Penguin signs more Five Minute Mum

Penguin Random House Children's UK has acquired two new books from Instagram parenting star Daisy Upton, known to her 180,000 followers as "Five Minute Mum".  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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St. Martin's Signs Nora Roberts

St. Martin’s Press acquired six titles by bestselling author Nora Roberts, with the first novel scheduled to publish in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube star Caspar Lee writes memoir with mum

Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is publishing YouTube star Caspar Lee's memoir, authored in collaboration with the 21-year-old's mum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Can Binge on 900 Glorious Minutes of Comic Book Movies This Year

There will be more cumulative hours of comic book movies released this year than in any year in the last decade. The post You Can Binge on 900 Glorious Minutes of Comic Book Movies This Year appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Jump at Penguin Random House

Pearson reported that its share of adjusted operating profit from Penguin Random House rose 30% in 2015 over 2014, hitting 90 million pounds from 69 million pounds in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex Marwood signs with Sphere for two more novels

Sphere is publishing two new novels from Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches new classics range Pocket Penguins

Penguin is bringing out a new series of classic titles in a "compact, jewel-like format" called Pocket Penguins. The series - dubbed "the future of Penguin Classics" - will launch in May 2016, featuring titles such as Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad, priced... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin packages Classics for schoolchildren

A package of 100 titles drawn from Penguin's Black Classics series is being aimed at secondary school children, with schools minister Nick Gibb offering his support to the venture. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Classics to offer schools sets of 100 books at £1 per title

Publisher responds to challenge from the schools minister to provide schoolchildren with affordable access to great books From Solomon Northrup’s 19th-century memoir about his years in captivity, Twelve Years a Slave, to classic novels such as Gulliver’s Travels and Madame Bovary, schools... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Last-Minute Reprieve, St. Mark’s Stays Open

The troubled New York City bookstore that was threatened with closure yesterday, got a one-week reprieve for an impending auction of its remaining inventory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld signs 'gritty' crime series set in Bradford

Transworld has bought a debut thriller series by A. A. Dhand, promising "to do for Bradford what ‘The Wire’ has done for Baltimore". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent signs 'romantic comedy' Puzzle Girl

Accent Press has signed romantic comedy Puzzle Girl by debut novelist Rachael Featherstone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Ladybird for Grown-Ups: 'The Mum'

Penguin Random House is to bring out the latest in its Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series, How it Works: The Mum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to bring 'Quiet Power' to younger readers

Penguin is publishing a follow-up to Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, which will take its message to younger readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N signs refugee family history

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is publishing I Must Belong Somewhere by Sunday Times journalist Jonathan Dean. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld signs three thrillers by Frank Gardner

Transworld is to publish three thrillers by BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin ditches degree requirement for job applicants

Publisher’s attempt to open employment opportunities to more diverse range of candidates follows similar step by Ernst & YoungGlobal publishing group Penguin Random House will no longer require candidates for new jobs to have a university degree, it has announced.The company said it wanted... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thousands sign petition to name new element in Pratchett's honour

A petition has launched to name a newly-discovered element "octarine" - the colour of magic in the late Terry Pratchett's novel of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Merges Berkley Into Putnam/Dutton

In what looks to be a response to declining mass market sales, Penguin has merged its Berkley imprint into the unified Putnam and Dutton group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US publisher signs Miriam Halahmy

Holiday House, an independent publisher based in New York, has bought the US rights to Hidden by Miriam Halahmy in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twins in San Diego born minutes apart -- one in 2015, the other in 2016

Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and the other in 2016. Jaelyn Valencia was born New Year's Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day. Join the conversation on... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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