Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 10/02/2011 - 08:01 Viking has acquired world rights to a modern art title by BBC arts editor Will Gompertz. Editor Ben Brusey bought What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising Story of Modern Art directly from the author, with Viking to publish in spring 2012. Brusey said: "Will Gompertz is the perfect tour guide for Modern Art. With wonderful humour and down-to-earth storytelling, he brings to life a subject that can often seem intimidating, and asks all of the questions, big and small, that many of us will have asked and been puzzled by." read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph is attempting to break the world record for the largest online art lesson, in partnership with HarperCollins and global talent investor Entrepreneur First. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Viking has scooped an “urgent clarion call” for the British farming industry by Sarah Langford in a three-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In the best of times, businesses know to diversify their revenue. But during the pandemic, survival has sometimes meant getting into a whole new business. Co-host David Griner talks with new community editor Ko Im about how a bookstore ramped up site visits by turning itself into a travel site.... Continue reading at AdWeek
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W H Allen is to publish How Not to Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind by James O'Brien, with editorial director Jamie Joseph acquiring all rights directly from the author. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Author Stephanie Meyer has confirmed the imminent publication of Midnight Sun, a new title in the Twilight series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Virago has acquired Undressing Women from historian Virginia Nicholson, exploring 100 years of women's lives in British history through fashion and beauty. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Little Tiger Group will publish new middle-grade series by Rachel Delahaye, illustrated by George Ermos. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster UK has struck a deal for two new Robert Hunter thrillers by author Chris Carter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Scholastic UK is to publish Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah as part of its Voices series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bernardine Evaristo, Robert Webb and Neil Gaiman are among the line-up for the Big Book Weekend, a three-day virtual festival broadcast by BBC Arts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Walker Books UK and Walker Books US will simultaneously publish Meera Trehan's debut middle-grade novel The View from the Very Best House in Town. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bloomsbury Children's Books has acquired fantasy author Lev Grossman's first children's book,The Silver Arrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two works from behavioural economist Dr Sheheryar Banuri about making decisions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Princeton University Press will publish a new full-length biography of Cicero by Oxford academic Dr Alison Rosenblitt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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"Paddington" and "Downton Abbey" star Hugh Bonneville is voicing the free audiobook for Nosy Crow's recently released children's e-book about coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Audible will publish novel The Game's Gone by Simon Barnes, former chief sports writer of the Times, exclusively on audio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Canongate has acquired actor and comedy writer Michael Spicer's debut book, The Secret Political Adviser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Blake Gopnik argues that Warhol had a lasting effect on advertising, fashion, music, film, television and photography. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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I read Jessi Jezewska Stevens’ debut novel The Exhibition of Persephone Q in a single sitting on the Sunday afternoon before the quarantine. I was magnetized not just by a great story, but one that felt uncannily timely. The novel is set in the days after 9/11, a period when America was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Chinese publishers, authors, and illustrators are united in their quest to deliver unique plots and creative ideas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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