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'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 14:35:34 UTC ]
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Sceptre lands Qureshi’s debut short story collection after four-way battle

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 06:10:25 UTC ]
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A Wave Blue World Debuts New Model for Publishing Comics

A Wave Blue World is an independent comics and graphic novel publisher with an unusual model. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Denver Indie Bookstore Launches BookBar Press with Debut Release

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Skillset Podcast #9: Ilona Kisch on Public Library 2030

It’s largely accepted as a truism that libraries connect and work together—interlibrary loan, consortia, union catalogs. However, working together and connecting is not a simple task. Add in different histories, cultures, languages, political systems and you begin to get a sense of what... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Studio pre-empts two from debut author Amanda Block

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-10 15:06:19 UTC ]
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Sceptre acquires tragicomic debut Tiepolo Blue at auction

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-10 03:09:25 UTC ]
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HQ lands Kuzniar's adult debut reimagining The Nutcracker

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-09 11:19:34 UTC ]
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Cape wins Crooks' 'phenomenal' debut novel in 10-way auction

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-09 10:11:08 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate wins four-way auction for Brown Girls debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-08 17:18:36 UTC ]
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William Collins pre-empts 'radical' Dalrymple debut on Indian independence

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 19:12:38 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing in Talks to Offer E-books to Public Libraries

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Are Chicago Public Libraries Still Open Amid Soaring COVID Rates?

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A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path wins oddest book title of the year

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[ The Guardian | 2020-11-27 00:01:11 UTC ]
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Viking pre-empts debut from former bookseller Ben Hinshaw

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Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

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