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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S&S UK snaps up journalist Frost's debut

Simon & Schuster UK will publish the debut novel from Fabulous assistant editor Claire Frost, about an Instagram star living a lie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH sells Sam Copeland's debut in 17 languages

Penguin Random House Children’s has sold Charlie Changes Into a Chicken, the debut children’s book by literary agent Sam Copeland, in 17 languages. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC scoops Jurassic Park screenwriter's debut for seven figures

HarperCollins Publishers has scooped the debut novel by "Jurassic Park" and "Mission: Impossible" screenwriter David Koepp for a reported seven figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Running Press Continues on Its Own Path

As the Hachette division continues to grow, the publisher has announced a new imprint, RP Studio, which will focus on producing a range of gift items, including journals, notebooks, and postcard books, all drawn from bestselling RP books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snoop Dogg to 'take the cookbook game higher' with debut collection

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., aka Snoop Dogg, is publishing his first cookbook From Crook to Cook with Chronicle Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kelley's 'long lost classic' scooped by Quercus after seven-way auction

Quercus has given all staff the day off to read William Melville Kelley's "important and impactful" novel A Different Drummer, recently acquired by the publisher in a seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart, Rakuten Kobo Debut E-Book Retail Partnership

Walmart and ebook retailer Rakuten Kobo have launched a partnership through which the bricks-and-mortar giant will sell a range of Kobo digital content and devices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stripes signs debut author Dylan

Stripes Publishing, an imprint of the Little Tiger Group, has bought a novel by debut author Gabriel Dylan for its Red Eye horror list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Discovery of 100-year-old gardener’s notebook inspires debut novel

Usborne has acquired The Garden of Found and Lost, a debut middle-grade novel based on the discovery of a 100-year-old gardener’s notebook at the National Trust’s Ickworth house in Suffolk. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Academy graduate's time-slip debut to Avon

Molly Walker-Sharp has made her first acquisition at Avon Books, 16 months after joining as an intern. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New prize for 60+ debut novelists honours Paul Torday

The Society of Authors has launched a new prize for debut novelists over the age of 60: The Paul Torday Memorial Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian journalist's 'captivating' debut snapped up for HC's global programme

A "captivating coming-of-age" debut from an Australian journalist will be published by Borough Press as part of the HarperCollins Global Publishing Program. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Canada Combines Marketing and Publicity

Penguin Random House Canada has announced a new combined marketing and publicity team under the leadership of Beth Lockley, v-p, marketing and communications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So long and thanks for all the clicks | Dean Burnett

After six years exactly, Dean Burnett’s Brain Flapping blog is coming to an end. It’s been emotionalOn 31 July, 2012, the very first Brain Flapping post appeared on the Guardian website. Exactly six years to the day later, here’s the very last one.To confirm, the Guardian is shutting down the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager snaps up fantasy debut from Barron

HarperVoyager will publish a debut trilogy set in a West Africa-inspired fantasy kingdom, by Rena Barron. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fishwick urges public to read Greer's controversial essay On Rape with 'open mind'

Bloomsbury publishing director Michael Fishwick has urged people to read Germaine Greer’s controversial On Rape essay “with an open mind”, saying he hoped it would “provoke debate on this important topic”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Timely International Publication Credited as Part of Romania’s Stronger Market

A new study finds that Romanian publishers have increased book sales by releasing Romanian translations of foreign books parallel to launches in other key markets. The post Timely International Publication Credited as Part of Romania’s Stronger Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fassler To Oversee Combined Atria Publicity, Marketing Units

Atria senior v-p and publisher Libby McGuire announced the hiring of Kristin Fassler in the newly-created role of v-p and director of integrated marketing. Paul Olsewski, v-p and director of publicity, will leave Atria July 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What It's Like To Be an Indie Bookseller Who Just Published Her Debut Novel

Lillian Li, author of 'Number One Chinese Restaurant' and a bookseller at Ann Arbor's Literati bookstore, on indie bookstores, authors, and how important they are for each other. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize

The coming together of the United States' two PEN chapters has given the organization a chance to refocus its Bingham Prize for debut short stories, and it will be awarded in February. The post PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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