S&S buys Mackness memoir

Simon & Schuster has bought the memoir of entrepreneur and creator of the Giggly Pig sausage... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daring World War II memoir may be a little too Hollywood

An investigation by historian Guy Walters in the Daily Mail published last week says author Joe Corry's memoir "simply isn't true."A sensational upcoming British spy memoir of World War II is replete with derring-do worthy of “Inglourious Basterds”: battlefield bravado, concentration camp... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S investigates memoir claims

Simon & Schuster is consulting with the Imperial War Museum following accusations that a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone's Dunn buys Coogan

Century publishing director Ben Dunn has bought an autobiography from Alan Partridge creator... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate buys Bergner on female desire

Canongate has acquired What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire by Daniel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Order’s Sumner signs memoir to Transworld

Transworld has signed an autobiography from New Order lead singer Bernard Sumner, with plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett Buying Belo in $2.2 Billion Deal

Gannett, best known as the newspaper publisher behind USA Today, is making a big bet on TV: It is paying $1.5 billion, and taking on $715 million in debt, to acquire local station owner Belo Corp. If the deal gets regulatory approval, Gannett will nearly double its portfolio of TV stations from... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S buys new D’Acampo

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a new title by chef Gino D'Acampo, with plans to publish... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LBBYR buys new title from Mattel

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired the first middle grade title in a new series... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Allen buys Glass Closet from Browne

W H Allen has acquired a title by John Browne, former c.e.o. of BP, to be titled The Glass Closet... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key buys YA psychological thriller

Hot Key Books has acquired world rights in a YA psychological thriller by James Dawson, whose... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patsy Kensit memoir to Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan is publishing the autobiography of actor Patsy Kensit this autumn, with the book to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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MCB buys Walking with Dinosaurs licence

Macmillan Children's Books has acquired the tie-in publishing licence for the upcoming film... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ buys title by teen chef

Penguin division Michael Joseph has signed the first cookbook from Britain’s youngest head... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HoZ buys Atkins duo

Head of Zeus has pre-empted a high-concept love story by author Dani Atkins, with deals following... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Glee' star Lea Michele will author a combination memoir/ how-to book

Lea Michele has appeared in several Broadway productions and stars on the Fox musical series 'Glee.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Ferguson memoir out in October

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a new memoir from Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century buys Washington DC-set crime novel

Century has acquired a crime novel set in 1990s Washington DC by US author Neely Tucker. Jack... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Customers should have free choice over ebook buying, says EIBF

There is no convincing technological reason preventing ebook interoperability between different... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S scoops deep South memoir

Simon & Schuster has acquired a coming-of-age memoir described as a blend of The Help and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free The Press Campaign Trying To Raise $660 Million To Buy Tribune Co.

The folks at The Other 98% really, really don't want to see the Koch brothers to buy the Tribune Company. The non-profit organization has launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo to make a bid for the publishing company, which owns the Chic ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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