator from other eReader apps. It’s like a specialized Wikipedia for each Kindle book, curating details about characters, locations, history, and many other facets of both fiction and non-fiction texts. The X-Ray feature is finally available in... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoella retreats from web amid row about ghostwritten novel Girl Online

YouTube blogger Zoe Sugg asks fans for patience while she takes a few days off, saying book controversy was ‘clouding up my brain’The YouTube blogger Zoella has revealed she is temporarily quitting the internet amid controversy over her record-breaking debut novel.Zoe Sugg’s Girl Online, about a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Government push on maths, science and coding

The government will put a £67m push behind the teaching of maths, science and digital skills in schools next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin: 'Zoella had help with Girl Online'

Penguin has confirmed Siobhan Curham “helped Zoe [Sugg] tell her story”, after rumours began circulating on social media that Curham ghostwrote Girl Online.   Spokesperson Tania Vian-Smith told The Bookseller: “Siobhan was part of the editorial team.”   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoella admits Girl Online ghost-writing

Her debut novel, Girl Online, was written with the "help" of her publisher, Penguin, admits Zoella. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe Sugg's Girl Online is fastest selling book of the year

YouTube star Zoella’s first book sells 78,000 copies in its first week, the highest first week’s sales of a new author ever! Girl Online, the first novel by Zoe Sugg AKA “Zoella” has pushed Jeff Kinney’s newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul off the top of the chart as the fastest selling... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three thrillers to Orenda Books

New independent publisher Orenda Books has made a flurry of new acquisitions since launching just last month. Orenda Books founder Karen Sullivan has acquired world English language rights for Canada-Australia writer Paul E Hardistry’s debut eco-thriller The Abrupt Physics of Dying. The book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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