Scholastic has revealed it has signed the “dazzling”, feminist retelling of The Little Mermaid by Asking for It author Louise O’Neill. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House, Virago, 4th Estate and the team behind The Women’s Prize have all made significant book donations to The Feminist Library to celebrate Feminist Book Fortnight and the collection’s 43rd birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Her debut novel was rejected by publishers multiple times before winning the Desmond Elliott Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The starting pistol for Feminist Book Fortnight sounded this weekend, with approaching 50 independent bookshops around the country taking part. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With its Authors' Awards not only for younger writers but also one for a first-time novelist older than 40, the Society of Authors releases shortlists for more than £98,000 in literary awards. The post The UK’s Society of Authors Releases Its Shortlists for the Authors’ Awards Slate 2018... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chelsea Clinton is "excited" to be a part of the trend for feminist children’s books, she told The Bookseller ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you still can't wrap your head around the fact that Netflix is publishing a comic book, maybe this trailer can help. The streaming giant has released an animated trailer for The Magic Order by Mark Millar's comic book empire, which Netflix snapped... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Kit de Waal are fronting a new feminist teen YA series from Hachette Children’s Group, called Bellatrix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre has struck a deal to publish two more novels by Stephanie Butland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa Broder’s first full length novel, The Pisces (Bloomsbury Circus), follows heartbroken PHD student Lucy as she moves to her sister's house in Venice Beach and subsequently falls in love with a merman. With glowing reviews from Roxane Gay and "Parks & Recreation" writer Megan Amram... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With more than 905,000 reads at Wattpad to date, the first installment of author Kara Barbieri's 'Permafrost' trilogy has a January release date, potentially the next platform-born Big Five YA bestseller. The post Macmillan’s Wednesday Books Names January Wattpad Acquisition Release Date... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo is teaming up with app company Serial Box on a six-part series to celebrate the royal wedding. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin is to release a new book in November – Fire and Blood – set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lightning Books has bought the second novel by the Scottish-born winner of Australia’s richest literary prize, Ryan O’Neill, about a 19th century short story reimagined 99 times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swiss author Joël Dicker returned to the French fiction bestseller list in March, landing in the top spot with The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer, a thriller set in the Hamptons in the 1990s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish David Walliams’ third and final title in ‘The World’s Worst Children’ series in May, with illustrations by Tony Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 25 radical and independent bookshops are taking part in a two-week long celebration of feminist books in a bid to add to the debate about diversity in publishing and showcase books by women writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publication of former FBI director James Comey’s upcoming book about President Trump has been brought forward to tomorrow (Tuesday 17th April) to coincide with the US, after attracting widespread publicity over the weekend. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fierce bidding wars between publishers saw several big deals happen for politically charged novels at this year’s fair, as new books from Jeanette Winterson and Caitlin Moran were also revealed• What will you be reading next year? A roundup of London book fairFrom a distance, the only thing that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historical and dystopian fiction tapping into conversations around feminism and the #MeToo movement were the hot manuscripts going for big money at this year’s London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daisy Khan, the global activist for Muslim women who helped establish an Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan, offers the ‘nuances of Islam’ in her spiritual memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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