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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Book club subscription gifts or boxes are a great choice to keep your book loving besties stocked with plenty of reading choices this winter. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-16 11:34:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed a multi-book deal with author Alex Brown which will see her published across its HarperFiction and One More Chapter imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-13 04:02:24 UTC ]
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Faber has signed Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962–1997, billed as a “landmark” new work by Richard King. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 01:00:38 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has signed Filthy Animals, the first short story collection from 2020 Booker Prize shortlistee Brandon Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 14:31:07 UTC ]
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The newly launched Liverpool Literary Agency has signed its first deal, signing Jack Byrne with Northodox Press, a publisher "catering to readers of crime fiction with the authentic voice of northern England". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 13:52:09 UTC ]
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Hodder studio has signed two books and a six-part podcast series from producer Hana Walker-Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 18:25:44 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara Books has agreed a licensing deal with Ameet Publishing to publish LEGO activity, sticker and colouring books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 12:51:43 UTC ]
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A new collection of rejigged tales gets much closer to the spirit of these stories than the ‘traditional’ versions we’re force-fed There’s a book called Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, written by James Finn Garner, which used to be on my parents’ shelves, and is now on mine. Published in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-11-04 09:00:13 UTC ]
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Hi. I’m Bernhard Drax - award-winning media maker and former radio journalist - and I am a bookseller’s dream. On average I devour 120 books per year, mostly literary and genre novels. I have time to do this because I don’t watch TV and my Facebook account has been deactivated years ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 19:32:32 UTC ]
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Bookouture's non-fiction imprint Thread is publishing How To Be a Boss at Ageing by broadcaster and writer Anniki Sommerville who hosts a podcast of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 02:36:45 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) has won a seven-publisher auction to publish middle-grade and picture books by Sir Lenny Henry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-31 06:26:43 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group is to publish two books in a "funny, feminist, witchy" YA series from debut author Julia Tuffs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-30 01:58:02 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired a guide to help women beat stress, Stressilient, by clinical psychologist Dr Sam Akbar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 18:33:25 UTC ]
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Canongate is to publish illustrator and graphic designer Kazvare Knox's instructive guide Stay Woke, Kids! Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 06:12:41 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has landed a new novel from Jane Bailey, a dark reading group mystery called Sorry Isn't Good Enough. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-28 03:06:33 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has bounced back into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 28,756 copies through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 19:38:08 UTC ]
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Avon Books has acquired world all language rights (including dramatic) to The Family Tree and one other thriller by authors Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 18:36:13 UTC ]
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The National Book Critics Circle has asked members to sign a Criticism Equity Pledge, which asks them to dedicate 30% of assignments to books by BIPOC authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 200 children's authors and illustrators, including Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman and Cressida Cowell, have signed a letter condemning the government’s vote rejecting the extension of its free school meal scheme over the holidays. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 00:51:58 UTC ]
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Former prime ministers urge others to join push for royal commission into lack of media diversity in AustraliaFormer Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has signed Kevin Rudd’s petition calling for a royal commission into News Corp’s dominance of the Australian media.Rudd, also a former... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-25 05:42:32 UTC ]
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