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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Late-Night TV Hosts Give Publicity-Starved Novelists the Star Treatment

TV coverage of literary fiction has dwindled, but Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers are exceptions. “Who would have guessed that a 700-page novel would be on national TV?” one publishing executive said. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S pre-empts sci-fi debut, with Crown triumphing in US auction

Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted a commercial science fiction novel, The Space Between Worlds from debut author Micaiah Johnson, with US rights selling at auction to Crown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Public Space Branches Into Book Publishing

The literary magazine, founded in 2006 by former 'Paris Review' editor Brigid Hughes, is launching a book publishing imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US literary debut Marilou to Hamish Hamilton

Hamish Hamilton has acquired a “chilling’ and “unforgettable” US literary debut about poverty, desperation and lost innocence in rural America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Costa Book Awards Shortlists: Half Debuts, £35,000 in Prize Money

The Costa Book Awards for 2018 drew a record 641 entries across the program's five categories. In January, the five category winners will be announced, followed  by the overall winner's ceremony. The post The UK’s Costa Book Awards Shortlists: Half Debuts, £35,000 in Prize Money appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chadwick's debut short story collection to Splice

Birmingham-based small press Splice has acquired world rights to Above the Fat, the début short story collection of Thomas Chadwick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rudd signs with HarperCollins for debut novel

HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired the debut novel by Alyson Rudd, a journalist at the Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glamour Magazine to Cease Regular Print Publication

“It’s where the audiences are, and it’s where our growth is,” Samantha Barry, who became Glamour’s editor in chief in January, said of ending print publication in favor of increasing the magazine’s efforts online. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Conversation Series Gets Cable TV Debut

Live Talk Los Angeles has launched on Spectrum Networks, turning an author event series into a weekly primetime TV show for 1.8 million subscribers in Southern California. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline grabs high concept thriller debut

Headline Publishing Group has bought an "emotionally charged thriller", Jump, from Toronto-based journalist Samantha Bailey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP Leaders, Former Conference Director Exchange Public Barbs

After former AWP conference director Christian Teresi wrote an essay that leveled a host of charges against the organization, the AWP board fired back, claiming the organization is in much better shape than it was six months ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seventeen Magazine Cutting Publication Schedule to ‘Special’ Issues Only

Seventeen magazine says they will only print special issues next year, timed around news events and "key moments" for readers as Hearst prioritizes growing its brands digitally. "Seventeen is leading an authentic conversation with a growing audience, from social issues to important life advice,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine named public's favourite at BAMB Awards

Gail Honeyman’s bestselling debut Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (HarperCollins) has scooped the Books Are My Bag Readers' Choice Award, while Philip Pullman and The Secret Barrister also scored prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson aims for the stars with Kellock's prize-winning debut

Thames & Hudson will publish the debut picture book, The Star in the Forest, by Glasgow-based author and illustrator Helen Kellock. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Move from iconic Long Acre flagship will put Stanfords on the map, Godfrey says

The new c.e.o. of the venerable 165-year-old travel specialist says the move from its Covent Garden home is an opportunity to realign the business to the modern-day physical retail landscape. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, Long-Serving Times Book Critic, Dies at 84

Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in 1979. Readers and colleagues called him a judicious, authoritative voice on fiction and a seemingly boundless array of subjects, from Persian archaeology to fly fishing. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ scoops film-maker's 'emotional' debut

HQ has acquired the debut novel Love & Other Things to Live For, described as being perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Dolly Alderton, by film-maker Louise Leverett. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doubleday bags 'heart-wrenching' debut Shelf Life in 'speedy' pre-empt

Doubleday has pre-empted a debut novel from Tuscan writer and translator Livia Franchini, hailed "an exquisite, heart-wrenching story of a woman rebuilding herself on her own terms". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walters takes on Brownlow's debut novel

Louise Walters has signed a “heart-breaking” children’s novel, The Naseby Horses, from debut author Dominic Brownlow, a year after founding her own publishing company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NatGeo Debuts an Almanac for Adults

On October 23, National Geographic Books published 'Almanac 2019,' a 400-page trade paperback aimed at adults that is modeled after its successful children’s almanac. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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