Science fiction and fantasy novelist China Miéville is to make a rare foray into non-fiction to pen a “labour of love” history of the Russian revolution for indie press Verso. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group has bought a picture book on anxiety, The Worrysaurus, by Rachel Bright and illustrator Chris Chatterton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Something of a debate is underway in the Russian market, where some see online retail as a key to future sales growth, while major chains are also showing good numbers in physical stores. Editor’s note: Following our pre-Frankfurt interview with Eksmo CEO Evgney Kapyev, reports from Moscow are... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Dead Ink will publish Lee Rourke’s third novel, Glitch, about a dramatic drop in cabin pressure on a man’s flight home from America. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired world Spanish rights to seven books by Swedish international bestselling author Fredrik Backman, and has also formed an International Spanish Acquisitions Board, which will work to expand the reach of HC’s Spanish-language titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus imprint riverrun has acquired Rebecca Wait’s new novel about the impact of a murder-suicide on a small island in the Hebrides. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback Publishing has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance, the upcoming title by US politician Bernie Sanders. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has acquired Nevertell, a middle-grade novel set in the wilderness of Siberia, by debut author Katharine Orton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has acquired the next two books in the historical crime series from Ambrose Parry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 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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Report finds half of negative comments aimed at Rian Johnson’s movie came from Twitter bots or trolls, indicating fan backlash was overstatedMore than half of the hostile responses to The Last Jedi, episode eight of the Star Wars saga, were politically motivated trolling or the result of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press will publish an investigation into the roles of the wives of the senior Nazi officials by author and broadcaster James Wyllie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker's editorial director for crime and thrillers Jade Chandler has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a "stunning" literary thriller from debut US author Tanen Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has acquired a "wild, sexy and vibrant" first novel from US cult writer Andrea Lawlor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' Borough Press has acquired world English language rights to a debut novel by Charlotte Philby, described as "an irresistible combination of espionage and domestic suspense". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired world rights to a memoir by rugby commentator and former international player Ian Robertson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has bought a middle grade novel set in Sri Lanka by Nizrana Farook, who graduated from the Bath Spa MA Writing for Young People course last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a non-fiction book for teenagers about body positivity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kaplan has acquired the test prep, study aid, and foreign language assets of Barron’s Educational Series, in addition to purchasing the Barron’s brand name. Barron's is retaining its large trade list which will be published under a new name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marc Benioff, the billionaire co-founder of software maker Salesforce.com Inc., is making a play to project his influence far beyond Silicon Valley with the purchase of Time magazine. The 53-year-old entrepreneur and his wife, Lynne, agreed to pay $190 million in cash to Meredith Corp. for the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: Time magazine is getting new... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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