Walker to publish Michael Rosen's family tale of the Second World War

Walker Books will publish Michael Rosen’s The Missing; The True Story of my Family in World War Two in January 2020. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 17:56:29 UTC ]

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This Week's Bestsellers: July 31, 2017

Michael Connelly has the #1 book in the country with series launch ‘The Late Show.’ Plus Joshua Green’s ‘The Devil’s Bargain’ looks at the relationship between Steve Bannon and Donald Trump, and ‘World War Z’ author Max Brooks writes the first official Minecraft novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker partners with Ask Italian for Where's Wally?

Walker Books has partnered with restaurant chain Ask Italian and Universal Brand Development, on behalf of Dreamworks, to celebrate 30 years of Where’s Wally? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback to publish 'true story' of Diana's fatal crash

Biteback Publishing has signed a title claiming to tell the "true story" of Princess Diana's fatal crash in 1997. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker buys two from Ardargh and Elwick

Walker Books has bought two more titles in a new illustrated fiction series from Philip Ardagh and Elissa Elwick about a detective duo of a young girl and her French poodle. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 26, 2017

This week: the true story of the year-long quest to catch a Greenland shark, which can live up to 400 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novel based on Arandora Star tragedy optioned for TV

Natalie Dye’s debut novel about the sinking of the Arandora Star ship during World War Two, killing 865 people, has been optioned for television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Child of Books wins Bologna Ragazzi Award for fiction

Walker Books' A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston has won the fiction category in the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker acquires MG fantasy series

Walker Books has bought world rights to a middle-grade fantasy trilogy from Irish author Celine Kiernan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker to publish Sainsbury’s Christmas ad tie-in

Walker Books is publishing a Christmas title based on this year’s festive advert from Sainsbury’s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'My Marriage' by Jakob Wassermann

Copyeditor Sebastian Boensch recommends Jakob Wassermann's 'My Marriage,' a novel with a thin fictional facade over the true story of his Wassermann's marriage, finished but not published before his early death in 1934. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 7, 2016

This week: an epic whodunit that spans decades, and the true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wein pens ‘Code Name Verity’ prequel

Bloomsbury Children’s is set to publish a new novel from Elizabeth Wein, telling the story of Julie Beaufort-Stuart, the main character from her novel Code Name Verity, before the Second World War.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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True story of death row inmate to Atlantic

Atlantic has acquired Surviving Execution by Sky News journalist and campaigner, Ian Woods. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ANZAC Heroes book sends children the 'wrong message'

The winning book at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults has been criticised for endorsing New Zealand's participation in World War I and "glorifying" the killing of Germans. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press to publish wartime suitcase of love letters

Tinder Press has acquired Letters from a Suitcase, a collection of letters spanning the "short but passionate love affair" and marriage between communist couple David and Mary Francis during the Second World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sovereign buys film rights to Being a Beast

Sovereign Films has acquired global film rights to "extraordinary" true story Being a Beast by Charles Foster, published just this week by Profile. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N to publish Robert Hutton's MI5 'Nazi Hunter' tale

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is publishing Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter by political journalist Robert Hutton in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shakespeare’s Globe teams with Walker and RNIB

Shakespeare’s Globe is working with Walker Books and RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) on "Shakespeare Telling Tales", a storytelling event that will be accessible to blind and partially sighted children. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Patrick Ness novel Release coming next year

A new novel by Patrick Ness, entitled Release, will be published by Walker Books in May 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book on First World War signaller to The History Press

The History Press is to publish a book based on an original set of sketchbooks and diaries from a signaller in the First World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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