Stripes signs new fiction series in three-book deal

Stripes Publishing, an imprint of the Little Tiger Group, has acquired a young fiction series written by Sylvia Bishop, with two-colour illustrations by Ashley King. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Kenilworth Books takes fight for libraries to Theresa May

Staff at independent bookshop Kenilworth Books have written an open letter to Theresa May lamenting the "deep injustice" of libraries cuts, which they say are threatening the nation’s literacy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rise of Surender Mohan Pathak: HarperCollins India Wins Big With Hindi Pulp Fiction

Hindi pulp fiction writer Surender Mohan Pathak has been made 'the Agatha Christie of India' by HarperCollins India's Minakshi Thakur, now at Westland. The post The Rise of Surender Mohan Pathak: HarperCollins India Wins Big With Hindi Pulp Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Publishers Slam ‘Unwarranted Delay’ in VAT Reform for Book Formats

Citing the EC's year-old proposal to allow member-states to tax all book formats equally, the Federation of European Publishers demands action. The post European Publishers Slam ‘Unwarranted Delay’ in VAT Reform for Book Formats appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fig Tree signs debut 'full of heart' by WriteNow mentee

Penguin Random House imprint Fig Tree is to publish the first novel by current WriteNow mentee Geraldine Quigley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tiny Owl's Abdollahi illustrates poetry book

Iranian illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi, who successfully battled to overturn his visa ban to appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, is to publish another book with Tiny Owl. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sands to chair Women’s Prize for Fiction judges

BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme editor Sarah Sands has been unveiled as the chair of the judges for the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exploration of death is Raven's first non-fiction

Bloomsbury crime imprint Raven Books has signed its first non-fiction title - an exploration of death through the eyes of the professionals who deal with it every day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These Kids’ Books Are Written By Kids From Around The World

Rakonto is teaching kids critical thinking skills by making them the authors of their own children’s books. A new children’s book has an unexpected author: a seventh-grader from rural India who, until earlier this year, hadn’t considered himself a storyteller. The book, now part of a project on... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feasting with Faith: Books on Food and Spiritual Traditions

Just in time for the holiday season, three new books from religion and spirituality publishers are examining how faith can change eating habits, and vice versa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins inks second global deal with Slaughter

HarperCollins has inked a "major" world English and foreign language publishing agreement with thriller writer Karin Slaughter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global deals are 'way of the future' says Restivo-Alessi

Publishers need to embrace a global rights acqusition strategy, HarperCollins’ chief digital officer and executive v.p Chantal Restivo-Alessi has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion signs Campbell and Fletcher's 'gripping' football novel

Orion is publishing a novel by former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell that he has written in collaboration with ex-Burnley Football Club star Paul Fletcher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bollen wins Bad Sex in Fiction award

Christopher Bollen has won the 25th annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award for The Destroyers (Harper). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Clegg to chair Russian Book Prize judging panel

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will chair the judging panel for the 2018 Russian Book Prize run by Pushkin House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google reveals the biggest apps, games, movies, songs and books of 2017

As we approach the start of a new year, the inevitable "best of" lists are starting to crop up. Never one to miss a trick, Google has released its own top five lists for 2017. The lists cover the US, and there are a few obvious names taking the top spots -- Super Mario Run is unsurprisingly... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dialogue Books' Black, Listed to 'explode myths and examine truths'

Dialogue Books is set to release a title examining over 60 words to describe black men and women, many of them "hugely contentious". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 4, 2017

This week: the horrifying realities of America’s nuclear-weapons apparatus, plus a novelist's guide to revision. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brookmyre and his wife Haetzman to co-write historical crime series

Canongate is to publish the first novel in a new historical crime series by Ambrose Parry, set in the medical world of Edinburgh in the 1840s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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