Orwell Prize-winner McGarvey strikes two-book deal with Ebury

Glaswegian rapper, commentator and 2018 Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey has signed a two-book deal with Ebury Press. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heminsley strikes new book deals with Chatto and Sphere

Author, journalist and broadcaster Alexandra Heminsley is publishing a "biography of her body" with Chatto & Windus and two book club novels with Sphere. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG signs Little Rebels Award winner Zanib Mian in three-book deal

Zanib Mian, who won the Little Rebels Award in 2018 with her book The Muslims, has signed a three-book deal with Hachette Children’s Group (HCG). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carol Mason strikes new four-book deal with Amazon Publishing

Amazon Publishing has signed four new books from women’s fiction author Carol Mason. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N strikes new two-book deal with geneticist Adam Rutherford

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired two new books by Adam Rutherford, British geneticist, broadcaster and author of A Brief History Of Everyone Who Ever Lived. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix founder's first book to Ebury in major six-figure deal

UK rights in the first book by Netflix c.e.o. and co-founder Reed Hastings have gone to Ebury for a high six-figure advance following a multi-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milly Johnson strikes fresh three-book deal with S&S

Milly Johnson has struck a three-book deal with her long time publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline strikes fresh two-book deal with Nikola Scott

Headline has acquired two new books by author Nikola Scott, a former editorial director at Little, Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gray and Field strike deal for new picture book series

Kes Gray and Jim Field, the author and illustrator behind the Oi! brand, are planning a new picture book series with Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenage blogger Lucy Powrie strikes three-book deal with Hachette

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a three-book teen series from founder of #UKYAChat, blogger and YouTuber Lucy Powrie in a pre-emptive deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unagented former teacher wins 'up-lit' book deal with Ebury

An unagented former primary school teacher-turned academic Jane O’Connor has signed a world rights deal with Ebury Press for her “quirky, charming” up-lit novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Postal service strikes Irish Book Awards sponsorship deal

Postal service company An Post has signed a three year headline sponsorship deal with the Irish Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish rapper Loki wins prestigious Orwell book prize

Under his real name, Darren McGarvey, the social commentator was praised for his book Poverty Safari. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGarvey's 'heart-rending' poverty tale takes £3,000 Orwell prize

Writer, rapper and community activist Darren McGarvey, also known as 'Loki', has won the Orwell Prize for Books for his "heart-rending" debut Poverty Safari (Luath Press). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze strikes two-book deal for Barnett's 'funny and uplifting' novels

Trapeze has signed two more books from David M Barnett, including a "funny, heartfelt and ultimately uplifting" novel set in the 1990s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Marks Launches Widget, Strikes Two Distribution Deals

The Literary Hub vertical, a book review aggregator billed as a Rotten Tomatoes for books, has launched a widget, and struck distribution deals with the American Booksellers Association and Ingram. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lightning Books snaps up second from prize winner O'Neill

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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Ben Miller strikes children’s book deal

Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has signed a two-book deal with actor and comedian Ben Miller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere strikes new two-book deal with Jenny Ashcroft

Sphere has acquired two more historical fiction novels by author Jenny Ashcroft. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two-book deal for R&J competition winner Frear

Bonnier Zaffre, part of Bonnier Publishing, has acquired two more novels from debut author Caz Frear, winner of its 'Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller' competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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