Roupenian's short story collection to be made into HBO drama series

HBO is developing a drama series based on Kristen Roupenian’s upcoming short story collection You Know You Want This. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kirkus Collections wants to make it easier to find YA books that reflect America

Kids these days apparently want to read books that reflect their lives. So following that whole supply-and-demand thing we all learned in Economics 101, Kirkus is giving the people what they want. They’ve just launched Kirkus Collections, which brings together Young Adult and children’s lit... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking to publish William Trevor's 'Last Stories'

Viking is publishing 10 "exquisite" stories by the late William Trevor - six of them for the first time - in a new book called Last Stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roche launches debut poetry collection at Hatchards

Industry stalwart David Roche celebrated the publication of his debut poetry collection, a crowd-funded book of family-themed limericks, at Hatchards in central London on Wednesday night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Mackenzie Smith made S&S picture book editorial director

Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Motherhood story wins Borough Press open submission competition

Katie Munnik's "evocative story of motherhood" has been picked as the winning entry for Borough Press’ open submission period, with the author scooping a £10k publishing deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transportation Pub Motorbooks Launches Two New Series

The Minneapolis-based house is hoping to expand beyond hard-core transportation enthusiasts with the new lines, which are aimed at readers who want to know more about cars, motorcycles, and the culture surrounding them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger joins the circus with new Whitehorn series

Stripes has acquired a middle-grade fantasy adventure by Harriet Whitehorn about a circus ship. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Addictive' story of obsession to HQ

HarperCollins imprint HQ is to publish Indecent, an "addictive and thought-provoking" story from debut author Corinne Sullivan, in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Washing up is good for you': Octopus launches mindful series

Aster, Octopus' new lifestyle imprint, is publishing a new series dedicated to mindful living in partnership with the Department Store for the Mind pop up shop. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antifa: the Anti-fascist Handbook – 'What Trump said made the book seem even more urgent'

Rushed into print after the US president said there were ‘fine people on both sides’ of the Charlottesville clashes, Mark Bray’s guide provides tactics for those hoping to ‘defeat the resurgent far right’When US president Donald Trump drew a parallel between the far-right protestors in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ACE launches library podcast series

Arts Council England (ACE) is launching a series of podcasts to highlight the "positive impact" libraries have on the community.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-22 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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Pullman's His Dark Materials series get new-look jackets

Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is getting a new look from Scholastic UK this October to mark the publication of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'BAME writers must tell their own stories – and we have to be disruptive'

In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, author Tanya Byrne says true diversity in books for young people is shamefully overdueAs a BAME author who writes BAME characters, I’m frequently asked to explain why my books are so unusual. They’re not unusual, at least I don’t... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador pre-empts essay collection by Muslim women

Picador has pre-empted a collection of essays about the Muslim female experience, edited by social media activist Mariam Khan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback pulls 'true story' of Diana's fatal crash

Biteback has pulled a title claiming to tell the “true story” of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed's fatal crash in 1997 following "an abrupt change of mind" from Fayed's father, Mohammad Al Fayed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys magical hotel series from Butler

Simon & Schuster Children’s will publish a new middle grade series written by Steven Butler, with illustrations by Steven Lenton, about a Brighton hotel for magical creatures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HoZ signs new epic fantasy series from A J Smith

Head of Zeus has signed a new fantasy trilogy by A J Smith, author of the four-book epic fantasy saga The Long War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pasquale's 'dark and surreal' horror stories to Caffeine Nights

Caffeine Nights Publishing has signed world rights to a collection of "dark and surreal" horror stories from comedian Joe Pasquale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO says there's no evidence hack has infiltrated email system

The hacker group that took credit for breaking into HBO’s computer systems reportedly released new documents on Monday, including marketing materials and emails of an HBO executive. The premium pay-TV channel, owned by media company Time Warner Inc., reiterated late Monday that it does not... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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