Sphere scoops another true crime title from David Wilson

Sphere will publish A Plot to Kill: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal and Murder in a Quiet English Town, from criminologist David Wilson. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 17:27:16 UTC ]
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Quercus dares to be different with boys' title

Quercus has secured world rights to a compilation of stories on "famous and not-so-famous men". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Great Schott! New Jeeves title to Hutchinson

Ben Schott, creator of Schott’s Original Miscellany, is switching to fiction to write a new title in P G Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster series for Hutchinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP scoops Ramirez's children fiction debut

Oxford University Press Children’s will publish a debut children's fiction series from BBC historian Dr Janina Ramirez. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children's scoops 'seductive' French YA novel

Faber Children's has bought a “seductive and spine-tinglingly brilliant” French YA novel after only reading a short translation sample. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glenny's Mafianomics to follow TV-adapted title

C+W has Mafianomics by journalist Misha Glenny out on submission, described as "funny, frightening, but above all, illuminating". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flurry of Titles Mark 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

Books releasing around the October 31 anniversary of the Protestant Reformation examine the long-lasting ramifications of Martin Luther and his 95 Theses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chronicle Ups Print Run for New 'Playboy' Title

Following the death of Hugh Hefner last week, Chronicle has gone back to press for its just-released 'Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds 1953-2016.' The title now contains the last foreword the Playboy founder will ever write for a book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Higham acquires Gregory & Co

David Higham Associates is acquiring Gregory & Company, the agency founded by Jane Gregory in 1987 and representing Val McDermid. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jones scoops £15k BBC Short Story Award

Welsh writer Cynan Jones has won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust for his “tenderly devastating exploration of the body”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dominance of celebrity World Book Day titles slammed

Staff at Kenilworth Books are so “deeply concerned and disappointed about the dominance of ‘celebrity’ writers” on this year's list of World Book Day (WBD) titles that they have pledged to donate to the Society of Authors every time a customer takes one of their recommendations for the duration... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Profound and provocative' novel to be Myriad's 2018 lead title

Myriad has won a "closely fought" auction for Manu Joseph’s "profound and provocative" new novel Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous, about "ordinary people caught up in political forces and religious division". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherwood's historical debut to be riverrun's 'lead' 2018 title

Quercus imprint riverrun has acquired Testament, an historical fiction debut novel by Kim Sherwood, winner of the Bath Novel Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Cleave scoops inaugural Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award

Chris Cleave has won the inaugural Goldsboro Books Glass Bell award for contemporary fiction for his fourth novel, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Sceptre). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad Dad revealed as David Walliams' 10th book

David Walliams’ next children’s book will be called Bad Dad, a “heart-warming rags to riches story” about a boy who tries to break his dad out of prison. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone hosts inaugural Crime Night

Cornerstone held its inaugural Crime Night celebrating its crime list with authors including Anthony Horowitz and Tony Parsons. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oliver's 5 Ingredients scoops fifth week at the top

Jamie Oliver has dished up a fifth week as the UK Official Top 50 number one, as 5 Ingredients—Quick & Easy Food (Michael Joseph) sold 44,956 copies for £537,538.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere takes Hollywood screenwriter's survival space thriller to FBF

Sphere has acquired a blockbuster survival thriller and love story set in space called Across the Void by S K Vaughn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ sign two new titles with Felicity Everett

The People at Number 9 author Felicity Everett has signed a new two-book deal with HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Distribution of Academic Titles

Textbooks for primary through junior high schools (the compulsory school years) fall under the Chinese government’s procurement program and are usually purchased in bulk and supplied to schools and libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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