Ridley's innovation investigation goes to 4th Estate

HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate will publish an investigation into innovation by science writer Matt Ridley. The Genome author’s new book, How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time, focuses on the history and theory of innovation. It puts the development of new technologies by humans into the context of evolution by animals and plants. 4th Estate's head of non-fiction Louise Haines bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Felicity Bryan at Felicity Bryan Associates and will publish in spring 2020. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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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

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Little A lands McGowan's investigation into missing Dublin women

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Industry must innovate and look outside London, FutureBook told

The industry must source talent in innovative ways and focus on hiring differently and looking outside London if any tangible progress is to be made on representation, The Bookseller’s FutureBook Conference heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Morning After: Facebook's October 4th outage, explained

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Faber wins ‘gripping' McGreevy's historical investigation in three-way auction

Faber has won a three-way auction for Irish Times journalist Ronan McGreevy's "vivid, pacy" investigation into the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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In ‘Real Estate,’ Deborah Levy contemplates the structures that define us

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