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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Long scoops Welsh children’s literature award

YA author Hayley Long has won the Tir na n-Og Children’s Literature Award for The Nearest Faraway Place (Hot Key Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's 'Who Was?' Series to Debut on Netflix

On May 11, Netflix Kids and Family Originals is premiering 'The Who Was? Show,' a 13-episode TV series based on Penguin Young Readers’ bestselling Who Was? biographies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph wins auction for 'The Killing' creator's debut

Michael Joseph has snapped up the debut novel from "The Killing" creator Søren Sveistrup following a nine-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pavilion Books signs debut illustrator Emma Lazell

Pavilion Books has signed Emma Lazell, who was featured in The Bookseller’s Bologna 2018 Illustrator’s Showcase. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author flyposts PRH offices to advertise own book

A debut author flyposted Penguin Random House's offices in London's Vauxhall as part of a guerrilla marketing stunt to promote his new book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Connell's transhumanism debut scoops Wellcome Prize

Irish journalist Mark O’Connell’s “passionate, entertaining and cogent examination” into the use of technology to cheat death and push the human body beyond its current limitations has won the £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist reveals how sickle cell disease inspired her book

Debut novelist Adebayo Ayobami reveals how sickle cell disease inspired her book. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking signs WriteNow mentee Emma Morgan's 'assured' debut

Viking has acquired a "moving and exquisitely funny" debut novel by Emma Morgan, who was part of the inaugural PRH WriteNow mentoring programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily Ruskovich on her Dylan Thomas-shortlisted debut Idaho

We spoke to debut American author Emily Ruskovich, following her shortlisting for the 2018 Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Next George R.R. Martin Book Won't Be 'The Winds of Winter'

Ballantine Bantam Dell will publish George Martin's 'Fire and Blood' in the U.S. and Canada on November 20. The book, BBD said, is set 300 years before the events of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Publishers Suspend Publication of Accused Pastor’s Books

At least two Christian publishing houses are halting the publication of books by Bill Hybels, the former pastor of a megachurch outside of Chicago, amid allegations against him of sexual misconduct. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S triumphs in five-way auction for 'brave and moving' YA debut

Simon & Schuster UK has acquired two books by American YA debut author Erin Stewart following a five-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comey's Debut Sells More Than 600,000 In Its First Week

Former FBI director James Comey's debut book, 'A Higher Loyalty,' has sold more than 600,000 copies since its publication last week, Flatiron Books president Bob Miller and publisher Amy Einhorn have reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debuts from Hermes Gowar, Greengrass and Batuman make Women's Prize shortlist

Debuts by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Jessie Greengrass and Elif Batuman have been shortlisted for 2018’s Women’s Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker wins 'remarkable' debut after 'intense' five-way auction

Harvill Secker has won debut novelist Rosie Price’s literary novel, What Red Was, in an "intense" five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BIEF’s Nicolas Roche on French Publishing in the World: ‘Meetings All Year Long’

About six months into his new role as managing director of the Bureau international de l'édition française, or BIEF, Nicolas Roche is leading the French publishing industry's outreach program to open new markets and develop new readership for France's literature. The post BIEF’s Nicolas Roche on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Fewer Debut Novels Selling, What Do Editors Want To Tell Authors?

In a tightening market for fiction and especially for debut authors looking for that big break, editors can be choosier–and many are more dependent than ever on literary agents to find their next debuts. The post With Fewer Debut Novels Selling, What Do Editors Want To Tell Authors? appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kendrick Lamar’s work has long alluded to other Pulitzer Prize winners

Kendrick Lamar’s achievement as the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music is an epochal achievement in hip-hop, and in Pulitzer history for acknowledging the genre’s importance in American cultural life. But there is some precedent and narrative behind this particular award. It’s not the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber signs 'superb' Brazilian debut

Faber has acquired a debut book by 26-year-old Brazilian writer Geovani Martins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author Teo hits back after Ponti review

A debut author has hit back after her novel was criticised in an Observer review, which has become the focus of a debate on social media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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