Daniel Mallory was in the LAX lounge on his way back from a break in Palm Springs when his agent rang and said: "We've been resisting Hollywood because we wanted to close the publishing deal first, but Fox have offered US$1 million for the book â do you want it?'" For any novelist, let alone a first-timer, this is the dream question, and the 38 year-old author of The Woman In The Window â a thriller which has been dubbed the new Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train â is still visibly exhilarated by the memory Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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Usborne has acquired an "explosive" high-school thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé that examines institutionalised racism. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press (OUP) Children’s has acquired The Last Spell Breather, a middle-grade fantasy, by debut author Julie Pike. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The debut novel from last year’s Costa Short Story Award winner Luan Goldie will be published by HQ. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ has bought "an empowering manifesto that enables women to rewire themselves for bravery", Brave Not Perfect, from the founder of the Girls Who Code initiative. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre editor Francine Toon has written an "outstanding gothic thriller" debut, Pine, to be published by Doubleday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The founders of the Rebel Girls books have raised $218,937 to publish a new book, a "guided journal that helps girls train their rebel spirit and lead the revolution of our time". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut collections by poets Zaffar Kunial, Fiona Moore, Phoebe Power, RIchard Scott and Hannah Sullivan all feature on the shortlist for this year's T S Eliot Prize (£25,000). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Infernal Compass' by Lilah Sturges and polterink, is the first original graphic novel in Boom! Studios' popular Lumberjanes series and focuses on the budding queer romance between campers Molly and Mal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translator Daniel Hahn is organizing a UK editors' trip to the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2019 with support from several literary organizations. The post Ticket to Bologna: Daniel Hahn Announces Editors’ Translation Trip appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The debut novel from Deepa Anappara, which sparked a flurry of excitement over Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), has now secured 14 international territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deciding to open foreign rights sales as 'something we needed to do for our authors,' the Inuit-owned publishing house Inhabit Media has staged its arrival at Frankfurter Buchmesse, on the ramp up to Canada's stint as Guest of Honor in 2020. The post Arctic Circle Publishing: Inhabit Media Makes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a three-book fantasy set on the high seas by debut author Bex Hogan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson has pre-empted world rights in The Remaking of Clara Falkenberg, a historical novel by debut writer Anika Scott. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piccadilly Press, part of Bonnier Zaffre, has acquired a humorous young fiction series by debut author Simon Mockler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed Rachel Marks’ "uplifting" and "powerful" debut novel, The Spark, about an unlikely pair brought together by anger management classes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has won a four-way auction to publish scriptwriter Owen Nicholls' debut, a love story peppered with film references called Love, Unscripted. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has acquired a "dark, tense and intriguing" debut thriller, The One Who Got Away, as well as a second novel, by Egan Hughes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its inaugural outing at Frankfurt Book Fair next week, the ASEAN Forum looks at both successes and challenges in a 10-market region comprising 600 million people. The post A Frankfurt Debut: ASEAN Forum Highlights Publishing in Southeast Asia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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