Big deals signed for study of a 19th-century family of killers, Hell’s Half-Acre, and Murder Isn’t Easy, a mortician’s take on Agatha Christie’s forensics The spectre of true crime was stalking the aisles at this year’s London book fair, with publishers snapping up investigations into past evils in the wake of successes in podcasting and television such as Dirty John, Serial and The Teacher’s Pet.Offers were flying in for former Waterstones bookseller Susan Jonusas’s first book Hell’s Half-Acre, a study of the the Bender family of serial killers in Kansas in 1873. Jonusas, 24, left Waterstones in December to write full-time. “Buried on a homestead seven miles south of the town were 11 bodies in varying states of decay. Further investigation revealed a well containing remains of even more victims. The number of people murdered was estimated at 20,” said Jonusas’s literary agency. “The idea that a family of seemingly respectable homesteaders were capable of operating ‘a human slaughter pen’ appalled and fascinated the nation. But who the Benders really were, why they committed such a vicious killing spree and what became of them when they fled from the law is a mystery that has remained unsolved to this day.” UK rights are still being finalised, with Viking snapping it up for a six-figure deal in the US. Agent Georgina Capel, who was fielding offers for the book, said: “I suspect the true-crime podcast thing is driving the current interest.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Figures from OpenBook's 'Reading X' conference show that promising growth for the market, including a big uptick in online book sales in 2017. The post OpenBook Managing Director Cites 14.55 Percent Growth in Chinese Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Dunmore's poetry collection, Inside the Wave, wins 2018's Costa Book of the Year prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a second time in its 46-year life, the Costa Book Award's chief honor is a posthumous award, the jury chair calling Helen Dunmore's 'Inside the Wave' poetry collection 'a modern classic...life affirming and uplifting.' The post Costa Book of the Year Honor Goes to the Late Helen Dunmore... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Need some help selecting new books this year? The Monitor asked asked four popular bookstores for titles they think will excite readers in 2018. These 11 recommendations are from four independent bookstores across the United States: Prairie Lights in Iowa City; the Strand in New York; Off the... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronet is publishing a book on family life by Simon Hooper, a dad who Instagrams as "Father of Daughters" to 756,000 followers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under the Beaming Book imprint, the Christian children's book arm of 1517 Media will expand its content range and update illustration styles to reach readers of all faiths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is reading more one of your New Year’s resolutions? Catch up on last year’s most popular reads – from fiction to the political – before diving into 2018 selections. The following list includes popular books published in 2017 that are still selling like hotcakes at four independent bookstores... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An oversized action hero is on the hunt for a new home after being deemed too large for his current living quarters. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has acquired three crime thrillers from debut author Gytha Lodge in a "significant" six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa de la Cruz sells her first stab at domestic suspense, a book on the Cartier clan is bought, Delacorte invests six figures in a debut fantasy series, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a forbidden book containing unsettling fairy tales, plus the uses and misuses of civil rights history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart has partnered with Rakuten, the Japanese internet services and e-commerce company, to bring its Kobo e-readers and ebooks to the chain's U.S. stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent poetry publisher Offord Road Books is opening its submissions window exclusively to writers from black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds until March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advocates for prison inmates remain concerned about restrictions on books available to prisoners—and for good reason. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books is to publish The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership by political commentator and journalist Steve Richards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Chris Brookmyre and his wife Dr Marisa Haetzman, discuss writing a historical crime series together under the pseudonym Ambrose Parry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton is being adapted for the stage with American actress Laura Linney taking up the title role in her London stage debut. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chief executive of the Booksellers Association (BA), Tim Godfray, has said he hopes Connect Books can find a new buyer quickly to avoid a period of uncertainty for the company and its customers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Sensible Shoes' author keeps walking with InterVarsity; FaithWords signs unique devotional. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Close to 30 international publishers are spending two days in New York City to meet with US acquisitions editors and publishing executives in the first Children's Books Salon organized by the Frankfurter Buchmesse New York and Publishing Perspectives. The post Children’s Books Salon:... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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