Simon Mayo pens thriller YA debut

Penguin Random House Children’s is to publish radio presenter Simon Mayo’s debut YA novel, Blame, this summer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephenie Meyer's first adult thriller coming in November

Little, Brown is publishing Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s first adult thriller, The Chemist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Announces Two New Awards

PEN America has announced the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Oral History. The former, which comes with a $75,000 purse, will confer one of the biggest monetary awards in the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage scoops debut Mermaid novel in 10-way auction

Vintage has acquired debut novel The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar following a 10-publisher auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sophie Hannah pens poem on Corbyn's refusal to quit

Author Sophie Hannah has written a poem about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn titled "Jeremy Refuses to Go". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Jolly's crowdfunded memoir wins PEN Ackerley Prize

Alice Jolly has been awarded 2016 PEN Ackerley Prize, the UK’s only literary prize dedicated to memoir and autobiography, for crowdfunded book Dead Babies and Seaside Towns (Unbound). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH unveils rejacketed YA classics

A fresh look at a number of classics of the Young Adult genre presented a number of challenges to the design team at Penguin, who were tasked with balancing a broad commercial appeal with a timeless aesthetic.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catapult Partners with PEN for New Emerging Writers Awards

PEN American Center has announced the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the newest addition to its lineup of literary awards. Winning stories will be collected and published in an annual anthology by Catapult. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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€30,000 Global Illustration Award Debuts at Frankfurt Book Fair

Citing the 'increasing value" of design and illustration in "today's visually dominated world," Frankfurt Book Fair announces a new Global Illustration Award competition to discover and honor international effectiveness in the field. The post €30,000 Global Illustration Award Debuts at Frankfurt... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze signs debut Channel Islands crime series

Trapeze has signed a crime series set in the Channel Islands by debut author Lara Dearman.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitchcock-inspired thriller to HQ

HQ is to publish a Hitchcock-inspired debut thriller titled White Bodies by journalist and author Jane Robins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snooker champ Ronnie O'Sullivan pens 'gritty' crime novel

Snooker genius Ronnie "The Rocket" O’Sullivan is publishing a "grittily authentic" crime novel with Orion.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milly Millbank pens cookbooks for HQ

HQ has acquired two titles from actress and food writer Nicola ‘Milly’ Millbank in a "significant" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libor scandal thriller to Virgin Books

Virgin Books has acquired the "gripping tale" of the financial scam in which a small group of bankers set out to make a killing with tiny adjustments to Libor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's, YA Graphic Novels Get Expanded BISAC Codes

In a move that will help publishers, retailers and librarians to more precisely describe and categorize children's and YA graphic novels, BISG will offer an expanded number of BISAC codes and subject headings for the category beginning in January 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ehrlin pens second book to send children to sleep

Swedish author Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, the author of The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep (Penguin Random House Children’s), has written a second book aimed at helping parents get their children to sleep. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Ruth Ware thriller makes waves on Thames

Vintage has partnered with MBNA Thames Clippers boats to mark the publication of Ruth Ware’s new thriller, The Woman in Cabin 10 (Harvill Secker). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head acquires debut on appeasement

The Bodley Head has acquired a "major" debut on the British policy of appeasement by historian Tim Bouverie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N’s Nook Press Debuts Print, In-Store Event Programs

Barnes & Noble’s self-publishing platform has launched a self-service option that allows Nook Press authors to create print editions of their titles and sell them via B&N stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Its ‘Heart in Scotland,’ the Walter Scott Prize Honors Simon Mawer

Despite the fact that he says, 'I don't consider myself a historical novelist at all,' Simon Mawer wins the £30,000 pound Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. The post With Its ‘Heart in Scotland,’ the Walter Scott Prize Honors Simon Mawer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christofi debut wins £10k Betty Trask Prize

Debut novelist Alex Christofi from Dorset has won the £10,000 Betty Trask Prize at the Society of Authors annual Authors' Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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