Picador is to publish Judy Blume’s first adult novel in 16 years, In the Unlikely Event. Editorial director Francesca Main pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights from Elizabeth Sheinkman at WME. Blume said that In the Unlikely Event “is based on a series of tragedies in the town I lived in when I was growing up, and the terrible time it was for the adults and the children, although the adults never talked to the children about it”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Chatto is to publish a "major reassessment" of 20th-century philosophy and a call to arms for the modern world from Dr Clare Mac Cumhaill and Dr Rachael Wiseman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 18:51:13 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has signed a new four-book deal with picture book creator Emma Chichester Clark. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 17:42:17 UTC ]
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Seven Dials has scooped the "explosive" memoir from Lee Sansum, the bodyguard who protected Hollywood royalty and Princess Diana, to be written with Howard Linskey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 06:48:10 UTC ]
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Penguin Michael Joseph has signed a “unique” Holocaust memoir about the unlikely friendship between a young Jewish girl and a stray cat by Mala Kacenberg. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 02:08:45 UTC ]
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Square Peg has acquired an "essential" guide to positive, life-affirming and joyful Black fatherhood from Marvyn Harrison, the founder of the international community and podcast Dope Black Dads. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-22 23:13:06 UTC ]
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Headline has scooped First Lie Wins, the debut adult thriller from Ashley Elston, in a 24-hour pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 07:17:26 UTC ]
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Quercus imprint MacLehose Press has acquired My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women, an anthology of contemporary women's short stories with an introduction by BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-19 02:58:08 UTC ]
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His books were often drawn from his own experiences as a sled-dog racer and outdoorsman. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline Publishing Group will publish The Girls Bathroom by Sophia Tuxford and Cinzia Baylis-Zullo, who host the podcast of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 21:48:38 UTC ]
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HQ has landed a book on miscarriage and pregnancy loss by award-winning podcasters Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 20:11:43 UTC ]
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Mountain Leopard Press and Good Chance Theatre are publishing the official companion book to public artwork “The Walk”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 10:43:49 UTC ]
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Selections by teens and librarians include ‘The Kite Runner,’ ‘Ready Player One’ and ‘Dreams of My Father’ Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray senior commissioning editor Becky Walsh has acquired Michelle Gallen's second novel Factory Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 04:02:44 UTC ]
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Piatkus has signed The Fixer Upper, a romantic comedy debut from Lauren Forsythe, billed as "the perfect blend of funny and emotional". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 07:41:34 UTC ]
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Picador has won a four-way auction for the “meditative and powerful” debut collection by poet James Conor Patterson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 01:12:14 UTC ]
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Wildfire has acquired Love from the Pink Palace: Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret Through the AIDS Crisis, a memoir by Jill Nalder, the real-life inspiration behind the character Jill from Channel 4's "It’s a Sin". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 20:53:00 UTC ]
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With all categories except adult fiction having declines, unit sales of print books fell 5.2% in the week ended September 4, 2021 from the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Let's take a look at some of the activities librarians have in store this month. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-09-08 10:32:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed the first Radiohead books from lead vocalist Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 15:39:20 UTC ]
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Penguin Business has inked a deal for the “definitive book on the future of hybrid working” by London Business School professor Lynda Gratton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 04:46:51 UTC ]
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