Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 01/04/2011 - 10:33 Tonto Books has bought rights to the frank memoir of former Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley. Tonto publisher Stu Wheatman bought world rights direct from Hingley to the aptly-titled Carpet Burns. The title will be published on 22nd September as a B-format paperback. Inspiral Carpets rose to prominence during the vibrant "Madchester" scene of the late 1980s, along with The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, enjoying 15 Top 20 hits along the way. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Hodder Education Group has bought Pearson's list of textbooks for primary and secondary schools in Singapore. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The deal, which closed December 31, will see Turner get the publishing rights, inventory and related assets to about 280 titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Connecticut newspaper publisher thrust into the national spotlight because of his role in the purchase of Nevada's largest paper purchased another publication last week. The Block Island Times' current publishers, Fraser Lang and B ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Ebury Press has acquired the autobiography from "the father of modern British cycling" Chris Boardman, to be published on 2nd June in time for Father’s Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Rowman & Littlefield has acquired Stackpole Books, the 85 year-old publisher of military and nature books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Two Roads has acquired the international bestselling graphic memoir The Arab of the Future, by former Charlie Hebdo contributor and cartoonist Riad Sattouf. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette Livre has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to buy general literature publisher Editions Kero. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ingram Content Group has acquired Aer.io, a service that allows publishers, retailers and authors to sell and fulfill print and digital books directly to readers via their websites, blogs and social networks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has bought the world rights to A Girl Called Owl, a new tween fiction novel, from Skylark Literary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A £5,000 donation and tweet from Harry Potter author JK Rowling have pushed The Good Immigrant to its funding targetA host of authors, including JK Rowling, David Nicholls, Jonathan Coe and Evie Wyld have powered a crowdfunded anthology of essays on race and immigration to its funding target in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan's Flatiron Books has announced that it will be publishing a memoir by Oprah Winfrey, and that the book, called 'The Life You Want,' will be the lead title in a new nonfiction imprint dedicated to titles selected by the media magnate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Nosy Crow has acquired a middle-grade fantasy series with a “feminist twist” by Ellen Renner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Square Peg has acquired a book by naturalist Stephen Ross about one of Britain’s favourite birds, the robin. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ebury Press has acquired naturalist TV star Chris Packham’s “emotionally exposing” memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bertelsmann is seeking a private equity partner to help it buy out Pearson's stake in Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So you’re in the market for a new iPad. Excellent choice—I couldn’t live without mine. It’s my companion when I’m catching up on news and email in the morning over tea, reading a comic book in the evening to unwind, or watching a movie while traveling on a plane. But these days, picking an iPad... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Microsoft is taking a novel approach to marketing its research projects with a series of free sci-fi short stories.The “Future Visions” anthology, available as a free ebook, includes stories from eight prominent science fiction authors, along with a short graphic novel and original... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century is publishing an astronomer Gary Fildes' memoir for readers “ready to escape the humdrum of office life”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quicksand, to be published in February 2016, comprises a series of autobiographical essays ‘about what it means to be human’A “memoir of sorts” by Henning Mankell, which the late author said was “not a book about death and destruction but about what it means to be human”, will be published next... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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