Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/03/2011 - 10:11 Agents have claimed two big-money deals worth £500,000 each, which could mark a return to confidence in the rights market in the crucial weeks ahead of next month's London Book Fair. Simon & Schuster publishing director Suzanne Baboneau won UK & Commonwealth rights to début, The Age of Miracles written, coincidentally, by S&S US editor Karen Thompson Walker. The title was secured for "pretty close" to £500,000, according to agent Cathryn Summerhayes, who handled the deal. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Bookseller Association’s Pre-Order Task Force, an initiative to encourage customers to pre-order books at 22 indie bookstores around the country, shared encouraging early results at the NCIBA Fall Discovery Show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two items from London: Publishing Perspectives columnist Richard Charkin announces a new publishing venture, and London Book Fair opens submissions for its 2019 International Excellence Awards. The post Industry Notes: Richard Charkin Opens Mensch Publishing; LBF Opens Award Submissions appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The hubbub over Bob Woodward's Fear has finally subsided, at least in the Apple Books store, where it has been replaced, at #1, by Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn's 'Red War.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lara Prescott’s highly anticipated debut thriller, We Were Never Here, has now sold to 28 territories, with a screen adaptation in the works from the creators of "The Night Manager" and "La La Land". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The educational publishing division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has completed its previously announced divestiture of the clinical and standardized testing business to private equity firm Alpine Investors for $135 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Data breaches can make us feel helpless, but there are things you can do to protect your online accounts. Since Facebook reported last week that hackers had stolen access tokens to almost 50 million accounts, there have been no signs that the perpetrators leaked any user data online or published... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony Pictures Animation has optioned the film rights to Sibéal Pounder’s Bad Mermaids series, illustrated by Jason Cockcroft and published by Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has pre-empted a new book by espionage historian Henry Hemming: Our Man in New York. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following criticism, protests and arrests at its 2017 instalment, Gothenburg Book Fair has banned populist exhibitors this year, while public money dictates Frankfurt must take a different approach. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A plan announced by the Frankfurt Book Fair to relocate its rights and licenses business in 2019 while the Messe undergoes a lengthy structural revamp is understood to be causing deep concern among agents and publishers, with one protesting that the plan "just isn't feasible". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FSG preempts a narrative nonfiction about four Renaissance queens, S&S nabs an epistolary novel about an underemployed millennial, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford company Rebellion now has the world's biggest collection of English language comic book properties. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) and the Irish Writers Union (IWU) have warned about the dangers of a no-deal Brexit. The joint statement pays tribute to the “close literary relationship” between the UK and Ireland but suggests that the “unique and thriving relationship is now under threat as a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) and The Irish Writers' Union have released a joint statement warning of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on publishing and literature in the two countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zondervan signs business expert Ori Brafman, while InterVarsity Press takes a book on narcissism in the church. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Galbraith’s fourth Cormoran Strike title Lethal White (Sphere) has proved deadly to Bob Woodward’s Fear (S&S), striking the UK Official Top 50 number one spot in its first three days on sale through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot book to film deals include Ann Patchett's bestseller 'State of Wonder,' and Amy Chozick's memoir about Hillary Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing has signed four new books from women’s fiction author Carol Mason. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a decade's publishing with Orion, Linwood Barclay is moving to HQ, HarperCollins, in a new three-book, seven-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Life has pre-empted the first book of dietitian Dr Megan Rossi, The Gut Health Doctor, sharing strategies for improving gut health. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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