Melville House UK has acquired the “genre-bending” memoir of American poet, critic and non-fiction author, Maggie Nelson. Managing director Zeljka Marosevic bought rights for the UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada, from Katie Dublinski at Graywolf Press. This will be the first time Nelson’s writing is published by a British publisher. The memoir, titled The Argonauts, is about identity, queerness, motherhood and desire, and is also a love story about Nelson’s relationship with her partner, the artist Harry Dodge. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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This beautiful memoir by a beloved trans activist rejects the idea that writing about trauma means ignoring joy. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Former prime minister’s heavily promoted book, Unleashed, just hung on to No 1 bestseller spot in UKSales of Boris Johnson’s memoir, Unleashed, have slumped by 62% in its second week since publication.The heavily marketed tome, promoted in a prolonged media round by the former prime minister in... Continue reading at The Guardian
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PRH will add language to its copyright pages prohibiting AI companies from data mining, John Grisham accuse of poaching material, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-21 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Artificial intelligence makers have faced a mountain of criticism for borrowing from the work of others to train its models. Now the world’s largest publishing house is taking steps to ensure its authors don’t have their work plagiarized in the name of progress. The Bookseller reports that... Continue reading at Engadget
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'I, Medusa,' a Black feminist retelling of Greek myth from the author of the YA trilogy Beasts of Prey, is slated for fall 2025. Random House editorial director for fiction Caitlin McKenna acquired North American rights in what she called a "heated" auction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’Pope Francis has written an autobiography, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced. Hope, which will be published globally in January... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Barry Diller has a memoir coming out next spring, covering a life that could fill multiple volumes Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-10-16 12:14:39 UTC ]
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The film, set in Australia, explores love, loss and life’s imperfections against some very recognisable backdrops. Continue reading at The Conversation
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How did the Al Pacino of the 1970s become the Al Pacino of today? His new book provides an answer. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2024-10-15 17:25:15 UTC ]
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Unleashed, which covers Johnson’s time as mayor of London, foreign secretary and prime minister, was the bestselling book of the weekBoris Johnson’s memoir, Unleashed, sold 42,528 copies in its opening week after being published on 10 October, making it the bestselling book of last week.This... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Bloomsbury US is launching an in-house sales team for North America, selling all trade titles, including those published by its academic division, direct to national accounts. The team is headed by Sarah Rucker, who comes to the house from HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Comprising 668 square meters in Hall 5.0, B22, the Guest of Honor Italy collective stand at Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Wednesday. The post Frankfurt: Italy’s Stand to Feature 230 Houses and Agents appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Al Pacino's book is an eccentric mix of self-reflection and career reframing as one of Hollywood's giants talks about his troubled youth and rise to fame. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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"I think he had kissed Tatum O'Neal," she wrote in her newly published posthumous memoir. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2024-10-08 17:24:18 UTC ]
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Sold at half price, the former PM’s apologia of his career has outstripped sales of recent novels by Sally Rooney and Richard OsmanBoris Johnson’s memoir, which is published next week, is already topping the Amazon UK Books Best Sellers list, outselling recently published novels by Sally Rooney... Continue reading at The Guardian
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A purported Kim Porter memoir is pulled by Amazon after 'a dispute regarding this title.' The removal comes after Porter's kids with Diddy called the book fake. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-10-02 21:36:05 UTC ]
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Book claiming to tell story of abusive relationship was denounced by their children as fabricatedAmazon confirmed on Tuesday the removal of a memoir from its site that purports to tell the story of an abusive relationship between the late actor and model Kim Porter and her longtime partner, the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The Association of American Publishers has awarded the Belarusian-language house, publishing in effective exile from Poland, with its annual honor recognizing "courage and fortitude" in defense of the freedom of expression. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Out of a family tragedy and profound loss, author A.S. King and her son Jaxon King, 17, are building Gracie’s House, a nonprofit that creates safe spaces for queer youth and diverse families. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kim Porter's children take aim at a purported memoir detailing her relationship with Sean 'Diddy' Combs: 'Claims that our mom wrote a book are simply untrue.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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