Usborne scoops new Hannah Shaw series at auction

Usborne has acquired a new series by award-winning author and illustrator Hannah Shaw in a three-book deal at auction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 19:10:24 UTC ]

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French moves to Viking for 'ambitious' standalone novel

Tana French, award-winning author of the Dublin Murder Squad series, has moved from Hodder to Viking for a standalone novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre signs 'sweeping' saga by Mollie Walton

Bonnier Zaffre has signed a three-book deal to publish The Ironbridge Saga by Mollie Walton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan admits to only earning C-grade after helping son with essay on one of his books

Ian McEwan, the award-winning author, has admitted feeling "a little dubious" about people being compelled to study his books, after helping his son with an essay about his own novel and receiving a C. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Moran trio led by More Than a Woman

Ebury has signed a "major" three-book deal with journalist Caitlin Moran, starting with More Than a Woman—the title Moran feels she was "destined to write", the list said—in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pamela Butchart | 'Funny books can break down some of the barriers of children believing 'books aren’t for me''

Award-winning author and schoolteacher Pamela Butchart is set to go stratospheric in 2018, with a World book Day title and a Secret Seven revamp in the pipeline. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Julius Lester

Award-winning author, educator, activist, and musician Julius Lester, known for a body of work focused on African-American culture, as well as for his fierce advocacy for books for black children by black creators, died on January 18 at the age of 78. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canelo signs three-book deal for new police series

Digital publisher Canelo has signed a three-book deal for a new police procedural series by Rachel Lynch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liz Fenwick moves to HQ in six-figure deal

Orion author Liz Fenwick is moving to HQ, HarperCollins, in a six-figure, three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Three-Book Deal, Martha Stewart Re-Ups at Clarkson Potter

Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, extended its long-standing collaboration with Stewart, announcing it will be releasing three new books by Stewart slated for publication through 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookseller Mcfarlane talks Shop with Troika

Tamara Mcfarlane, the owner of award-winning indie bookshop Tales on Moon Lane, has signed a three-book deal with kids’ publisher Troika. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Copeland signs six-figure debut deal with Puffin

Literary agent Sam Copeland has scooped a three-book deal for six figures with Puffin for his debut middle grade series Charlie Changes Into a Chicken. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prowse returns to HoZ in three-book deal

Amanda Prowse is to return to Head of Zeus (HoZ) in a three-book deal, following a brief stint with Amazon Publishing imprint Lake Union Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's scoops three from Eve Lloyd Knight

Hachette Children's Group non-fiction imprint Wren & Rook has signed a three-book deal with pop culture illustrator Eve Lloyd Knight, with the first title celebrating the centenary of women in the UK winning the right to vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman leads writers condemning 'pernicious' book discounts

His Dark Materials novelist says today’s steep price cuts devalue authors’ work and cheapen the experience of readingWith more than two months to go before Philip Pullman’s long-awaited new novel from the world of His Dark Materials is published, pre-orders have sent La Belle Sauvage flying up... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Santa Montefiore and S&S strike new three-book deal

Simon & Schuster UK has signed a new three book deal with Santa Montefiore. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to publish Coronation Street prequels

HarperCollins has signed a three-book deal with ITV Studios for Coronation Street prequels. Senior commissioning editor Kate Bradley has bought three titles from ITV Studios Global Entertainment's head of publishing Shirley Patton. The novels will be set on the famous fictional street before... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lauren Child on being the new children’s laureate

Award-winning author and illustrator Lauren Child has been named as the next Waterstones Children’s Laureate, an honour she says she “wasn’t expecting”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oliver Jeffers turns to non-fiction

Award-winning author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers is publishing a new book with HarperCollins at the end of this year and has signed a new two-book deal with the publisher for future publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Brit crime fiction is paying international dividends

After the Scandi noir boom, dark tales from British authors are making waves abroad. Publishers, agents and authors take up the caseWhen ex-paramedic Daniel Cole signed with agent Sue Armstrong, he was “delighted”. When Armstrong bagged him a six-figure, three-book deal from a British publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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