Simon & Schuster has bought world rights (excluding Germany) in These Days of Ours, a new novel by Juliet Ashton, and will publish in June 2016. Ashton, who was previously published by Sphere in the UK, is a superstar in Germany, where she has shifted more than 100,000 copies for Rowohlt. Clare Hey, editorial director at S&S, said: “Juliet manages to speak right to the heart of what is important in life and has an ability to create characters you feel you know.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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During Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany's publishers and booksellers will honor Margaret Atwood as 'one of the most important storytellers of our era.' The post German Book Trade’s Peace Prize Goes to Canada’s Margaret Atwood appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jochen Anderweit, publisher of German newspaper Grafschafter Nachrichten, never met his grandfather Hans Kip. But 60 years after Kip traveled around the U.S., grandson Anderweit has posted all of the old articles and blogged two months' worth of his own duplicate travels via RV back and forth... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book business’ Rising Stars of 2017 are a class apart in more ways than one, with signs that the trade is opening its doors to new voices... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century is publishing the debut of Rich McCor, aka Instagram star Paperboyo, called Around the World in Cut-Outs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent to everyone from David Cameron to Nigella Lawson, Eric Clapton to Lily Cole, Victor was colourful and well-connected, and dearly loved a partyEd Victor, agent to the great and the good of the literary and political worlds on both sides of the Atlantic, has died at the age of 77, his agency... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominations for Publishers Weekly’s third annual Star Watch program will be accepted until June 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiwi internet sensation Bruce the cat hopes to release his own book to help teach children to be kind to animals. Bruce's owner Kathryn van Beek has started a Kickstarter page to help publish the book. Currently $11,954 has been pledged towards their goal of $20,000. The picture... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupi Kaur’s first book, Milk and Honey, sold 1.4 million copieSOrdinarily, the illustration adorning the cover of a new book is not a big story, but such is the hype around the young Canadian poet Rupi Kaur that her plan to release the picture to her 1.3 million Instagram followers on 1 June is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'My favorite page is the one with the butterflies,' says Lilli in her video review of 'Greta Go-Lucky', a German book ready for grown-up rights buyers. The post Out of the Mouths of Babes: Young Readers on ‘Children’s Choice’ German Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is publishing Scottish broadcaster Eddie Mair's first book, plus one other, following a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir from the Nazi era, ‘A German Life’ has been bolstered by the documentary film on its subject, the late Brunhilde Pomsel. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Publishers’ Journalistic Obligation’ t’s a very fast takeoff in international sales for the April publication... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orenda Books has signed a new German crime series featuring a "feisty, straight-talking protagonist". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German news publishers suing Google for copyright dues under a 2013 law may get more than they bargained for, with implications for readers and newspapers throughout the EU.Rather than rule in their favor, the Berlin court hearing their case has raised doubts about the validity of the very law... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 2016 brought a welcome boost with sales up 1%, the German book industry couldn’t carry the momentum into 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fantasy writer China Miéville's 2009-published noir thriller The City & The City (Macmillan) is being adapted for a four-part BBC Two drama starring David Morrissey as Inspector Tyador Borlú. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matt Forbeck’s Star Wars: Rogue One (Egmont) has knocked Lee Child’s Night School (Bantam) off the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting a stellar 57,949 copies according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Minneapolis magazine can be found as both a newspaper insert and on newsstands. The post Star Tribune Launches Quarterly Print Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Wars, Harry Potter or indeed the almost century-old comic book legends Batman and Superman may have sprung from a rich creative well, but in a stunning twist all of them have been banished to the box office naughty step. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is issuing a call for entries to its Rising Stars, the annual celebration of the industry’s up and comers, once again backed by the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romola Garai is starring in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton’s “genre-bending” debut The Miniaturist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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