Reaktion signs Ackroyd's English Actor

Reaktion Books has snapped up The English Actor: Medieval to Modern, an “'enticing history'” by Peter Ackroyd.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Fourth Estate signs debut Brexit thriller

Fourth Estate is to publish a debut "reading group thriller" set against the politics of Brexit Britain entitled Darling, in May 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld signs two more from Barney Norris

Transworld has acquired two new works of fiction from novelist and playwright Barney Norris, whose debut Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain was shortlisted for Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs Faber Academy graduate's thriller

Pan Macmillan has bought two novels by debut author and Faber Academy graduate Trisha Sakhlecha, the first of which is a dark domestic psychological thriller about a disintegrating marriage.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber signs Peace's 10th novel Patient X

Faber is to publish the tenth novel from David Peace, entitled Patient X, in April 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe signs 'ambitious' debut by Jonathan Carr

Scribe UK is to publish Chicago Rising, an "ambitious" debut novel by Jonathan Carr. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annabel Karmel signs two-book deal with Bluebird

Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird has struck a two-book deal with food expert Annabel Karmel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road signs US rights to Adrian Mole ebooks

Open Road Integrated Media has acquired the US rights to the digital editions of the Adrian Mole series by late British author Sue Townsend, including the "iconic" The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld signs 70-year-old debut author as 'summer lead' title

A debut novel by 70-year-old Anne Youngson has been pre-empted by Transworld and is set to become the publisher's lead fiction title for summer 2018. Transworld editorial director Jane Lawson pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights including Canada to Meet Me At The Museum, described as "the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones bookseller Walters and Hepburn sign with S&S

Simon & Schuster has made two new acquisitions for its digital-first programme for commercial women's fiction, Digital Originals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lost to translation: how English readers miss out on foreign female writers

Only a third of books translated into English last year were by female writers. As Women in Translation month wraps up, we investigate why – and if things are changing• In their own words: 10 female translators on the work that inspires themWhen Argentinian author Samanta Schweblin’s first book,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Island Press signs first US deal

Little Island Press has sold US rights to David Hayden's Darker with the Lights On, in the first North American deal for the indie since it was founded in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English science fiction great Brian Aldiss, author behind Spielberg film 'AI,' dies at 92

Aldiss helped shape and elevate the science fiction genre, but he recognized its mutability. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video series on Facebook are already driving higher engagement, which is a good sign for Facebook Watch

Publishers are shifting resources to multi-episode video shows and other serialized programming from standalone videos as a result. The post Video series on Facebook are already driving higher engagement, which is a good sign for Facebook Watch appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Hogan signs with Two Roads for two more

John Murray imprint Two Roads has acquired two more books from Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Couple Next Door's Lapena signs two more with Transworld

Transworld has acquired two more books from Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hardworking' Harrington signs deal with HarperFiction

Irish multiple award-wining writer Carmel Harrington has signed a new two-book deal with HarperFiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rosie Project author and his wife sign deal with Two Roads

Two Roads has acquired Two Steps Forward, a novel from husband-and-wife team Graeme Simsion, debut author of The Rosie Project (Penguin) and Anne Buist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookouture signs three more thrillers by Gibney

Digital publisher Bookouture has signed three more crime thrillers from Patricia Gibney whose debut The Missing Ones has sold almost half a million copies since its release in March this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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England rugby player Vunipola signs memoir with Headline

Headline has acquired world rights in a first book by Saracens and England rugby international player Billy Vunipola. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs up to SoA's special sales rules

S&S UK has signed up to the Society of Authors seven-point plan to ensure special sales do not affect writers’ earnings or damage the publishing market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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