Portfolio has acquired a book by Lean In employee Jessica Bennett. Editor Zoe Bohm acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Feminist Fight Club in a pre-empt from Rachel Clements at Abner Stein on behalf of the Ross Yoon Agency for publication in May 2016. North American rights were acquired by Julie Will at HarperWave after a 12-publisher auction. Bennett writes for the New York Times, works for Lean In, and was executive editor at Tumblr. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 250 members of the literary community signed a letter this week urging publishers not to sign book deals with anyone in the Trump administration. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-01-15 19:12:33 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton has signed Protection, the “superb” second novel from 2020 Booker Prize shortlistee Avni Doshi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 20:55:36 UTC ]
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Influx Press has signed Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness?, a book mixing essays, biography and autobiography by Kevin Brazil. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-12 11:00:48 UTC ]
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The Duchess of Cornwall has launched a book club-style online hub of reading recommendations and author interviews on Instagram. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-03 13:08:55 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has notched up a second consecutive week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with 72,913 copies sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-29 16:01:10 UTC ]
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Theatre publisher Nick Hern Books is releasing a “joyous” personal account of the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit “Hamilton” by its award-winning star Giles Terera. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-23 04:50:41 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin) and Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Penguin) have topped the Amazon Charts for the last full week before Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 23:53:25 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin) is the Christmas number one with 134,514 copies sold, becoming the first debut fiction title to hit the festive top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 06:17:01 UTC ]
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Avon has scooped The Arctic Curry Club by debut author and travel writer Dani Redd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 05:19:17 UTC ]
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Some good news to close out the year! Recently, Roxane Gay announced on Twitter that she’s starting a book club, and anyone can participate. The Audacious Book Club will span at least one year, and the reading list for 2021 has already been finalized: Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew, Black... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-21 15:31:37 UTC ]
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The Radio 2 Book Club, now marking 10 years on air, is moving to a prime-time daytime slot on Steve Wright's show. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-18 12:29:27 UTC ]
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HQ has signed a new four-book deal with prolific Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Morgan, starting with The Christmas Escape. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 20:32:39 UTC ]
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Acclaimed designer and thought leader Cheryl D. Miller shares her decades-long quest for design justice. Cheryl D. Miller is an acclaimed New York communications designer, artist, and theologian. She is the author of the memoir Black Coral: A Daughter’s Apology to Her Asian Island Mother and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-12-17 08:00:08 UTC ]
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Watch Karla Cornejo Villavicencio and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo at the L.A. Times Book Club Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-16 02:55:22 UTC ]
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Lindy West rewatches mediocre Hollywood blockbusters and, surprise, finds them lacking. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has won British journalist Celia Walden's "fiercely intelligent" thriller Payday at auction, in a "competitive" six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 22:05:28 UTC ]
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Indie Boldwood Books has signed three more authors for next year, bringing the total number of writers on the list to 44, while announcing that it has hit £2m in sales across all formats. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 09:10:37 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Rider has acquired Genzaburo Yoshino's How Do You Live?, a bestselling Japanese classic about what really matters in life, publishing in English for the first time thanks to a translation by Bruno Navasky. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 18:04:29 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books c.e.o. Perminder Mann is part of a new scheme which aims to unite organisations inside and outside the creative industries to promote allyship. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 00:21:01 UTC ]
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Influx Press has signed The Service, a novel about sex work from Frankie Miren, billed as an “engaging and clear-eyed tackling of a controversial subject, wrapped up in a gripping narrative”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 03:10:18 UTC ]
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