Oneworld snaps up dark comedy from Caoilinn Hughes

Oneworld has scooped Caoilinn Hughes’ “mesmerising and ambitious” second novel which promises to be a dark comedy on euthanasia. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Orenda signs 'dark, sexy' psychological thriller

Orenda Books has signed The Other Twin, a "dark, sexy" debut psychological thriller by Lucy V Hay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up Faber Academy graduate Alice Feeney

HQ has acquired two books by Faber Acadamy graduate Alice Feeney for six figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ralph Lauren autobiography snapped up by S&S

Simon & Schuster is to publish the autobiography of fashion icon Ralph Lauren next autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Dark Tower' companion TV series will include Idris Elba

The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” is getting closer and closer with the 2017 February release. And as the premiere date approaches so do the new details on the expansive world planned for this massive book series translation. Part of that plan is a TV series that explores... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up Olympic rowing coach Gröbler's biography

HQ has acquired the first biography of Olympic rowing coach Jürgen Gröbler, who has been “instrumental” in the careers of Olympians Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Barter's YA debut snapped up

Andersen Press has acquired a YA novel by debut author and bookseller Catherine Barter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pokémon Book of Joy snapped up by Century

Century has acquired The Pokémon Book of Joy in the wake of the global Pokémon Go phenomenon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac buys 'dark' fantasy novel The Never King

Pan Macmillan has acquired a stand-alone fantasy novel, The Never King, by Jon Abbot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible presents live comedy at Edinburgh Fringe

Audible has curated a comedy stage at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of its sponsorship of The Pleasance, one of the festival’s venues. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Theresa May biography snapped up by Biteback

Biteback is to publish a biography of Theresa May, Britain's next Prime Minister, by journalist and Jeremy Corbyn biographer Rosa Prince. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good News for Dark Times: Lisa Sharon Harper’s ‘Very Good’ Gospel

In her new book ‘The Very Good Gospel,’ Harper examines the first three chapters of Genesis to reveal readings from the gospel that speak to today’s anxious minds, racial divisions, and threats of violence. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Chilling' memoir to Oneworld

Oneworld is to publish a "chilling and deeply moving" memoir by French writer Maude Julien entitled Behind the Gate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Bernardi Named Dark Horse V-P of Book Trade, Digital Sales

Bernardi succeeds longtime Dark Horse book trade executive Michael Martens, who is retiring after 22 years, and will takeover in time for the American Library Association meeting in Orlando, Florida. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotty T memoir snapped up by S&S

"Geordie Shore" star and "Celebrity Big Brother" winner Scotty T (Scott Timlin) is writing a memoir, to be published by Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Patti Hughes

Hughes, a longtime Macmillan executive and, most recently, the publisher's v-p of distribution, sales and special markets, died on June 12. She was 60. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Hughes joins HarperCollins Children’s

HarperCollins Children’s Books has hired Sarah Hughes, currently publishing director at Egmont, as its fiction publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld snaps up Rhys in six figure pre-empt

Transworld has pre-empted two novels by Rachel Rhys, Butterflies with Broken Wings plus one other, in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WTF are ‘dark posts’?

Brands don’t need all of their followers to see everything they create for social media. That’s why they use “dark posts,” targeted bits of content meant for select eyes only. Dark posts are yet another “dark” category in online publishing, with concepts like dark social and the dark web,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Janet Nolan: Finding Light in the Darkness

A story of turning a negative into a positive is always heartening, as evidenced by "Seven and a Half Tons of Steel," a picture book written by Janet Nolan and illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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