Orion has secured a thriller by Brighton-based journalist Catherine Quinn through a “significant six-figure” deal following a seven-way auction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 08:50:31 UTC ]
Creator Josh Wardle ‘thrilled’ that newspaper is taking over internet sensationThe New York Times has acquired the viral word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, the publisher announced on Monday.Created by a Reddit engineer and launched in October, Wordle gives players just six... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-31 23:22:01 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired Peasants, the "extraordinary" non-fiction work by Dr Maryam Aslany, securing the debut in a hotly contested auction for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 15:25:14 UTC ]
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Shabby Road, a Beatles tribute band formed by members of the publishing industry, are to hold a fundraising concert for the National Literary Trust this spring, following their sell-out debut gig for the charity in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 11:57:55 UTC ]
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Books owned by The Snow Goose author up for sale this week include Ian Fleming first editions inscribed for his former colleagueA first edition of Diamonds Are Forever, in which Ian Fleming thanks his friend and fellow author Paul Gallico for “spread[ing] his wings over my first-born [Casino... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-26 10:27:30 UTC ]
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Trapeze has signed Nihal Arthanayake’s "game-changing" Let’s Talk: How to Have Better Conversations following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-25 22:13:43 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has landed Better the Blood, the "engrossing and exciting" debut thriller by award-winning Māori screenwriter and director Michael Bennett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-24 11:17:04 UTC ]
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Despite some gaps in the BookScan data, it looks as though 2021 was a record year for the book industry, with many sectors setting annual records based on 42-week sales figures alone. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 09:59:44 UTC ]
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Angry Robot Books has scooped an "exciting and thought-provoking" dystopian thriller by Mary Baader Kaley. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 05:10:46 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate has triumphed in an 11-publisher auction for Yomi Adegoke’s "entertaining and daring" debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 11:55:31 UTC ]
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Usborne has triumphed in a seven-way auction for a middle-grade story by debut author G M Linton celebrating family, friendship and being proud of who you are and your heritage. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 02:12:44 UTC ]
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Award-winning author Alex Marwood has written a Jeffrey Epstein-inspired psychological thriller for Sphere, The Island of Lost Girls, exploring the “obscene levels of wealth and the sex trafficking of vulnerable teenage girls”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-07 23:48:26 UTC ]
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The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth consecutive year despite challenges brought by the pandemic, the Booksellers Association says. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-07 22:34:12 UTC ]
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Escape the midwinter doldrums with new books by Lisa Gardner, Elizabeth George, Alafair Burke and more Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-06 13:00:32 UTC ]
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Lume Books has snapped up the follow up to Nancy Bilyeau's historical thriller The Blue. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 00:09:57 UTC ]
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Legend Press has scooped a "brilliantly tense and twisty thriller" by Matt Witten, which has also been optioned for film, with Leonardo DiCaprio as producer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 11:01:11 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction have secured four new books from "Strictly Come Dancing" judge Anton Du Beke. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 04:44:06 UTC ]
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In “The Dawn of Everything,” two scientists set out to discover where inequality began Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre, the flagship adult fiction imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired two "magnificent" thrillers from T M Logan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-21 16:40:21 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has swooped for Promise Boys, the debut YA thriller by award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks, in a seven-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 02:50:43 UTC ]
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