Transworld signs 70-year-old debut author as 'summer lead' title

A debut novel by 70-year-old Anne Youngson has been pre-empted by Transworld and is set to become the publisher's lead fiction title for summer 2018. Transworld editorial director Jane Lawson pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights including Canada to Meet Me At The Museum, described as "the gentlest, most humane and emotional" novel, from Judith Murray at Greene & Heaton, just 48 hours after receiving the submission. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charco signs Tenório's Jabuti-winning English debut

Charo Press is to publish Jeferson Tenório's "forceful and timely" novel The Flipside of Skin, which has just been named the 2021 winner of Brazil's most prestigious literary prize, the Jabuti. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 03:05:12 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow signs Gill's debut for younger children

Nosy Crow has landed a "stunning, vibrant" illustrated gift book of ancient Indian fables, retold by poet Nikita Gill in her debut book for younger children, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 22:50:19 UTC ]
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Atlantic signs 'punchy and provocative' Taxi Driver-inspired debut by Guns

Atlantic Fiction has acquired Your Driver Is Waiting, the debut novel by Priya Guns, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s classic film "Taxi Driver". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 03:54:36 UTC ]
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Camels, curves, circumcised Superman: here are the finalists for the Oddest Book Title of the Year.

The Bookseller has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book of Title of the Year, and for the first time, all six shortlisted titles come from university presses. This December, The Bookseller will announce which title has overtaken last year’s A Dog Pissing at the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-05 17:53:02 UTC ]
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Is Superman Circumcised? favourite to win Oddest book title of the year

This year’s Diagram prize also pits Curves for the Mathematically Curious against The Life Cycle of Russian Things and Hats: A Very Unnatural HistoryAn examination of the Jewish origins of the Man of Steel, Is Superman Circumcised?, is vying with an up-to-date look at camel milk and related... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-05 11:52:23 UTC ]
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UCLan signs Finlayson-Palmer's debut series for new illustrated list

UCLan Publishing is launching an illustrated chapter book list for younger readers, kicking off with a two-book deal for debut author Emma Finlayson-Palmer’s Autumn Moonbeam series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 05:21:50 UTC ]
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How Do You Find a Book When You Can’t Remember the Title or the Author?

Anyone who has worked in a bookstore knows only too well that moment when a customer approaches by saying, “So I don’t remember the title, or the author, but—.” And we’ve all been on the other side of the counter, trying to pinpoint something we can’t quite describe at a bookstore (“It’s a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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HarperCollins scoops 'stunning' middle-grade series by debut author Hastings

HarperCollins Children’s Books has scooped a "stunning" new magical-historical middle-grade series by debut writer Natasha Hastings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 17:08:13 UTC ]
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Author of 'My Monticello' on Writing a Debut Book With Buzz

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, at 50, is not the average age of a debut author. But the public school teacher describes herself as a “literary debutante” with the October publication of “My Monticello.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-09-28 13:06:03 UTC ]
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Piatkus signs Forsythe's 'astonishingly relevant' rom-com debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-14 07:41:34 UTC ]
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Transworld scoops debut novel by Unmumsy Mum in six-figure deal

Transworld has scooped a "joyful and emotional" debut novel by author and blogger Sarah Turner, also known as The Unmumsy Mum, in a six-figure, two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 01:27:52 UTC ]
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Beach-read refill: 12 titles to get you to the end of summer (and beyond)

Read new books by Stephen King, Helen Hoang, Lelila Slimani, Andrea Bartz and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic snaps up 12-year-old documentary star's debut

Scholastic has snapped up the debut middle-grade novel of 12-year-old Cara Mailey, in the same week as a BBC One documentary airs about her and her family. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 23:35:29 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs Spencer's 'joyful' debut novel in two-book deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 02:47:56 UTC ]
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Ilex Press to publish Landscape Photographer of the Year title

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The shortlist for this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award is all debuts.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2021-06-30 16:03:59 UTC ]
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Shire's debut collection signed by Chatto and flipped eye

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 17:33:15 UTC ]
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Author Lucinda Riley dies after four-year cancer battle

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-12 03:14:18 UTC ]
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HCCB signs children's series from Slay in Your Lane authors Adegoke and Uviebinené

HarperCollins Children's Books has signed a new middle-grade fiction series from Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené, the authors of Slay in Your Lane (HarperCollins).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 04:03:57 UTC ]
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'Three Women' author Lisa Taddeo's debut novel is fearless. So what is she afraid of?

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