The Borough Press opens submissions to un-agented literary novels

The Borough Press will open submissions for un-agented literary novels on Monday (1st May), offering one stand-out author a book deal worth £10,000. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher delays YA novel amid row over invented black 'street dialect'

When We Was Fierce by eE Charlton-Trujillo uses invented street dialect slammed by one reviewer as ‘rife with insult and lack of awareness’The publication of young adult novel When We Was Fierce has been postponed by its author and publisher following harsh criticism of the “deeply offensive”... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conservationist's 'enigmatic' debut to Penguin Press

Penguin Press is to publish building conservationist Tom Nancollas’ debut Seashaken Houses. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics Lure Literary Authors

Recently authors Margaret Atwood, Chuck Palahniuk, and William Gibson have all written (or announced) original comics projects in the hope of gaining new fans—and sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liverpool University Press chair David Attwooll dies

David Attwooll, poet and chair of Liverpool University Press, has died at the age of 67 after succumbing to Erdheim-Chester Disease. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New mental health publisher Trigger Press launches

A new independent publisher dedicated to mental health welfare, Trigger Press, is to publish its first title in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Charlotte Green, senior assistant commissioning editor, Oxford University Press

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Portman to star in TV adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler novel

Natalie Portman is to star in a miniseries adaptation of by Karen Joy Fowler (Serpent’s Tail). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac buys 'dark' fantasy novel The Never King

Pan Macmillan has acquired a stand-alone fantasy novel, The Never King, by Jon Abbot.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dead Ink seeks submissions for 'working class anthology'

Independent publisher Dead Ink Books is to publish a book of essays written by working class authors in a bid to "challenge preconceptions" following the "messy" EU referendum vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Quebert' companion novel to MacLehose

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to Publish Found Novel by Late Michael Crichton

The manuscript for 'Dragon Teeth,' which will be published in 2017, was discovered by Crichton's wife, who had been working on the Michael Crichton Archives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Write a House Is Building a New Literary City in Detroit

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers hail 'wide open' Man Booker

The newly announced Man Booker longlist has had an enthusiastic reception from booksellers, who say the contest for the prize looks wide open this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A call to action: open up the arts

Student and intern Ella Whiddett argues that publishing internships need to be more accessible for young people that want to enter the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hans Fallada novel, Nightmare in Berlin, gets first English translation

Story of married couple contending with a devastated postwar Berlin follows runaway success of Alone in BerlinHans Fallada’s 1947 novel Alone in Berlin was the hit book of the summer six years ago, selling 300,000 copies and making a bestseller of an author who had been largely forgotten. Now... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize longlist includes Paul Beatty's novel set in South L.A. and J.M. Coetzee

The British-based Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for literary fiction in the world, announced its longlist Wednesday, with five American authors on the list of 13. It’s only the third year that authors from outside the Commonwealth have been considered for the prize, which... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Siobhan Dowd story turned into graphic novel

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ross replaces Pinter at Manchester University Press

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan’s Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes Go to ‘Exclusively Literary People’

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