W&N signs psychologist Cuddy

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish a book by Harvard social psychologist Amy Cuddy, whose TED Talk on body language has been viewed more than 25m times. Deputy publisher non-fiction, Amanda Harris, bought UK and Commonwealth Rights from HBG USA for Presence: How to Bring Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. Cuddy is a professor and researcher at Harvard Business School, where she studies how nonverbal behavior and snap judgments affect people from the classroom to the boardroom. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Hern signs actor Terara's Hamilton journal

Theatre publisher Nick Hern Books is releasing a “joyous” personal account of the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit “Hamilton” by its award-winning star Giles Terera. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-23 04:50:41 UTC ]
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Morgan signs four-book deal with HQ

HQ has signed a new four-book deal with prolific Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Morgan, starting with The Christmas Escape.     Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 20:32:39 UTC ]
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Boldwood hits £2m sales, signs three more authors

Indie Boldwood Books has signed three more authors for next year, bringing the total number of writers on the list to 44, while announcing that it has hit £2m in sales across all formats. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 09:10:37 UTC ]
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Rider signs first English translation of Japanese classic

Ebury imprint Rider has acquired Genzaburo Yoshino's How Do You Live?, a bestselling Japanese classic about what really matters in life, publishing in English for the first time thanks to a translation by Bruno Navasky. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 18:04:29 UTC ]
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Bonnier's Mann signs up to BBC allyship scheme

Bonnier Books c.e.o. Perminder Mann is part of a new scheme which aims to unite organisations inside and outside the creative industries to promote allyship. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 00:21:01 UTC ]
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Influx signs Miren's 'gripping' sex work novel The Service

Influx Press has signed The Service, a novel about sex work from Frankie Miren, billed as an “engaging and clear-eyed tackling of a controversial subject, wrapped up in a gripping narrative”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 03:10:18 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs two-book deal with Brooke

HarperCollins has signed a new two-book deal with “supremely talented and prolific” author Amanda Brooke. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 21:27:06 UTC ]
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Hodder Studio signs audio guide to baking from Ruby Tandoh

Hodder Studio has signed the first audio recipe book by Ruby Tandoh, Breaking Eggs: An Audio Guide to Baking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 02:29:30 UTC ]
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Adele Parks signs film deal with Netflix series producers

Adele Parks has struck a film deal with the producers of a series of hit Netflix franchises. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 14:37:11 UTC ]
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Alex Brown signs multi-book deal with HarperCollins

HarperCollins has signed a multi-book deal with author Alex Brown which will see her published across its HarperFiction and One More Chapter imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-13 04:02:24 UTC ]
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Faber signs King's 'landmark' Welsh history

Faber has signed Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962–1997, billed as a “landmark” new work by Richard King. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 01:00:38 UTC ]
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Daunt Books signs collection from Booker contender Taylor

Daunt Books Publishing has signed Filthy Animals, the first short story collection from 2020 Booker Prize shortlistee Brandon Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 14:31:07 UTC ]
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Liverpool Literary Agency signs first deal

The newly launched Liverpool Literary Agency has signed its first deal, signing Jack Byrne with Northodox Press, a publisher "catering to readers of crime fiction with the authentic voice of northern England".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 13:52:09 UTC ]
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Hodder signs three projects from Walker-Brown

Hodder studio has signed two books and a six-part podcast series from producer Hana Walker-Brown.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 18:25:44 UTC ]
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Michael O'Mara signs LEGO licensing deal

Michael O’Mara Books has agreed a licensing deal with Ameet Publishing to publish LEGO activity, sticker and colouring books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 12:51:43 UTC ]
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Thread signs Sommerville's How To Be a Boss at Ageing

Bookouture's non-fiction imprint Thread is publishing How To Be a Boss at Ageing by broadcaster and writer Anniki Sommerville who hosts a podcast of the same name.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 02:36:45 UTC ]
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Sir Lenny Henry signs with Macmillan Children’s Books

Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) has won a seven-publisher auction to publish middle-grade and picture books by Sir Lenny Henry.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-31 06:26:43 UTC ]
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HC signs book for stressed women

HarperCollins has acquired a guide to help women beat stress, Stressilient, by clinical psychologist Dr Sam Akbar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 18:33:25 UTC ]
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Canongate signs Knox's Stay Woke, Kids!

Canongate is to publish illustrator and graphic designer Kazvare Knox's instructive guide Stay Woke, Kids!  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 06:12:41 UTC ]
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Avon signs #PitMad pitch in two book deal

Avon Books has acquired world all language rights (including dramatic) to The Family Tree and one other thriller by authors Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 18:36:13 UTC ]
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