David Walliams’ next picture book is called There’s a Snake in my School, set to be released on 6th October. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vlogger Zoe “Zoella” Sugg’s second novel Girl Online: On Tour (Penguin) has taken the Official Top 50 number one spot from David Walliams, in a week that saw YouTubers dominate the top of the charts. The sequel to 2014’s Girl Online (Penguin) sold 56,038 copies for £377,813 last week, according... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A story about a bobsledding team in the 1932 Winter Olympics, three football titles, one cricket and one boxing book compete for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. The shortlist features debut book Speed Kings by Andy Bull (Bantam Press) – which marks the first book about... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author James Dawson has announced that he is transitioning to being a woman. In a statement, Dawson said: “About 18 months ago I started what will be a very long journey into living as a woman. It was while writing This Book Is Gay (Hot Key Books) that I realised I had far more in common... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has unveiled 12 book jackets for Unrivaled by Alison Noel, one of the authors in its global publishing program. The company revealed the the covers [below] at its stand at Frankfurt Book Fair today (Wednesday), and said the release of the book was an "unprecedented simultaneous... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthology of uncollected writings should secure a reappraisal of notorious occultist, says publisherAleister Crowley, the occultist once dubbed the “wickedest man in the world”, is due for a reassessment as a short-story writer, according to a new anthology of his uncollected writing which... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books has two titles on the shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2015, which celebrates the best in non-fiction writing. The shortlisted books were revealed today (11th October) at The Royal Festival Hall in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams has held onto the Official Top 50 number one spot for the second straight week, notching up his best-ever single week of sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC1 adaptation of comedian’s book Billionaire Boy will star Cold Feet’s John Thomson and The Thick of It’s Rebecca FrontBBC1’s adaptation of David Walliam’s best-selling book Billionaire Boy will star Cold Feet’s John Thomson, The Thick of It’s Rebecca Front and Walliams as a “dirty old” dinner... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has revealed a list of 100 "best paperbacks of all time" as voted for by its customers. The chain retailer asked customers to vote for their favourite paperback through social media, with “thousands” getting involved. WHS said that Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird topped the list,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourteen books including one on the trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, and another on the recent FIFA scandals make up the longlist of the 27th William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The year of Amy Schumer continues, with Gallery Books announcing that it has a deal with the actress and comedian for a memoir. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aviya Kushner traces the Bible's translations back to its original Hebrew, uncovering multiple meanings behind well-known passages in her book 'The Grammar of God.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its first study on author income since 2009, the Authors Guild delivers some jarring, if unsurprising, data. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a time when black people are disrupting presidential campaign speeches nationwide in an effort to be recognized as human beings, "Negroland," the new memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic Margo Jefferson, offers poignant insight into what it means to have been raised in the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scottish Children’s Book Awards shortlist has been revealed, with every Primary 1 child given three free shortlisted titles during Book Week Scotland. Never Tickle a Tiger by Pamela Butchart and Marc Boutavant (Bloomsbury), Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit Book Burglar by Emily MacKenzie (Bloomsbury)... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bear Who Went Boo!, about a cheeky polar bear cub, will be David Walliams’ next picture book, published by HarperCollins later this year. Children’s publisher Ann-Janine Murtagh said the book, which will be released 5th November in time for Christmas, is a “deliciously funny new tale”... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There has been an ‘overwhelming’ response to The Richell Prize, set up in memory of Matt Richell [pictured], prize organisers have said as the judging panel is revealed. Matt Richell, c.e.o. of Hachette Austrailia and chairman of Hachette New Zealand, was tragically killed in a surfing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the sale to the Hachette Book Group was called off last year, employees at the Perseus Books Group rallied to deliver record sales, CEO David Steinberger wrote in its annual letter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A “page-turning thriller” about the race to crack the genetic code, a portrayal of life in European Organization for Nuclear Research's (CERN) underground bunker and an exploration of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are among the titles shortlisted for The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best American Comics Series Editor Bill Kartalopoulos talks about this years volume guest edited by novelist Jonathan Lethem and gives us the first look at the cover by Raymond Pettibon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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