Usborne has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to The Peculiar Peggs of Riding Woods, a dark fairy tale by TV production coordinator Samuel J Halpin. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has acquired a psychological suspense debut at auction with "the mother of all high-concept twists". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dialogue Books has acquired Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton, a "heart-wrenching" story set in 1910 Philadelphia delving into the memories of an emancipated slave at a time her son's life hangs in the balance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Already estimated to hold some 17 percent of the Czech wholesale book market, Albatros Media this spring continues broadening its acquisitions portfolio by buying the country's oldest publisher, gaining access to the adult nonfiction market in the process. The post Czech Republic’s Children’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion imprint Trapeze has signed two new thrillers by Sarah J Naughton, a "master of tension and plot twists". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager and Del Rey Books have signed for a fantasy trilogy from Demon Cycle author Peter V Brett in a "high six-figure" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish the memoir of Chris Frantz, one of the members of seminal post-punk band Talking Heads. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan’s editorial director Georgina Morley has moved to Picador to strengthen the imprint’s non-fiction offer, and to that end has signed Kate Teltscher’s The Palace of Palms. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books, part of Hachette Children’s Groups, is aiming to revitalise the Animal Ark brand by acquiring series rights from Working Partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In two separate niche deals, LSC Communications bought the university press distributor TriLiteral, while Turner Publishing acquired a publisher that specializes in books on eating disorders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barrington Stoke has signed a "sharply witty, suspenseful and heartfelt" YA novella by Alex Wheatle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judith Kerr’s next picture book, Mummy Time, will be published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in the UK in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a special ceremony during the Bologna Book Fair, Macmillan and 21st Century Publishing Group celebrated a new rights deal for Chinese author Cao Wenxuan's book, 'Summer'. The post Macmillan Buys US Rights to Cao Wenxuan’s Latest Book from 21st Century Publishing Group appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press commissioning editor for fiction Chloe Sackur has secured world rights in a new Middle Grade novel by Rosanne Parry, billed as "the 21st-century White Fang”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Victoria Oundjian, editor at Avon Books UK, has acquired her first three titles since joining the imprint last year, from authors Vanessa Carnevale, Tracy Corbett and Joanne Sefton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The biggest U.S. antitrust case of this century kicked into high gear on Thursday as a government lawyer warned that AT&T Inc. wants to buy media giant Time Warner Inc. to “weaponize” its must-have content — a move that would raise prices for consumers and hinder innovation. “Time Warner... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welsh independent Firefly Press has bought world rights to The Clockwork Crow, a gothic Christmas tale set in a Victorian mansion, by Catherine Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The e-tailer's year-old strategy of letting third party sellers compete for buy buttons is here to stay. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre, has acquired world rights, including translation, film and merchandising, for a YA ghost story set in the remote snows of contemporary Norway. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has bought a middle-grade book about a mouse whose home is bombed in World War Two by debut writer Anna Fargher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's next for the "Netflix of magazines?" The post Apple Buys Into Magazine Media with Texture Acquisition appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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