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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'Timely' book on moral courage in public life to JKP

Jessica Kingsley is to publish a "very timely" book exploring the need for moral courage in public life this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld debut shortlisted for 2017's Man Booker International Prize

A debut published by Oneworld, Fever Dream by Argentinian novelist Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell, has been shortlisted for the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan signs debut from SFX magazine features editor

Titan Books has acquired the debut novel from SFX features editor Nick Setchfield, The War in the Dark. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Small Press Three Rooms Landed William Least Heat-Moon's Debut Novel

Heat-Moon, author of the bestselling 1982 travel memoir 'Blue Highways,' struck a deal with small New York press Three Rooms to publish his first novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre signs 'breathless' YA debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Millwood Hargrave's 'mesmerising' debut wins Waterstones Children's Book Prize

Poet and playwright Kiran Millwood Hargrave has been named the winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017 for her debut novel The Girl of Ink and Stars (Chicken House). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ acquires 'uncompromising' debut for five figures

HQ is to publish A Home That Never Was, an "exceptional" and "uncompromising" debut by Michelle Sacks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GBBO winner Candice Brown's debut to Ebury Press

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The long-lasting effects of revolutionary rhetoric explored in doc 'American Anarchist'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary thriller and Berlin debut novelist signed by HQ

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Books in China 2017: China Children’s Press & Publication Group

The Chinese home of Cipollino, Pippi Longstocking, Le petit Nicolas, and Tintin, China Children’s Press & Publication Group is the largest publisher in terms of output in the nation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Long on Shortlists at London Book Fair: The Expanded British Book Awards

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires debut Trying from Grazia's Emily Phillips

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unforgettable' literary debut snapped up by Scribner for six figures

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish debut thriller racks up 10 international deals ahead of LBF 2017

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fantagraphics Has Surprise Hit in Debut ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shawn Booker is clutch as Fairfax tops Long Beach Poly, 54-49, in a regional opener

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut thriller Innocent Mistress to Orion in 24-hour pre-empt

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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February Religion Bestsellers: ‘Divine Direction’ Debuts at #1; Amish Fiction Takes Over

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