One More Chapter acquires three more from Wood in DCI Matilda Darke series

One More Chapter has acquired three new titles in the DCI Matilda Darke thriller series by Michael Wood. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Biteback acquires Gambaccini memoir

Biteback has acquired a memoir from radio presenter Paul Gambaccini about when he was falsely accused of sexual assault. The publisher acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Love, Paul Gambaccini, which it describes as a “no-holds-barred story” about 12 months of trauma, from Caroline... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion acquires two by Kate Lord Brown

Orion has signed two books by Kate Lord Brown, who has previously been published by Atlantic’s Corvus imprint. Kate Mills, Orion publishing director, acquired the novels from Sheila Crowley at Curtis Brown, for a “good five-figure sum”. The first novel, The Christmas We Met, will be published... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ProQuest Acquires Coutts from Ingram

ProQuest will assume ownership and management of Coutts and MyiLibrary, and “form a strategic partnership" with Ingram for print fulfillment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown acquires new Keren David

Little, Brown Book Group has acquired a new novel by YA Book Prize-shortlisted author Keren David. Cuckoo, which will be published under the Atom imprint, is about a washed-up child star who needs a new home and a new direction, and finds them in unlikely places and through the most improbable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix Just Announced Its Green Eggs and Ham Series in the Most Seussian Way

A Dr. Seuss classic is coming to streaming TV as a 13-episode animated series. Green Eggs and Ham, based on the children's book first published in 1960, is coming to Netflix—though sadly not until 2018. Executive producer Ellen DeGeneres says the project "combines two of my favorite things: Dr.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gaby Wood made Booker's literary director

Daily Telegraph head of books Gaby Wood has been appointed as the next literary director of the Booker Prize Foundation, succeeding Ion Trewin who died earlier this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vermilion acquires Brené Brown

Penguin Random House imprint Vermilion has acquired a new book by Brené Brown about overcoming mistakes, called Rising Strong. Susanna Abbott, Vermilion publishing director, and Cathryn Summerhayes of WME agreed the deal for UK and Commonwealth rights. Brown is a research professor at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How a Pulitzer-Winning Series Forced South Carolina to Face Its Domestic Violence Problem

From the time its first installment was published, “Til Death Do Us Part,” a powerful series about domestic abuse in South Carolina from the Charleston Post and Courier, seemed destined for Pulitzer Prize contention.   And on ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ig Plans Series on Books That Inspired Writers to Write

We all know how certain books, read at key moments in our lives, remain memorable and influential for years afterward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mutual Funds’ Dark Side

The great drama of our time is the rise of the 1 percent. Thomas Piketty has done more than anyone else to put this question on the public agenda. But while his book Capital in the Twenty-First Century documents the growth of inequality, he does not offer much of an explanation or a solution. He... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Acquires ‘Book of Joy’ by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu

The two spiritual leaders will collaborate on the book to share their perspectives on joy and achieving a meaningful life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Acquires Sillitoe Backlist, Unpublished Novel

Open Road Integrated Media has secured rights to a large body of British writer Alan Sillitoe’s work, as well as the rights to his last, unpublished novel, 'Moggerhanger.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Traditional books on paper open a new chapter of success

As the expansion of ebook sales slow down, enthusiasm for both paperbacks and hardcovers remains strongA former tannery has been magicked into an arts venue, the lights have been dimmed, and a roomful of publishing executives are sitting on creaky wooden floors, cross-legged or knees scrunched... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phoenix Yard to publish colouring book series

Phoenix Yard Books has acquired the world English rights to publish a series of colouring books from Dutch publisher BBNC. The range, which will be launched in May, includes three books for adults - The One and Only Colouring Book For Adults, The Second One and Only Colouring Book For Adults... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV review: Netflix's dark 'Daredevil' takes the superhero origin story to new heights

Daredevil can't see you, but he knows you're coming. His new show is so good, it might catch comic book fans by surprise. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle acquires Guskin début

Mantle has pre-empted a debut novel by Sharon Guskin. Associate publisher Sam Humphreys bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Forgetting Time from Kerry Nordling for Flatiron Books. Amy Einhorn will publish for Flatiron in the US and Canada. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker buys picture book series from Ardagh and Elwick

Walker Books UK has snapped up a new picture book series written “in complete  collaboration” by writer Philip Ardagh and illustrator Elissa Elwick.  Deirdre McDermott, picture book publisher at Walker, acquired the world rights to four books in The Little Adventurers series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH acquires cookbook from Ottolenghi and Scully

Penguin Random House has acquired The NOPI Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully. The collection of more than 120 recipes from Ottolenghi and collaborator and NOPI head chef Scully will showcase the pair’s favourite recipes from the celebrated central London restaurant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A&B acquires second title by Stockwin

Allison & Busby has signed a historical novel from Julian Stockwin. the second in a series of standalone books dramatising pivotal moments. Publishing director Susie Dunlop bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Crakys of War, in a deal with Carole Blake at Blake... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin acquires Dragt title

Pushkin Children’s Books has acquired another book by Tonke Dragt, author of The Letter for the King. Publisher Adam Freudenheim acquired world English rights to the book, which was first published in Dutch in 1966, from Luciënne van der Leije at publishing house Leopold.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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