Swedish publisher Norstedts says new book in international bestselling crime thriller series will be out in August 2015The Swedish publisher of the best-selling The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy says it has hired an author to write a sequel to the series by Stieg Larsson, who died in 2004.Norstedts said on Tuesday that it had signed a contract with David Lagercrantz, ghost writer of I am Zlatan Ibrahimović, the autobiography of the Swedish footballer, for a new book about journalist Mikael Blomqvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander that is scheduled to be published in August 2015.The head of publishing at Norstedts, Eva Gedin, told AP that the book would be an original work that includes nothing from the fourth book in the series, which Larsson began writing but remained unfinished when he died.Larsson's trilogy has been a huge international success, with more than 75m books sold in some 50 countries.Stieg LarssonPublishingSwedenEuropetheguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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On Nadina LaSpina’s SUCH A PRETTY GIRL, a new memoir about being disabled in Sicily and New York from the 50s onward. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-24 10:33:40 UTC ]
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Times fashion editor Harriet Walker’s debut novel The New Girl has been optioned for a film by Simon Friend Entertainment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 01:17:29 UTC ]
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Orbit has scooped a worldwide deal for a fantasy epic trilogy inspired by Norse mythology from John Gwynne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 17:32:21 UTC ]
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A drowning haunts Susan Steinberg’s dark first novel about teenagers’ summer adventures. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2019-07-23 10:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author Alwyn Hamilton has sold a new series to Faber Children’s in the UK and Viking at Penguin Random House in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 05:23:40 UTC ]
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News and Events WLT From left to right: Top: Emmanuel Carrère, Jorie Graham, Jessica Hagedorn. Middle: Eduardo Halfón, Ismail Kadare, Sahar Khalifeh. Bottom: Abdellatif Laâbi, Lee Maracle, Hoa Nguyen. World Literature Today, the University of... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-07-19 14:45:14 UTC ]
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This morning, the Whiting Foundation has announced the winners of the second annual Literary Magazine Prizes, which are given “for superb publishing, advocating for writers, and strengthening the literary community.” This year, the number of awards was increased from three to five, with two new... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-18 13:00:28 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-16 10:30:09 UTC ]
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The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008. The post Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-16 05:30:52 UTC ]
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Hearst announced today that Clarice Touhey has been named president of the Texas Community Group for Hearst Newspapers. She succeeds Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-15 23:38:52 UTC ]
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The city's newest book festival, to be held at the Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles arts complex, will host four panels on July 20 and 21 as part of its programming, which will also include more than 20 exhibitors from L.A. and other cities on the West Coast. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-15 19:02:44 UTC ]
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Approved by the board of the Börsenverein in late June, this year's sales days at the Frankfurter Buchmesse will double on the weekend, October 19 and 20 The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces Extended Sales Days appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-08 05:13:54 UTC ]
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Witches continue to rise, with many books on the list covering magical practices or Wicca. Richard Dawkins makes an appearance, as do a few books addressing his contentious views on religion. Also included are two memoirs from family members of famous evangelical pastors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The company behind the Rebel Girls titles is launching a series of chapter books this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 01:57:35 UTC ]
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Sweden’s Bonnier has announced a sweeping expansion in Europe of its BookBeat digital service, multiplying by seven times its former reach in terms of markets for audiobooks and ebooks. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Service Has More Than 50,000 Audiobooks and Ebooks he... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-24 12:55:40 UTC ]
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As the Macmillan Learning advisory board members called Bedford New Scholars work with the publishing house, the program can work as a kind of fellowship that might interest some graduates in publishing careers. The post Industry Notes: Macmillan Learning Announces Its 2019 Bedford New Scholars... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-21 05:10:09 UTC ]
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Big media players like Unilever and Procter & Gamble Co. have been talking plenty about making media more responsible. Now they’re getting more people to talk. The marketers are launching the Global Alliance for Responsible Media alongside 14 other global advertisers, the five leading agency... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-18 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Did the four new series we promoted most to our customers deliver on the promise of book one? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-13 12:43:24 UTC ]
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With two awards in place this year, London’s Polari Prizes announce a dual set of shortlists, with longlists expected in late July. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Books That Tell the Truth’ his evening (June 10) at London’s Southbank Centre, opening the ninth year of the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-10 20:51:46 UTC ]
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News and Events WLT Norman, Okla. (June 11, 2019) – Robert Con Davis-Undiano, Neustadt Professor and executive director of the World Literature Today organization at the University of Oklahoma, this week announced the names of nine writers to be the jury... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-06-10 16:04:37 UTC ]
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