Profile signs non-fiction from poet Cathy Park Hong

Profile Books will publish a “fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits” by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 01:56:53 UTC ]
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Raven signs 'tense thriller' for six figures

Bloomsbury imprint Raven Books has fought off competition in a five-publisher auction to buy a thriller by Alice Clark-Platts, as part of a six-figure two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV presenter Brown signs a new book with Usborne

Usborne has bought a new middle grade title by Matt Brown, a DJ, TV presenter and the author of the Compton Valance series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two debuts make Arabic Fiction prize shortlist

Two debut novels are battling it out on the shortlist for the $50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, including one soon to be published by Oneworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fictional portrait of novelist Jean Rhys to Vintage

Vintage has acquired a "beautiful, heart-breaking" novel about the life of Jean Rhys by Booker-shortlisted novelist Caryl Phillips. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins auction for Zoella's first non-fiction

Zoe Sugg, known as YouTube personality Zoella, has moved to Hodder & Stoughton for her first non-fiction book after the publisher won rights at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber signs sixties legend Richard Thompson

Faber & Faber has signed Beeswing: Britain, Folk Rock and the End of the 60s by guitarist and singer-songwriter Richard Thompson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former FBI director James Comey signs with Pan Macmillan

Pan Macmillan will publish a book from former FBI director James Comey on "ethical leadership" a year after he was dismissed by US president Donald Trump. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LinkedIn profiles unearthed diversity rankings for 100 tech companies

Countless tech companies have pledged their commitment to diversity in recent years, but it’s largely only giants like Facebook and Google that have caved to pressure and published diversity reports. In the pursuit of transparency, a new initiative called Dear Tech People dug through tens of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs 'SAS' star Ant Middleton

HarperCollins has acquired world rights for two books by Ant Middleton, ex-special forces sniper and star of Channel 4’s hit show "SAS: Who Dares Wins". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Electric' historical fiction wins Caledonia Novel Award

Scottish novelist Elizabeth Macneal has won this year’s Caledonia Novel Award for her "masterful" historical fiction debut, The Doll Factory, set in Victorian London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2017 Bestselling Books in Germany: Translations Top the Fiction List

In 2017, the bestselling books in Germany show that readers are interested in translated fiction and thrillers. Nonfiction bestseller lists included more German authors than foreign authors. The post 2017 Bestselling Books in Germany: Translations Top the Fiction List appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter's European v.p. signs with PRH

Twitter's European vice-president, Bruce Daisley, is publishing a book with Penguin Random House offering his insights for "redesigning" the world of work. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardner’s Head of Zeus deal leads flurry of indie publisher signings

Zephyr, the new children’s imprint at Head of Zeus, has bought a young fiction series by Carnegie Medal-winning author Sally Gardner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins signs Oxford lecturer's 'striking' literary memoir

William Collins is to publish Girl With Dove: A Child’s Escape Through Reading, a memoir from Oxford lecturer Sally Bayley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Signs Jesmyn Ward to Two-Book Deal

Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will follow up her NBA-winning novel 'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' with two new books, to be published by Scribner and Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber signs Jan Morris' 'first ever' diaries

Faber has signed ex-soldier and journalist Jan Morris’ first ever book of diaries, In My Mind’s Eye, for hardback publication in September 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac celebrates women's fiction at 'timely' event

Pan Macmillan celebrated female writers at its annual women’s fiction party on Tuesday evening. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Love Island's Chris Hughes signs memoir deal

Coronet has acquired "Love Island" star Chris Hughes’ autobiography, entitled You Bantering Me?, to publish this spring.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ signs Nicola Moriarty for two more

Michael Joseph has acquired two more books from Australian author Nicola Moriarty. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate signs psychoanalyst's 'absorbing' title

Canongate has signed an "utterly absorbing and original" literary non-fiction title by psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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