Quercus bags 'riveting' modern gothic from Wynne

Quercus has bagged a “riveting” modern gothic debut set in an elite all-girls boarding school by Phoebe Wynne in a two-book deal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 21:11:58 UTC ]

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HCG bags Arcanjo's 'thrilling' middle-grade series

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired three books in a "thrilling" new middle-grade series by Bloomsbury editorial assistant and author Joel Arcanjo, writing as J J Arcanjo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 15:35:55 UTC ]
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Quercus buys Arcadia Books as Bielenberg named publisher

Quercus has acquired the independent publishing house Arcadia Books for an undisclosed sum, to be based within the MacLehose Press imprint.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 17:28:46 UTC ]
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10 Southern Gothic Novels that Changed the Game

Daryl Gregory, author of the new novel 'Revelator,' recommends 10 groundbreaking Southern gothics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail bags Jayan's 'bittersweet' debut

Serpent's Tail will publish a "bittersweet comedy" about class, sex and the internet by 25-year-old Indian debut novelist Aravind Jayan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 06:38:49 UTC ]
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Quercus pre-empts Morrison's book on birth and post-partum recovery

Quercus Non Fiction has pre-empted The Birth Debrief by Illiyin Morrison, a book offering practical solutions to navigating pregnancy and transitioning into postpartum life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-27 07:47:27 UTC ]
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BookTrust revitalises its baby bag with two new books

BookTrust has revitalised its Bookstart Baby bag, which provides books to all children born in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, encouraging families to start reading with their children as early as possible. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 02:40:40 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo bags journalist's 'harrowing' debut about Kabul migrant trail

Fitzcarraldo Editions has snapped up Matthieu Aikins' debut book, The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: A Journey Through the Refugee Underground. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 22:32:40 UTC ]
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Orbit bags Emily Tesh's 'epic and intimate' debut novel

Little, Brown science fiction and fantasy imprint Orbit has snapped up fantasy author Emily Tesh's "phenomenal" debut novel, Some Desperate Glory. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 15:24:34 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was ahead of her time. ‘Two-Way Mirror’ does justice to her riveting life.

Fiona Sampson’s biography reads like a thriller, a memoir and a provocative piece of literary fiction. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow bag hat-trick on IPG awards shortlists

Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow have both been nominated for three categories in the shortlists for the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) annual awards, which this year sees more than a third of the nominated companies appear for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 19:54:41 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: How a radio telescope cost this West Virginia town its modernity

Deep in the heart of Appalachia, modern science and America's bucolic past meet at a unique crossroad of scientific discovery and luddite lifestyles. The Quiet Zone, by journalist Stephen Kurczy, is the story of a sleepy small town that hosts the Green Bank radio telescope. But the presence of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-08-14 15:30:30 UTC ]
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Icon bags Eloise's 'refreshing' debut on life with OCD and autism

Icon has landed journalist and debut author Marianne Eloise's memoir of life with obsessive compulsive disorder and autism. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 20:18:23 UTC ]
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Allison & Busby bags 'haunting' debut novel from Loesch

Allison & Busby has acquired the "rich and haunting" debut novel The Porcelain Doll by Kristen Loesch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 11:30:12 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury bags Croucher's queer medieval YA debut

Bloomsbury has acquired Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, the "witty, romantic" debut YA fiction title from author and social media influencer Lex Croucher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 17:19:12 UTC ]
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Pan Mac bags Berne's 'Bridgerton meets Groundhog Day' romcom

Pan Macmillan has picked up a Regency-set romantic comedy by Lisa Berne, billed as “Bridgerton meets 'Groundhog Day'”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-06 17:09:19 UTC ]
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Diamond moves to Quercus after 14 years with Pan Mac

Lucy Diamond is moving to Quercus in a new two-book deal after 14 years with Pan Macmillan.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-07 07:46:47 UTC ]
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Quercus to publish Serle's 'emotional epic' in two book deal

Quercus has acquired One Italian Summer and a second book from American author Rebecca Serle.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 19:33:59 UTC ]
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Bookshop site partners with Modern Films to support indies

Online retailer Bookshop.org is partnering with Modern Films on a new initative to support indie bookshops and film institutions across the UK, after a challenging 15 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 08:56:46 UTC ]
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Fleet bags 'fascinating' Ditum analysis of the Upskirt Decade

Fleet has bagged a “fascinating” feminist analysis of noughties culture by journalist Sarah Ditum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 21:00:32 UTC ]
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Quercus secures Selman's thriller in six-figure pre-empt

Quercus has pre-empted a standalone thriller by journalist and author Victoria Selman with a “significant” six-figure offer.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 21:36:03 UTC ]
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