S&S Acquires Anna Todd’s 'After' Series from Wattpad

Simon & Schusters’s Gallery Books imprint has acquired "After," a three volume novel serialized on Wattpad by Anna Todd, in a mid-six figure deal that includes world and audio rights. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawn French narrates first ever audiobook of I Love My... series

Dawn French will narrate an audiobook edition of Giles Andreae’s I Love My… picture books for Bolinda, the first time any of the series will be produced in audio.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-28 01:59:59 UTC ]
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Wonderbly acquired by private equity firm Graphite Capital

Personalised children’s book publisher Wonderbly has been acquired by private equity specialist Graphite Capital for an undisclosed amount.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 23:35:14 UTC ]
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US marketing tech company acquires Bloodhound Books

US-based marketing tech company Open Road Media (OR/M) has acquired UK e-book specialist indie Bloodhound Books for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 20:12:24 UTC ]
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S&S Children's picks up graphic novel series from Abdo and Patterson

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired a three-book graphic novel series, Barb The Brave, by animators and childhood friends Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-19 22:30:30 UTC ]
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9 Funny Chapter Book Series That Will Keep Kids Giggling

These funny chapter book series will have kids laughing out loud as they flip the pages. Make sure to have the sequels ready! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-07-19 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Kelly acquires first Virago book with Harvard student Rothfeld's debut

Newly recruited Virago publishing director Anna Kelly has made her first acquisition for the imprint with Harvard student Becca Rothfeld’s debut essay collection All Things Are Too Small.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-16 22:35:16 UTC ]
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McCall Smith on board for new indie Manderley's series

New indie publisher Manderley Press is publishing a series of forgotten or out-of-print books inspired by buildings, houses, places or landmarks, starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's Edinburgh with an introduction from Alexander McCall Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-16 20:15:52 UTC ]
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Gunnar Lie & Associates acquired by Compass Independent Book Sales

International sales agency Gunnar Lie & Associates Ltd (GLA) is being acquired by Compass Independent Book Sales Ltd (CIPS). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-15 07:22:32 UTC ]
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Aisling Fowler | 'I wanted to feel I was in a good place with the series before the books came out'

Aisling Fowler was watching her husband play a video game when inspiration for the heroine of her début novel first came to her. “He’s very keen to stress that he’s not a gamer,” she laughs, talking to me over video call from Sydney, where said husband is currently working. The female main... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-09 04:40:40 UTC ]
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Heartwood acquires PopOut Maps

Travel specialist Heartwood Publishing has acquired the assets of map specialist PopOut Maps from John Sadler and Katharine Leck. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-07 11:41:32 UTC ]
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Amberley acquires Quiller in £1.4m deal

Amberley Publishing, an independent specialist in local history heritage, has acquired Quiller Publishing in a £1.4m deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-02 21:49:26 UTC ]
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Children's Bookshow announces series of 15 live events this autumn

The Children's Bookshow charity has announced it will be returning to theatres across the country this autumn with a series of 15 live events featuring authors, poets and illustrators, including Michael Rosen and Val Bloom. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 17:59:37 UTC ]
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Orenda lands Tuomainen’s thriller trilogy ahead of Carell's Amazon series

Orenda Books has landed Antti Tuomainen’s thriller trilogy The Rabbit, which is currently being adapted for the screen by Amazon Studios, starring Steve Carell.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-26 18:56:19 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ Adimora on acquiring new talent and ‘speeding up the process’

Nancy Adimora rejoined HarperCollins UK as talent and audience development manager, Diversity & Inclusion, in February 2020, a new role reporting to HarperCollins c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne. Adimora works across the business to attract new authors and will help reach and market to new audiences... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-25 02:11:08 UTC ]
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Galbraith series hits audiobook milestone ahead of paperback launch

J K Rowling's Cormoran Strike series, written under the name Robert Galbraith, have hit an audiobook milestone for Little, Brown ahead of the fifth novel's paperback release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-21 11:49:14 UTC ]
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Ford's debut scooped by Aquarius Films for TV series

Aquarius Films is producing "Fight Like A Girl", a comedy drama TV series based on the book of the same name by Australian feminist writer Clementine Ford. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 20:08:56 UTC ]
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Viking acquires 'fascinating' book on wisdom by Nusbaum

Viking has signed a "fascinating" book from Chicago professor Howard Nusbaum, looking at what wisdom is and how we can be wiser.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-19 13:56:59 UTC ]
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OverDrive to Acquire Kanopy

The acquisition of Kanopy adds an extensive video catalog to the OverDrive platform, with some 30,000 films available to students and library users through the Kanopy platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HCCB signs children's series from Slay in Your Lane authors Adegoke and Uviebinené

HarperCollins Children's Books has signed a new middle-grade fiction series from Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené, the authors of Slay in Your Lane (HarperCollins).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 04:03:57 UTC ]
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Wattpad Launches Imprint for Adult Books

Canadian online writing platform Wattpad announced the launch of W by Wattpad Books, a new adult imprint focused on commercial fiction. It will publish its first five titles in 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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