Verso Books, an independent publisher of works on radical politics, is launching Verso Fiction, a new imprint focused on translated fiction that will release its first two titles in the fall of 2019. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#verso books
#independent publisher
#imprint focused
#translated fiction
Verso Books, an independent publisher of works on radical politics, is launching Verso Fiction, a new imprint focused on translated fiction that will release its first two titles in the fall of 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#verso books
#independent publisher
#imprint focused
#translated fiction
Lit Hub is excited to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. This year’s judging panel included Tommy Orange, Emma Straub, Monique Truong, Maaza Mengiste, and Claire Messud. They are: De’Shawn Charles Winslow, In West Mills Chia-Chia Lin, The Unpassing Julia... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-26 13:59:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lit hub
#emma straub
#monique truong
#maaza mengiste
#claire messud
#first novel
The debut novel 'Dead in Long Beach, California,' is a sharp, dazzling turn for Compton-raised author Venita Blackburn, who made her name with lightning-fast fiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-11 11:00:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#long beach
#debut novel
First-time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed• ‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlistThree debut novels will compete against books by two former winners for this year’s Women’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-26 06:30:01 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fiction shortlist
#first-time novelists
#diverse list
#jacqueline crooks
#louise kennedy
#novelists
Award launched at London book fair aims to help older authors take the plunge and submit a first workLondon book fair, which concluded earlier this month, always brings with it a flurry of headlines about debut authors signing six-figure publishing deals. Most of these have at least one thing in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-23 09:00:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#write fiction
#london book fair
Congratulations to Tess Gunty, whose critically acclaimed debut novel The Rabbit Hutch has just won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize. The novel (about four teenagers—recently aged out of the state foster-care system—living together in an apartment building in the post-industrial... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-26 15:48:11 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#tess gunty
#rabbit hutch
#waterstones booksellers
#debut novel
Bloomsbury has acquired Peasants, the "extraordinary" non-fiction work by Dr Maryam Aslany, securing the debut in a hotly contested auction for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 15:25:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#debut non-fiction
#six-figure deal
#non-fiction work
#six-figure sum
#bloomsbury
Comedian Frankie Boyle is making his crime fiction debut with Meantime, a “phenomenal” story set in the Scottish independence referendum's aftermath, to be published by John Murray imprint Baskerville. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-28 00:03:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#frankie boyle
Andersen Press has scooped the fiction debut of Katie Cotton, group publisher at the Quarto Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 21:08:11 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#quarto group
#andersen press
#fiction debut
#group publisher
#quarto
Journalist Stig Abell has signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins, including his crime fiction debut and one non-fiction title. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 18:18:52 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#three-book deal
#non-fiction title
#harpercollins
Indie 404 Ink has landed The Arena of the Unwell, the fiction debut of music writer Liam Konemann, due to publish next April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-16 02:03:01 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fiction debut
Quercus is getting ready to launch the debut of astronaut Chris Hadfield, The Apollo Murders, branded "an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race", this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 16:29:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#dark heart
#space race
Seven Dials has acquired the non-fiction debut of pop star and fitness role model Ellie Goulding at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 02:46:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#non-fiction debut
#pop star
Debut novelists performed solidly last year, despite widespread fears that they would lose out to more established authors due to 2020's pandemic-hit publishing schedules. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 13:16:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#debut fiction
#novelists
The Center for Fiction announced the establishment of the Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers, a new award to honor the memory and influence of the late Kamil, who was former executive v-p and publisher of the Random House imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#emerging writers
#fiction announced
#executive v-
#random house
Viking has acquired a historical debut by Annie Garthwaite, reimagining the story of Cecily Neville, the Duchess of York and mother to two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 20:07:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#viking snaps
#historical fiction
Faber is to publish writer and performer Kae Tempest's first work of non-fiction this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 02:17:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#debut non-fiction
Tiny Tree has acquired a new junior fiction series from Bonnie Bridgman, featuring fun, adventure and a strong female lead. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-07 03:55:34 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
For 18 seasons, he served as creative director and producer of the global phenomenon ‘America’s Next Top Model.’ But his debut novel isn’t the juicy tell-all you might’ve expected. Makeup artist and stylist Jay Manuel has spent more than 20 years in the fashion industry, most famously serving as... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-08-03 12:15:52 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#creative director
#fashion industry
#debut novel
Michael Joseph has acquired The Butterfly Waltz and one other title by debut author Julie Owen Moylan at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 18:32:25 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fiction debut
#michael joseph
#debut author