The Long, Winding Path to One Debut Novel’s Publication

How years, hundreds of queries, and an abandoned manuscript led to the publication of Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's outstanding debut novel, 'A Kind of Freedom.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Six-figure debut deal for Quercus

Quercus has paid a six-figure sum for two books by debut novelist Paul Lynch, beating off five... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut authors tussle for Carnegie

Four debut authors are in contention for this year's CILIP Carnegie Medal, announced today (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The New Press: 20 Years of Publishing ‘in the Public Interest’

Twenty years after it was founded by former Pantheon publisher Andre Schiffrin as a nonprofit publisher with a mission statement to publish “in the public interest,” the New Press is on something of a roll. The house has a new bestseller—Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow—spacious offices in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC acquires debut series by ex-Met officer

HarperCollins has signed a three-book crime thriller series written by debut author and former... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld snaps up 'Steinbeckian' debut

Oneworld has acquired a novel which tackles male friendship in the late 20th century. World... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S secures two from debut 'Picoult' novelist

Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish debut to Hesperus

Hesperus Press has acquired UK and Ireland rights in a Swedish debut, The Hundred-Year-Old Man... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Path Isn't Only App to Upload, Store Address Book Data

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare and Yelp upload names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers, sometimes without explicit permission. Continue reading at PC World

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Get 'The Long Tail' E-Book for Free--in Comic-Book Form!

It may sound a little strange, but the SmarterComics version of this business bestseller is quite engaging. Here's your chance to read it online free of charge. Continue reading at PC World

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Century buys Chatterton crime debut

Century has acquired two novels in a new procedural crime series by author Ed Chatterton,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Serpent's Tail acquires 'scandalous' debut

Serpent's Tail has acquired a debut novel it is billing as a "cross between Fingersmith... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Prize-winning debut to Hutchinson

Hutchinson has bought Lamb by Bonnie Nazdam, a début novel which won the 2011 Flaherty-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panarea Digital Debuts Nearpod For Schools

Panarea Digital is an ebook, app, and mobile technology developer with a focus on education. The firm has produced interactive ebooks for Barnes & Noble and other companies, but Panarea Digital is now focused on Nearpod, a mobile learning platform that uses the iPad and other mobile devices... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Indigo acquires debut by Irish academic

Orion YA imprint Indigo has acquired a debut novel about "lost memories, lost times and lost... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Mirror launches year-long reading campaign

The Daily Mirror is to run a We Love Reading campaign, backed by poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S' Midson to become publicity consultant

Simon & Schuster non-fiction commissioning editor Colin Midson is leaving the company to set... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Transworld debut S J Watson tops the charts

Faber Academy graduate S J Watson's début novel, Before I Go to Sleep, has stormed to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Newsnight' editor's debut to No Exit

The debut novel by “Newsnight” economics editor Paul Mason has been acquired by No... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Atlantic buys "haunting" Manhattan debut

Atlantic publishing director Margaret Stead has bought a debut novel set in the TriBeCa district... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aperture Debuts ‘The PhotoBook Review’

Aperture, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting photography, is gearing up for a big year in 2012. In addition to celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, it has teamed with Paris Photo, the annual French photography fair, to launch The PhotoBook Review, a new biannual publication on... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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