Raina Telgemeier and George Takei were among the creators whose stand-out books mined traumatic real-life experiences. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:08:00 UTC ]
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One literary agent's story at this fourth iteration of the international conference was about selling 2,000 English-language titles into the Chinese market. Going the other direction? Not so easy. The post Illustrations, Design, and Above All Stories: China’s StoryDrive Asia 2016, Part 2... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales by Ali Smith and Chris Cleave are to contribute to a short story collection highlighting the “frighteningly common” experience of Europe’s refugees. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish crime writer Val McDermid is publishing her 30th novel, a suspenseful thriller called Out of Bounds, with Little, Brown this August. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has signed a new contract with international bestselling writer Lee Child for three further thrillers plus a volume of short stories and a novella. New books in the deal will feature maverick ex-military policeman Jack Reacher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s author David Almond is adapting his novel The Savage (Walker Books) into a stage play for Newcastle’s Live Theatre. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has acquired the memoir of Lol Tolhurst, one of the founding members of The Cure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alabama comics house 12-Gauge Comics has teamed with the novelist to adapt his Nick Travers Southern crime noir series into graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press has pre-empted rights to a novel set in a near future where reproductive rights have been revoked, called Red Clocks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Non-executive chairman of The London Book Fair, David Roche - an industry stalwart of more than 25 years - is crowdfunding a debut book of poems through Unbound. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Labour politician Peter Hain’s AD & WAL (Biteback Publishing) has been optioned for a feature film by Fifty One Productions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nothing says summer like lying on a beach and getting stuck into a good book. But what to read? A 19th century classic, or perhaps Murakami's latest surrealist tale? What about the fascinating story of how mobile provider EE came to be? Well, look no... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riding the wave of Alexander Hamilton mania drummed up by the Broadway hit about the Founding Father, Elizabeth Cobbs’s forthcoming novel, ‘The Hamilton Affair,’ has been given a presale boost from two major chains. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Ebooks are essentially Web sites in wrappers. So what happens if you take the wrappers off?' One answer lies in the layered reading world of Strata, a digital storytelling project from Penguin Random House and a host of collaborators led by Dan Franklin. The post ‘Experiences and Story’: PRH’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Bataclan widower's memoir is to be published by Harvill Secker ahead of the first anniversary of the Paris attacks in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton has acquired four new novels by Julian Stockwin featuring his Napoleonic-era naval hero, Thomas Kydd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has acquired a new historical novel and "epic love story" by Costa winner Stef Penney. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurst Publishers has signed The Mayor of Mogadishu: The Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia by Andrew Harding, a former BBC Africa correspondent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador is publishing an "epoch-making" history and inside story of the AIDS epidemic on World AIDS Day 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dodo Ink is to publish Family of Love by novelist and founder of the The Republic of Consciousness Prize, Neil Griffiths. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publisher Canelo has acquired two new novels by Ella Harper, who was previously published by HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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