Six-figure deal for 'Irish Bridget Jones' series

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen sign two-book deal to follow their breakout debut, Oh My God, What a Complete AislingTwo friends whose novel about a “complete Aisling” is being hailed as the Irish answer to Bridget Jones have landed a six-figure two-book deal.Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen started sharing “Aisling-isms” with their friends in 2008, while they were sharing a flat in Dublin. But when the two journalists set up a Facebook page to swap stories of a country girl who has never dyed her hair or lost her phone, who walks to work as fast as she can to get her steps in, they gradually found an audience beyond their immediate circle. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #complete aisling #bridget jones #swap stories

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Six-figure deal for 'Irish Bridget Jones' series'


Amanda Knox signs book deal

Knox, who had her murder conviction overturned in October, will publish a memoir through HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Two-book deal with Barden for Ebury

Ebury Press has signed a two-book deal with Jenny Barden, who is this year's organiser of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebury press


Harvill signs two-book deal with Neville

Harvill Secker has signed a two-book deal with Belfast crime writer Stuart Neville. Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #harvill secker


Bedford Square Books strikes exclusive Tesco deal

Bedford Square Books, the ebook and print-on-demand venture set up by the Ed Victor Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Collins sings of deal with choirmaster Malone

HarperCollins has acquired a memoir by choirmaster and star of TV series "The Choir",... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tv series


BBC Books in two-year deal with "The Voice"

BBC Books has signed a two-year publishing deal with the BBC's upcoming talent show "The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bbc books #two-year deal


Irish arm of Waterstones reveals pre-takeover losses

Waterstones in Ireland made a loss after tax of €12.9m up to April last year, as sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Bloomberg Executive Is Said to Be in Talks to Lead Dow Jones

News Corporation is said to be in advanced talks to hire Lex Fenwick as the chief executive of Dow Jones, filling a six-month vacancy created when the publisher’s top executive resigned amid the phone-hacking scandal in Britain. Mr. Fenwick ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #advanced talks #news corporation #dow jones #phone-hacking scandal


Amazon strikes print deal with HMH

Amazon.com has struck a print licensing agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Jones to leave The Book Depository

The Book Depository’s IT director Will Jones is departing the company after four years.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book depository


Gardner signs deal with Hot Key

Hot Key Books has signed a one-book deal to publish Sally Gardner's latest title Maggot Moon... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hot key #one-book deal


Indigo acquires debut by Irish academic

Orion YA imprint Indigo has acquired a debut novel about "lost memories, lost times and lost... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Iggulden goes to Penguin for new series

Michael Joseph has poached bestselling historical fiction author Conn Iggulden from Harper­... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #michael joseph


Media Decoder: Author Found on Penguin's Web Site Signs Book Deal

An imprint of Penguin Group USA discovered Kerry Schafer after she posted samples on Bookcountry.com, a site that lets writers share their work. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #media decoder


Harper in Deal with IPS for Christian Bookstore Distribution

Beginning January 1, HarperCollins will be using Ingram Publisher Services/Spring Arbor as its exclusive distributor to the Christian market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #christian market


New Bookaboo series to go international

Preschool TV programme “Bookaboo” has secured an international deal for a 52-episode... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Google’s Admeld Deal Gets the Green Light

Google’s advertising horsepower is about to get even greater. In a blog post Friday, Google’s VP of display advertising Neal Mohan announced that the Department of Justice had approved its $400 million acquisition of the New York-based online advertising company Admeld. Google, which announced... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2011-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #coming days #mobile campaigns


HC pays six figures for horse rescue memoir

HarperCollins has paid a high six figure sum for world rights in a memoir about saving horses in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #figure sum #world rights


Irish Sports Book of the Year shortlist revealed

Titles on rugby, cycling, horse racing and Gaelic games have been shortlisted for this year... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #horse racing


New deal for Flynn with Cornerstone

Century and Arrow have signed a new four-book deal with bestselling saga author Katie Flynn.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #four-book deal