Spy novels get shout-out during Jeff Sessions' testimony on the Russia probe

Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions' testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing regarding the Russia probe on Tuesday took a brief turn toward the literary, with Sessions and a Republican senator referencing the work of several spy novelists. Sessions appeared before the committee to deny that... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape in graphic novel partnership with Sequential

Jonathan Cape has partnered with software developer Panel Nine to bring its graphic novels to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie 'How I Live Now,' based on a YA novel set during World War III, gets a trailer

'How I Live Now' is being adapted into a film starring 'The Host' actress Saoirse Ronan. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson novel heads to the screen

Entertainment company Lionsgate has acquired film rights to Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haruki Murakami's latest novel to be published in the U.S. in 2014

The Haruki Murakami book that has sold 1 million copies a week in Japan is coming to America. It has been selling spectacularly -- particularly for a work of complex literary fiction.The Haruki Murakami book that has sold 1 million copies a week in Japan is coming to America. It has been selling... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Dave Eggers novel this autumn

Hamish Hamilton has signed a new novel from Dave Eggers, to be released on 10th October. Eggers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Morley novel to Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton imprint Two Roads has signed a new novel by Isla Morley. Above is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gay-Themed Russian YA Novel Sold with Warning Label

As a result of laws prohibiting 'homosexual propaganda' in Russia, a young adult novel featuring a gay character, is sold with adult-age warning labels. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has bought American newspaper the Washington Post for $250m (£... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak' will be adapted as a graphic novel

'Speak' was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A&B buys Flanders novel

Allison & Busby has secured a first novel about the publishing world from Judith Flanders,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novels Are Super Heroes in the Bookstore

With titles like The Walking Dead: Compendium One leading the way, sales of graphic novels in the USA are up 10% year-over-year in 2013. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling's 'secret' novel tops charts

JK Rowling's "secret" crime novel tops book charts after it is revealed she wrote it under a pseudonym. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gabo Graphic Novel Bio Boosts Colombia’s Publishing Profile

A graphic novel adaptation of the life of Gabriel García Márquez published by Rey+Naranjo in Bogota has brought new attention to Colombia's graphic novel industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Perfect Secret Post-Soviet Graphic Novel

Jihad, a Ukrainian graphic novel with a wild and unlikely publishing history, is, says Daniel Kalder, "the perfect secret post-Soviet graphic novel." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Anna Stothard novel searches for secrets in Venice Beach

The British author discusses her novel 'The Pink Hotel,' set in L.A.It's almost like something out of a novel by Jack Kerouac: In 2008, Anna Stothard landed at what must have been the last scruffy hotel in Venice Beach, a dingy pink monolith at the end of the wild road trip she took after... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin SA buys four Brynard novels

Penguin (South Africa) has won four novels by Karin Brynard at auction in a "significant... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Tribune Publishes Serialized Novel in Paper, Turns it Into an e-Book

Lynn Liedman wakes up every morning looking for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She’s been a loyal subscriber for years, but it wasn’t until this summer that she really got hooked. She’s not reading for news. Inst ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s Ebook Market Doubles in 2012, But Still Plagued by Piracy

The Russian ebook market more than doubled in 2012, to 250 million rubles (USD $8 million), but remains just 1% of market. Some 95% of ebooks downloaded are pirate editions. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verse novel wins debut book award

Ros Barber's The Marlowe Papers, a novel written entirely in verse, wins the annual Desmond Elliott Prize for best debut novel. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shakespeare detective novels to Exhibit A

Angry Robot's crime imprint Exhibit A has signed up two historical mystery books starring... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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