Oneworld has scooped Caoilinn Hughes’ “mesmerising and ambitious” second novel which promises to be a dark comedy on euthanasia. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 21:08:41 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has acquired two standalone middle-grade novels from London teacher Cath Howe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diverse stories in today’s “dark times” have never been more important, Crystal Mahey-Morgan, founder of OWN IT! said at the launch of No Place To Call Home. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has bought two books including a “Poldark-esque” historical debut for a five-figure sum in the fastest pre-empt literary agent David Headley has “ever seen”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Swainson, editor at large for non-fiction at Oneworld, has bought world English language rights in a narrative non-fiction account of the death of French resistance hero Jean Moulin. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow is to publish two new series of books by Usborne editor Louie Stowell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is publishing Scottish broadcaster Eddie Mair's first book, plus one other, following a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK will publish a biography of Leonard da Vinci by Walter Isaacson, author of iSteve, The Book of Jobs, based on “new discoveries about his life and work”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has bought a middle-grade novel from scientific writer Sharon Cohen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the success of self-published authors like Andy Weir and EL James, Hollywood is scooping up the rights to books as fast as it can. But why – and is it always good for the author?After watching Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, self-published author Mark Dawson was inspired to create his own... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.K. indie publisher, founded by a young married couple in a kitchen in Cyprus three decades ago, only began releasing fiction only in 2009. Since then, it's won two Man Booker Prizes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feature film rights for M A Bennett’s debut YA novel S.T.A.G.S have been bought by Chernin Entertainment, ahead of its UK publication. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld is to publish a new anthology of work from a selection of the best fiction writers under 40 from across Latin America. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld has acquired The Baghdad Clock by Iraqi author Shahad al Rawi, originally published in Arabic by Dar al-Hikma in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut published by Oneworld, Fever Dream by Argentinian novelist Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell, has been shortlisted for the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book trade has expressed surprise over the snap general election called by prime minister Theresa May and is divided over whether it will harm or boost the book market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Willow Smith has bought the film rights to YA fantasy trilogy Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Faber) with a view to starring in it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost anyone can use the worldwide web to be a media outlet, so how will we differentiate between truth, myth and lies? Australia’s two largest legacy media organisations recently announced big cuts to their journalistic staff. Many editorial positions, perhaps up to 120, will disappear at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder has pre-empted BBC journalist David Robson’s The Intelligence Trap, a book that has now sold in six territories internationally, with US rights snapped up in a six-figure deal at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray publisher Mark Richards has pre-empted a novel about a "psychopathic but glamorous and alluring" Russian assassin, Codename Villanelle, by Luke Jennings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McFly band member Tom Fletcher will publish his second middle grade novel for Penguin Random House in time for the Christmas market this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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