S&S bags Bennett's debut thriller on New Zealand’s colonial past

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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‘Eddie’s Boy,’ by Thomas Perry, continues the saga of a retired hit man who can’t escape his past

One of Perry’s unique talents is his ability to tell the same story over and over again, while finding ways to make it fresh and absorbing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-29 06:53:26 UTC ]
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How the legacy of colonialism shaped the last global Ebola epidemic

Public health expert Paul Farmer says it’s crucial to understand the context of pandemics. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Raven acquires two in 'major' debut deal

Alison Hennessey, publishing director of Bloomsbury Publishing's Raven Books, has sealed a two-book deal after a "passionately fought" auction for The Leviathan and The Puzzle Wood by debut author Helen-Rose (Rosie) Andrews. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 12:42:55 UTC ]
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Viking pre-empts debut from former bookseller Ben Hinshaw

The debut novel from former Daunt Books bookseller Ben Hinshaw will be published by Viking in spring 2022.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-25 14:18:40 UTC ]
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Barnes, Clarke and host of debuts make Costa shortlists

Susanna Clarke, Julian Barnes and Meg Rossoff are joined by 10 debut authors in the shortlists for this year's Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 05:20:33 UTC ]
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Bookouture bags two from Voss

Bookouture has acquired two "contemporary emotional women’s fiction" novels from Louise Voss.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 00:33:16 UTC ]
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Sphere bags 'riotously funny' Myers rom-com

Callum Kenny, editor for Sphere fiction, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, for two new novels from Justin Myers. Rights were acquired from Becky Thomas at Johnson & Alcock.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 13:07:57 UTC ]
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Danger and Depth in Literary Thrillers: This Month’s Audiobook Recommendations

“A spoonful of honey makes the medicine go down,” says S. A. Cosby on the appeal of thrillers. The medicine he’s referring to is themes like racism, poverty, and income inequality woven throughout his debut novel, Blacktop Wasteland. “It’s easier to talk about those things,” Cosby says, “if... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-23 09:48:50 UTC ]
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Hodder Studio acquires 'utterly compelling' Marshall debut

Hodder Studio has acquired two titles from Heather Marshall at auction, including her debut Looking for Jane.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 05:52:21 UTC ]
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Canongate bags Alan Rickman's diaries

Canongate is to publish The Diaries of Alan Rickman, after securing world English-language rights.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 02:19:59 UTC ]
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S&S bags Kamala Harris biography

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish Kamala’s Way, a biography of the new US vice president elect Kamala Harris, written by journalist Dan Morain.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 12:02:47 UTC ]
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Cape wins debut by psychiatrist and comedian Benji Waterhouse

Jonathan Cape has triumphed in a nine-publisher auction for a “fly-on-the-padded-wall” debut from junior psychiatrist and comedy writer Benji Waterhouse. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 11:03:07 UTC ]
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Gollancz acquires Buehlman's fantasy debut

Gollancz, the SFF imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, will publish a "thrilling" fantasy debut by horror writer and scriptwriter Christopher Buehlman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 06:47:05 UTC ]
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7 of the Year’s Best Debut Novelists on Their First Literary Loves

Every year, we ask The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalists to reminisce about the first book they fell in love with. This year, we asked Finalists to reflect not just on the first story that stole their heart, but the story that seeded curiosity and empathy for the plight of others... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 09:48:30 UTC ]
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Faber bags book on Gertrude Stein from Francesca Wade

Faber is to publish two non-fiction titles by editor and author Francesca Wade, including one on Gertrude Stein.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 16:01:55 UTC ]
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'Heartwarming' debut Mothering Sunday to Orion

Orion has snapped up Mothering Sunday from debut author Sara James, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 01:18:12 UTC ]
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Nature writer Melissa Harrison's children's debut to Chicken House

Chicken House will publish Melissa Harrison's debut children's novel, By Ash, Oak and Thorn, as well as a sequel, By Rowan and Yew.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 20:47:46 UTC ]
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Duckworth bags 'honest' account of motherhood after 40

Duckworth Books has acquired The Secret Diary of a New Mum (Aged 43 1/4) by Cari Rosen.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 10:52:11 UTC ]
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O'Farrell, McAnulty, Turton win at Books Are My Bag awards

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet (Tinder Press) has been named the public’s favourite book of the year in the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 00:55:24 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager wins four-way auction for 'delicious' Dean debut

HarperVoyager has won a four-publisher auction for three titles, including horror fantasy The Book Eaters, from debut author Sunyi Dean. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 22:52:36 UTC ]
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