Penned in the Margins buys Anaxagorou collection

Indie Penned in the Margins has acquired what it is calling the "breakthrough" collection from Hackney-based poet Anthony Anaxagorou, After the Formalities. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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BookExpo 2018: Amazon Publishing Launches Collections

After introducing Amazon Original Stories last fall for short works of fiction and nonfiction, the digital imprint is adding a new line, Collections, which brings together one or more pieces of fiction and nonfiction from a single writer or a group of writers that are tied together thematically. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ buys two thrillers from Avon editor Morgan

HQ will publish two more books from Avon commissioning editor Phoebe Morgan, including a “gripping” psychological thriller about a dark secret hidden by a wife from her husband. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Rowling, Woolf and Gyasi among public's top 100 penned by women

Books by J K Rowling, Virginia Woolf and Yaa Gyasi have been nominated by the public to feature in Hay Festival and The Pool's campaign to celebrate 100 books by women from the last 100 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Eat Well for Less' presenter Bavin to pen solo book

Produce expert Chris Bavin, long-time presenter on the BBC show "Eat Well for Less?", is publishing his first solo cookbook with DK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Speech Celebrated at PEN America Gala

This year's event raised more than $2.2 million to support free expression, and Publisher Honoree Carolyn Reidy of S&S delivered an address citing the importance of protecting "unfettered discourse." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US Poet Laureate up for Forward Best Collection

The shortlist for the 2018 Forward Prize for Best Collection (£10,000) includes US poet laureate Tracy K Smith and Vahni Capildeo, who won the same prize in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coe pens 'devastating' novel of the present

Jonathan Coe has written a “novel of the present” set over the last eight years “through a time of immense change and disruption in Britain”, due for release this November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN to celebrate Mandela centenary with poets and activists

English PEN is celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by holding an evening of readings with writers and creatives including Ted Hughes Award-winner Jay Bernard and Makar Jackie Kay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund Is Open, Two Deadlines This Year

Established in June 2017, the new PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund supports international publishers who successfully apply for grants to fund translation of Afrikaans works into other languages. The post PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund Is Open, Two Deadlines This Year appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Lynton, David Steinberger Buy Arcadia Publishing

Arcadia is the first purchase in what the two former publishing CEOs see as a series of acquisitions. The purchases will be funded by Lezen Acquisition LLC, an investment group formed by Lynton and his sister Lili. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colombia’s ’49 Libros’ Collective: Independent Publishers at Work

In Colombia, the seven independent publishers of 49 Libros and their shared distribution company Huracán have had a new day in the sun at the Bogotá International Book Fair’s new small-press pavilion. By Andrés Delgado Darnalt | @andeldar ‘To Reach Our Markets Strategically’ s the Bogotá... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Buys IB Tauris

Bloomsbury has bought IB Tauris (IBT), the academic publisher based in West London with an office in New York. The price was £5.8 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McBride, de Waal and Rooney to write short stories for Faber collection

Eimear McBride, Kit de Waal and Sally Rooney are among the writers from "Ireland's current golden age" who are to feature in an anthology for Faber. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 17 Years of Litigation, 'Freelance' Writers Finally Collect

Payments of more than $9 million have finally been issued to thousands of freelance writers following the 2014 settlement of a class action case filed in the wake of the landmark Tasini vs. New York Times, the seminal legal battle of the digital publishing era. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH buys YA psychosis tale by WriteNow alumna

PRH Children’s will next publish a book about a teenager suffering from psychosis by Emma Smith-Barton, who took part in the publisher’s WriteNow programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassell buys Cregan-Reid on 'primate change'

Cassell has acquired Primate Change, a "polemical look at how and why the human body has changed since humankind first got up on two feet", by author and academic Vybarr Cregan-Reid. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles reaping benefits of new decentralised buying method

An overhaul in the way Foyles buys books from publishers is already bearing fruit for the company, its chief executive Paul Currie has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago to publish two new collections by Ballet Shoes author Noel Streatfeild

The forgotten stories, discovered among the late writer’s papers, will be published beginning in November with Christmas Story CollectionTwo collections of forgotten stories by Noel Streatfeild are to be published for the first time. They were discovered among the late writer’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cosmo editor Storr pens first book on 'discomfort zone'

Piatkus has acquired Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Farrah Storr's first book at auction, about spending time in our "discomfort zone". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Publishes Online Harassment Field Manual

In an effort to combat harassment in the creative fields, PEN America has published, on its website, a free Online Harassment Field Manual. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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