Princeton University Press signs Harvard economist Goldin in six-figure deal

Princeton University Press has struck a six-figure deal with Harvard economist Claudia Goldin for her "urgent" book on gender disparity. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Angela Eagle signs 'major' book with Biteback

Iain Dale, m.d. of Biteback Publishing, has acquired world rights to a "major" new book by Labour MP Angela Eagle and former political advisor Imran Ahmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors warned not to sign 'morality' clauses

Contract clauses giving publishers the right to drop authors who act "immorally" are becoming more common, The Bookseller has been told. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Edwards signs three more with Thomas & Mercer

Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint has acquired three more psychological thrillers by Mark Edwards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tangerine Press' dream

Michael Curran, founder of London-based press and book binder Tangerine Press, has organised next weekend’s The Uncorrected Independent Book Fair, a showcase for seven eclectic independent publishers. Natasha Onwuemezi talks to him about the event, and to five of its exhibitors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 17, 2017

Viking nabs a middle grade debut at auction, TarcherPerigee signs a coparenting book for six figures, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dave Eggers strikes new deal with Scholastic

Scholastic is publishing a middle-grade novel about "a warren of kid-sized tunnels under a town". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Constable signs Neil Broadfoot to pen new Stirling-set crime series

Constable has signed crime writer Neil Broadfoot in a three-book deal to write a new contemporary series set in Stirling in Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos labels low sales figures of Dangerous memoir 'fake news'

Rightwinger said his book – self-published after he was dropped by Simon & Schuster – had sold 100,000 copies, but data shows fewer than 20,000 salesRightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos has branded reported low sales of his new book “fake news” after official figures revealed the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library supply deals worth millions awarded

Accreditations for significant library supply contracts worth millions of pounds have been awarded, with Blackwell’s, Dawson and the JS Group among the winners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of July 10, 2017

What are the books that have just been optioned for TV and film? In this, our first of a new bi-weekly column, deals close for a memoir by Patricia Lockwood and a nonfiction book about a group of men who broke the color barrier in corporate America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polarising right-wing writer sues over cancelled Simon and Shuster book deal

Polarising right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos filed a $10 million lawsuit against a New York publishing company on Friday over a cancelled book deal. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 10, 2017

Lake Union re-ups Kerry Lonsdale, Sherrilyn Kenyon signs a double with Tor, Simon Sebag Montefiore sells a novel to Pegasus, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy sign copies of ‘Furniture’ book in Paris

Rick Owens and his wife Michèle Lamy held court on Tuesday evening on the first floor of the designer’s store in the Palais-Royal in Paris, where they signed copies of “Rick Owens: Furniture,” the coffee table book published by Rizzoli New York. The pair’s banter provided an insight into the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs up to new 'Spotify for textbooks'

A new company which describes itself as “Spotify for textbooks” has signed up more than 7,000 titles from Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alward signs new series with S&S set in near-future

The Potion Diaries author Amy Alward has signed a new series with Simon & Schuster, set in a near-future society where mobile phones have been replaced by “smart pets”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus signs self-published carer tale

Piatkus has acquired two novels by self-published New Zealand author Tammy Robinson in a "significant" five-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish bookshop figures fall to new low

The number of bookshops in Ireland has dropped by 30 in the past decade, new figures have revealed, but booksellers in the country are currently bullish about the future of physical retail. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 3, 2017

Chris Kepner sells a three-book sci-fi series to Tor in his first deal since establishing his own agency, Mira buys a debut thriller, Graywolf picks up a poetry collection by Ilya Kaminsky, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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