Salomonsson Agency Acquires Storytellers Agency

Storytellers Agency, a literary agency owned by Swedish publishing group Bonnierförlagen and authors Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril, is being sold to the Salomonsson Agency. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta acquires two from Steavenson

Granta Books has signed two books from New Yorker writer Wendell Steavenson. Laura Barber signed rights from Anna Webber at United Agents, on behalf of Bill Clegg at the Clegg Agency, following an auction. The two books are Three Days in Paris, an on-the-ground account of the Charlie Hebdo... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MCB acquires YA debut from Reuter Hapgood

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a YA romance from journalist Harriet Reuter Hapgood for a six-figure sum.   The Square Root of Summer is described as a YA contemporary with a twist, in which seventeen-year-old physics prodigy Gottie Oppenheimer navigates a summer of grief, trying to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US publisher Lerner acquires Egmont USA’s list

Minneapolis-based Lerner Publishing Group has acquired nearly 100 Egmont USA titles, following Egmont’s decision to close its US office. Lerner said it has published Egmont’s remaining US assets, including books by Ilsa J Bick, Patrick Jennings, Jon and Pamela Voelkel, Lex Thomas and Len... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lerner Acquires Egmont USA Titles

Under the deal, Lerner will fold the Egmont USA titles into different imprints including Carolrhoda Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Darby Creek, and Millbrook Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Identity Crisis at Gawker? Nick Denton's Blogging Empire Working with Branding Agency Redscout

Gawker Media, which is battling heavily financed digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Vox for audiences and ad dollars, is working with brand-strategy agency Redscout, according to two people familiar with the matter. The relationship began last summer, one person said.Former Gawker employees... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EBSCO acquires YBP

EBSCO Information Services has bought YBP Library Services. Ahead of a public announcement, EBSCO - headquartered in Ipswich, Massachussetts - revealed the buy to customers, saying: "This acquisition ensures YBP's continuing role as the primary book supplier to academic libraries in the years... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink acquires former boxing promoter Kellie Maloney's memoir

Blink Publishing has acquired world rights to the autobiography of former boxing promoter, Kellie Maloney. Clare Tillyer, acquisitions and rights director, acquired the book, titled Frankly Kellie, from Tim Bates at Pollinger Limited. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger acquires debut picture books

Little Tiger Press has acquired two picture books from debut writers; Katie McGinty Wants a Pet and Pirates in Pyjamas by Caroline Crowe. Katie McGinty Wants a Pet is about a girl who wants an unusual pet and was written by Jenna Harrington, who works in the sales department at Little Tiger... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holroyde leaves Caroline Sheldon agency

Agent Penny Holroyde is leaving the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency after nearly a decade at the end of this week. Holroyde, will leave on Friday (13th February) to start a new venture, details of which she will reveal in the spring.  In her 10 years at the Caroline Sheldon agency, Holroyde... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children’s acquires new Lawrence series

Orion Children’s Books has acquired a new adventure series by Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries books, set in Roman Britain. Editor Felicity Johnston acquired the world rights to four books, excluding the US and Canada, from Clare Pearson at Eddison Pearson. The series, entitled... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books acquires Third Millennium Information

Profile Books has purchased the business of specialist publisher Third Millennium Information Ltd for an undisclosed sum.  Profile assumed responsibility for Third Millennium publishing from the beginning of this month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Langlands debut

Archaeologist and BBC presenter Alex Langlands is writing a book arguing that making things is good for the soul. Walter Donohue at Faber & Faber commissioned Cræft, spelt the Anglo-Saxon way, in a deal with Patrick Walsh at Conville & Walsh. Langlands has presented programmes for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Acquires Gooseberry Patch

Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the assets of Gooseberry Patch, the Columbus, Ohio-based publisher best known for its family-friendly cookbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires Hot Feminist by Vernon

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a “brave new perspective on feminism, fashion and the righteous pursuit of a sexy vibe” by journalist Polly Vernon. In Hot Feminist, Vernon draws on "her own experiences of how ideas of womanliness and feminism are endlessly manipulated both in the media and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Kids acquires YA superpower novel

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired Zeroes, the first in a new YA trilogy about teenagers with superpowers.   The Zeroes are six teenagers, all born in the year 2000, who live in Cambria, California. Their abilities make them anything but heroes – until a high stakes crisis... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House acquires debut from Lucinda Martin

Chicken House has acquired Moth and the Nightingale, a middle-grade children’s novel from debut author Lucinda Martin. The book, described as a “subtle and surprisingly modern interpretation of the lonely, bookish child”, tells the story of Henry, a young girl whose life changes when she meets... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gotch joins The Reading Agency

Corinne Gotch has joined The Reading Agency as programme co-ordinator for publishing partners. In her new role Gotch will manage the charity’s partnerships with children’s publishers and work with them to deliver reading activities in libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld acquires debut set in NY restaurant

Oneworld has signed a debut novel set in the behind-the-scenes world of New York's restaurants. Sweetbitter, by Stephanie Danler, follows Tess, who arrives in New York and soon finds herself working at one the city's landmark restaurants. While learning to enjoy the food and other substances... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian University Acquires Novels With Oscar Wilde Link

The University of British Columbia Library has acquired two rare, 19th-century novels that scholars believe may have been written by Oscar Wilde. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPop Acquires Emerald City Comicon

ReedPOP, which organizes the New York Comic Con, has acquired Emerald City Comicon, a fast growing pop culture convention based in Seattle, Washington. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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