Rachel Johnson’s Rake’s Progress: My Life in Politics will be published by Simon & Schuster UK in March. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-05 13:39:36 UTC ]
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Fairlight Books has acquired Richard Smyth’s novel The Woodcock, a literary period drama set on the north-east coast of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 17:56:34 UTC ]
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Natalie Portman knows a thing or two about fairy tales. Portman’s turn as a dancer whose life goes awry in Black Swan (2010) was, famously, a brooding take on Pyotr Tchaikovksy’s most famous ballet. Swan Lake itself was likely inspired by Russian and German folktales like Johann Karl August... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-23 16:54:30 UTC ]
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Hodder has acquired The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin, "a sophisticated literary fairy tale for the 21st century" in which Cinderella decides 13 years after her happy ending that she wants her Prince Charming dead. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 11:12:41 UTC ]
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In a bombshell letter filed with the court this week, attorneys for the National Security Council official who led the prepublication review of John Bolton’s bestselling memoir 'The Room Where It Happened' confirmed the official's position that the book was cleared of classified information... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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UK staffers at Penguin Random House have already been told they should again work from home if they can, following the step-change in government guidance as coronavirus infection rates rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 00:00:21 UTC ]
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Basic Books UK, John Murray Press' new imprint, has acquired Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power by Ijeoma Oluo to publish as its first title in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-22 20:18:01 UTC ]
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Uganda-set novel follows a girl caught between tradition and her rebellious urges. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-22 08:24:52 UTC ]
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After reporting success with a similar scheme in the US, Havas Media Group wants to make it easier for UK advertisers to buy digital media that targets underrepresented audiences. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2020-09-21 15:04:05 UTC ]
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Dublin-based indie Lilliput Press will publish The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small by Neil Jordan, a novel inspired by the life of Irish aristocrat and revolutionary Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-17 12:57:12 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has acquired Striking Out, a novel for children based on the life of footballer Ian Wright. The title is written by Wright in partnership with Musa Okwonga. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 21:16:33 UTC ]
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The African Studies Association UK has recognized Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, and the National Book Foundation honors author Walter Mosley. The post New Honors for Bibi Bakare-Yusuf in the UK, Walter Mosley in the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-14 14:33:31 UTC ]
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Booksellers have generally reacted enthusiastically to news that the US indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org is launching in the UK this November, although some remain cautious. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 19:17:12 UTC ]
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With books delayed by the pandemic reaching shops alongside other titles aimed at the Christmas market, the trade has seen sales boomBooksellers up and down the UK are reporting a boom in sales since readers returned to bookshops after the lockdown, with the first avalanche of Christmas titles... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-11 12:40:19 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org, a retail site billed as a way for indies to counter Amazon’s online dominance, is coming to the UK in time for Christmas after smashing its US sales targets since launching in late January. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-11 06:49:17 UTC ]
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An evangelical "manifesto" from Phil Robertson nudges Christian advice and inspiration aside on the nonfiction list while fiction readers escape with romance, suspense and mystery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Blackstock has been appointed to the role of publisher at Atlantic Books imprint Grove Press UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-08 02:25:26 UTC ]
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Tinder has acquired These Bodies of Water: Navigating Britain's Imprint on the Middle East by Sabrina Mahfouz, a "powerful meditation" on the influence of the British Empire. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 13:05:17 UTC ]
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The children’s book writer never caught on in America, partly because of his Communist Party ties, but the English-language release of his masterpiece could change that. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-09-05 09:00:16 UTC ]
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The writer was drowned at the age of 44, but he left three novels which have come to represent the decline of the British Empire. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2020-09-03 13:13:15 UTC ]
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Laurence King Publishing, the original publisher of adult coloring book queen Johanna Basford, has been acquired by fellow U.K.-based publisher Hachette UK in a deal signed August 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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