Annabel Steadman’s fantasy series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief has won a seven-figure book contract, with film rights also sold to Sony PicturesA 28-year-old first-time author from Canterbury has landed what is believed to be the world’s largest ever book advance for a debut children’s writer, with a fantasy series about “bloodthirsty unicorns”.Annabel Steadman, writing as AF Steadman, was paid a “major” seven-figure sum by Simon & Schuster this week, following a hotly contested multi-publisher auction for three books in her fantasy adventure series for children, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. Set in a world where unicorns are deadly, and can only be tamed by the rider who hatches them, the series follows Skandar Smith, who is preparing to become a unicorn rider. When the most powerful unicorn in the world is stolen by a mysterious figure, becoming a rider becomes a lot more complicated than Skandar ancitipated. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-16 13:34:54 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has announced none of its employees in the UK or US will attend the rearranged Bologna Book Fair in May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-06 15:58:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Film rights to Richard Osman’s debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club (Viking), have been snapped up by Amblin Partners in a 14-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 16:08:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Simon & Schuster has snapped up Reebok founder Joe Foster’s memoir, aptly titled Shoemaker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 04:41:37 UTC ]
More news stories like this
The publisher of Stephen King, Judy Blume and Hillary Clinton doesn’t fit with the plans of its parent, ViacomCBS, which has placed a big bet on digital video. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-03-04 20:20:26 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Following the reunification of Viacom and CBS, Simon & Schuster's chief Carolyn Reidy tells the staff that its parent company will explore seelling The post Reidy to Staff: ViacomCBS Is Looking to Sell Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-04 17:27:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this
The publication date moves to May for the controversial White House memoir of Donald Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton. The post Report: Simon & Schuster’s Date for John Bolton’s Book Is Now in May appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-04 15:00:09 UTC ]
More news stories like this
HarperCollins UK and Simon & Schuster have joined the rest of the Big Five publishers in announcing they are not attending the London Book Fair following the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 22:29:32 UTC ]
More news stories like this
TV and film rights for Maggie O’Farrell’s Women’s Prize for Fiction-longlisted Hamnet (Tinder Press) have been optioned by Hera Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 16:28:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this
The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour has unveiled its longlist for 2020 with debut author Candice Carty-Williams making the list alongside children's authors Dean Atta and Jasbinder Bilan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 13:35:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this
With Simon & Schuster's exit from London Book Fair, other publishers are watchful–concerned both for employee safety and for cost in case of a quarantine. The post S&S Cancels and COVID-19 Concerns Mount for London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-28 18:07:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Simon & Schuster’s US team will not be attending the London Book Fair this year over "health and safety" fears following the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 11:51:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up debut author Claire Heywood’s “vivid and illuminating reimagining of the story of the Siege of Troy”, Daughters of Sparta. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 00:11:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Gollancz will publish the first three books in debut author Adam’s Simcox’s series The Dying Squad. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 05:25:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Simon & Schuster’s global revenues for 2019 fell 1% to $814m, with a 7% decline in operating income, parent firm ViacomCBS has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 22:25:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this
A tough fourth quarter where earnings were hurt by, among other factors, the tariffs on books manufactured in China contributed to a 7% drop in profits in 2019 at Simon & Schuster. Revenue in the year fell 1%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this
On a bookshelf alongside the dining-room table, I maintain a narcissistic shrine consisting of first-edition copies of my eight books. Four of them were published by Alice Mayhew, the legendary editor at Simon & Schuster who died earlier this week at the well-disguised age of 87. And those... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-06 00:28:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this
On a bookshelf alongside the dining-room table, I maintain a narcissistic shrine consisting of first-edition copies of my eight books. Four of them were published by Alice Mayhew, the legendary editor at Simon & Schuster who died earlier this week at the well-disguised age of 87. And those... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-06 00:28:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this
Because they have nothing to hide about anything, the White House has issued some kind of threat—according to CNN’s Jake Tapper—in a formal letter to former National Security Adviser John Bolton, whose forthcoming memoir from Simon & Schuster contains first-hand accounts of Donald Trump... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-29 17:43:05 UTC ]
More news stories like this
After beginning 2019 with 10 companies, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index was down to only eight members at the close of the year, losing Barnes & Noble and Simon & Schuster. The remaining companies saw their combined stock price decline by 9%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this