Transworld has bought five books by Meredith Wild, who was originally self-published, in a “significant six-figure deal”. Editorial director Harriet Bourton acquired British Commonwealth rights to all five books in the Hacker series from Grand Central Publishing in the US. The first four books in the series, which were originally self-published – Hardwired, Hardpressed, Hardline and Hard Limit – were released as Transworld ebook editions on 7th April. Mass-market paperback editions will follow in July and August. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Tor nabs a self-published SF series, comedian/radio host Rickey Smiley lands at Gallery, FSG invests in a middle grade debut, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former US vice president Joe Biden and his wife Jill have struck a publishing deal with Macmillan US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books (UK) has acquired a further two picture book titles from illustrator and "rising star" Richard Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB) has inked a six-year deal with French firm Vivendi for world publishing rights (including audiobook and ebook) to the Paddington brand. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms, read audiobooks from Audible, and more. In fact, new Alexa "skills" are being created all the time. Tell Alexa to start your usual order at... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has signed The Secret Footballer, a professional player who writes anonymously about the Premier League in his books and Guardian columns. The anonymous writer will publish a new tell-all exposé with Transworld in May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'In a sense, a book fair is a catalyst that propels rights deals towards completion,' reads the introduction to the IPA's new 2017 Global Book Fair Report. The post IPA Issues Its ‘Global Book Fair Report 2017: ‘Propelling Rights Deals’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1987, Donald Trump published The Art of the Deal, a 402-page book outlining his worldview and strategies for making what he was known for at the time: deals. Looking back now, of course, we know that Trump might not be as good at deals (or business) as he touted in the book. Since its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first time in the PW awards' nearly 25-year history, a children's bookstore has won the honor. Wild Rumpus, in the Twin Cities, is celebrating its first quarter century this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Threshold buys a conservative novelty book, Maggie Stiefvater’s new YA goes to Scholastic, Hachette invests in a millennial money guru, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gillian McAllister, debut author of Everything but the Truth (Penguin), has signed a new two-book deal with Michael Joseph. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legendary Entertainment has acquired the TV rights to Alice Feeney's debut thriller Sometimes I Lie (HQ), in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margot Lee Shetterly, whose 2016 nonfiction bestseller 'Hidden Figures' served as the basis for the unexpected box office smash of the same name, is currently taking meetings with the major publishers. Some insiders guessed that this new work could fetch well into seven figures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Novelist who began writing to relieve the stress of her psychiatry job says literary success will not stop her listening to ‘real voices’ in hospitalA bestselling debut novelist who wrote her book in a hospital car park as stress release from her job as a psychiatrist is to return to the NHS.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz has acquired an epic "coming-of-age" fantasy trilogy from author Chris Wooding in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the Clinton 12 sells a middle grade nonfiction book, bestseller Alex Kershaw sells a D-Day book to Caliber, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins Learning has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to translate an influential Shanghai maths learning series – the first time the publisher has imported a book for use in schools this way. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Frank Lampard, George Galloway and Cara Delevingne land big-money book deals, established writers look on from the fringes – or turn away altogether Another day, another celebrity announces they are to “pen” a children’s book. Already this week, Jamie Lee Curtis has announced a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperOne takes rights to multiple books by bestselling author Fr. James Martin, Paraclete signs its first fiction title in over a decade, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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