Pluto Press buys 'punchy' curation critique

Pluto Press has acquired a study of curation by author and critic David Balzer, titled Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else. Editor David Shulman bought World English rights, excluding North America, from Coach House Press in Canada. Curationism is described as a “punchy” study that explores the cult of curation, where it began, how it came to dominate museums and galleries, and how it has entered popular culture as the dominant mode of organising and giving value to content.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Mirror Books buys Ted Bundy follow-up

Mirror Books has bought a follow-up book to Stephen G Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth's Netflix series tie-in Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Read Harder: Read A Horror Book Published By An Indie Press

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Taylor & Francis buys F1000 Research

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Muswell Press snaps up Isabel Costello novel

Independent publisher Muswell Press will publish literary blogger and author Isabel Costello’s book about a French perfumer’s "conflicting desires and a troubled past". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Prize launched for university presses tackling global issues

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'Nobody in Tesco buys spy books by women': how female authors took on the genre

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