S&S nabs German star

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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Amazon launches German Kindle store with fixed prices

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myriad's Haynes wins Amazon Rising Star award

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Radar Online Editor David Perel Named Star EIC

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne buys Gym Stars series

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.co.uk picks Rising Stars

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blake buys memoir from Benidorm star

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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