Walliams' The Midnight Gang strikes number one again

David Walliams has clocked up his best-ever weekly volume with The Midnight Gang (HarperCollins Children's) for a second week running. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milly Johnson strikes fresh three-book deal with S&S

Milly Johnson has struck a three-book deal with her long time publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown claims 80th UK number one

Dan Brown’s Origin (Corgi) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one for a fourth week running—and the author’s 80th in total. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Strikes Gold

Kevin Kwan's 'Crazy Rich Asians' soars to the top of the Apple Store's iBooks bestsellers list on the strength of its film adaptation, which is now in theaters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline strikes fresh two-book deal with Nikola Scott

Headline has acquired two new books by author Nikola Scott, a former editorial director at Little, Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell Prize-winner McGarvey strikes two-book deal with Ebury

Glaswegian rapper, commentator and 2018 Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey has signed a two-book deal with Ebury Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Florida shooting activists strike deal with PRH

The students from Florida who founded ‘March For Our Lives’ after a high school shooting are collaborating on a book with Penguin Random House Children’s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gray and Field strike deal for new picture book series

Kes Gray and Jim Field, the author and illustrator behind the Oi! brand, are planning a new picture book series with Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crunching the numbers

Philip Jones analyses the findings of the recently-released Publishers Association Publishing Yearbook 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenage blogger Lucy Powrie strikes three-book deal with Hachette

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a three-book teen series from founder of #UKYAChat, blogger and YouTuber Lucy Powrie in a pre-emptive deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible UK strikes £150k partnership with LAMDA

Audible UK is teaming up with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) to launch a three-year creative partnership worth £150,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brown bags it: Origin scores author's 77th week at number one

Dan Brown’s Origin (Corgi) has shot straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 38,735 copies for £151,251. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH strikes two-year partnership with National Literacy Trust

Penguin Random House has embarked on a two-year partnership with the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Cormoran Strike instalment set for September release

The fourth instalment of Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series is set for release on 18th September, J K Rowling has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HoZ strikes six-figure deal for Paver's 'terrifying tale'

Head of Zeus has signed a "brilliant and terrifying tale of mystery and imagination" by Michelle Paver for six figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kinsella lands first number one in four years

Sophie Kinsella’s Surprise Me (Black Swan) has elbowed John Grisham from the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 19,104 copies in its first three days on sale through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The story behind the ALCS author earnings survey numbers

Richard Combes examines the findings of the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society's author earnings survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Postal service strikes Irish Book Awards sponsorship deal

Postal service company An Post has signed a three year headline sponsorship deal with the Irish Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lightning Books strikes with Maguire's murder tale

Lightning Books has signed the fifth novel of award-winning Australian writer Emily Maguire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JS Group strikes deal with Salford university

The University of Salford has struck a partnership with learning resources provider Aspire Engage, a division of JS Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The President Is Missing' Strikes Gold

The new novel by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson has sold 260,000 total copies after its first week on sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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