Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 03/06/2011 - 08:55 Penguin has signed one of its big non-fiction titles for Christmas 2012, winning a hotly contested auction for a memoir by "Little Britain" star David Walliams. Katy Follain, Michael Joseph non-fiction publisher, and Louise Moore, managing director of Michael Joseph, beat around six publishers to win world rights to the as-yet-untitled autobiography. The publisher is believed to have paid £1.1m for the rights. Follain declined to comment on the figure, but said a "healthy advance" was paid. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press has acquired Catching a Serial Killer by former Detective Sergeant Stephen Fulcher - a true-crime memoir about the manhunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Boris Johnson has been accused of breaching the ministerial code of conduct by allegedly promoting his book The Churchill Factor (Hodder) during a diplomatic trip to Serbia last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Following widespread outcry after the publisher announced it was ending its relationship with unions, fresh talks suggest a new agreement is in the offingIn what is being widely interpreted as a management climbdown, Penguin Random House, the world’s biggest publisher, has resumed talks with... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Virago has signed 18-year-old activist and writer June Eric-Udorie, one of the BBC 100 Women for 2016, to edit an anthology that will focus on intersectional feminism, identity and beliefs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open letter from writers including David Almond, Michael Rosen and Meg Rosoff calls on publisher to ‘reverse its decision to derecognise unions’Children’s authors David Almond, Michael Rosen and Meg Rosoff are among more than 140 writers, booksellers and librarians who have signed a letter... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Viv Groskop's "literary self-help memoir" inspired by the Russian classics has been acquired at auction by Penguin General imprint Fig Tree. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Workers from Unite and NUJ fear move heralds industrial strife at company that publishes one in four books sold globallyPenguin Random House, the publisher of hits including The Girl on the Train, Fifty Shades of Grey and Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks, has terminated its collective agreement with... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Television rights to Tom Marcus’ memoir Soldier Spy have been sold to Kudos, producers of "Broadchurch", "Spooks" and "Human", who are planning a returnable series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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David Walliams’ The Midnight Gang (HarperCollins Children's) has struck (number) one for a fifth consecutive week, shifting 80,968 copies for £466,987, according to Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has signed a picture book deal with comedian Olaf Falafel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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TV presenter, historian and author Lucy Worsley has signed a deal for two further children’s books ahead of the release of her second title, My Name is Victoria, in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Caitlyn Jenner, the Olympic legend turned reality television star who came out as transgender last year, has revealed the title of her upcoming memoir: “The Secrets of My Life.” In a Twitter post Monday, Jenner shared an image showing the title of the book and its publication date of April 25,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams has once again secured the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with The Midnight Gang (HarperCollins Children's) shifting 81,216 copies for £467,852, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surfing memoir Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by New Yorker journalist William Finnegan (Corsair) has scooped the 28th William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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David Walliams has clinched the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week running, as The Midnight Gang (HarperCollins Children's) sold 78,950 copies for £449,629 through Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Molly Flatt, associate editor for FutureBook and digital editor for Phoenix magazine, is publishing a debut novel, set between the cafés of Shoreditch and the wilds of Orkney, with Pan Macmillan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Pushkin Press has signed The Peace Machine by journalist and free-speech activist Özgür Mumcu, whose father, an investigative journalist for the Cumhuriyet newspaper, was assassinated when the author was just 15. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The anchor of Fox News's top-rated cable news program 'The Kelly File' will take her show on the road for the first time, beginning November 28, in support of her memoir, 'Settle for More.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams has clocked up his best-ever weekly volume with The Midnight Gang (HarperCollins Children's) for a second week running. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s fiction giants David Walliams and Jeff Kinney are teaming up for the first time for a joint live event at the O2 in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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