WH Allen buys 'new ideas' book with Sandberg foreword

WH Allen has acquired a book about championing new ideas, with a foreword written by Sheryl Sandberg. Jamie Joseph, WH Allen senior commissioning editor, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Originals by Adam Grant from David Miller at Rogers, Coleridge and White. In Originals Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity and bucking outdated traditions. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]

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This Week's Bestsellers: February 22, 2021

“Life, Interrupted” columnist Suleika Jaouad debuts at #15 on our hardcover fiction list with ‘Between Two Kingdoms.’ Plus a revamped edition of Sonya Renee Taylor’s ‘The Body Is Not an Apology’ lands at #7 on our trade paperback list, and Adam Grant’s latest, ‘Think Again,’ is the #8 book in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Transworld acquires motherhood memoir from Margaret Reynolds

Transworld has bought UK and Commonwealth rights for memoir The Bright Field by Margaret Reynolds, professor of English at Queen Mary, University of London.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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WH Allen scoops Joshua Wong's 'urgent manifesto for global democracy'

WH Allen is to publish the first book in English by Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who led the Umbrella Revolution. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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William Collins lands wildlife filmmaker Mustill’s debut

William Collins has acquired writer and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill’s debut, How to Speak Whale.  Tom Killingbeck, commissioning editor at William Collins, bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Kerry Glencorse at Susanna Lea Associates in a competitive auction.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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My TED talk: how I took on the tech titans in their lair

For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next?If Silicon Valley is the beast, then TED is its belly.... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Michelle Obama is no fan of Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” manifesto

The former First Lady spoke out on her Becoming book tour. Michelle Obama is getting real on her Becoming book tour.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

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Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook staff to investigate George Soros' finances

Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., told employees to investigate the financial interests of billionaire George Soros in response to his January criticism of the social media giant. Sandberg wanted to know if Soros had a financial incentive to criticize Facebook, the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Melinda Gates, B.J. Novak, Sundar Pichai, and more share the children’s books that shaped them

Does a love of reading as a child lay the foundation for a productive life? These great minds of our time are connected by their passion for children’s books. There’s compelling data that children who grow up with parents reading to them perform better in school. But is it possible that a... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Harvill Secker buys 'stunning' literary thriller debut

Harvill Secker's editorial director for crime and thrillers Jade Chandler has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a "stunning" literary thriller from debut US author Tanen Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Liberation for Michael Joseph after début deal

Michael Joseph has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to two thrillers by Gareth Rubin from Simon Trewin at WME. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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At A Moment Of Crisis, Facebook Needs Sheryl Sandberg Out Front

It’s hard to fathom why Facebook’s number two has gone along with a crisis strategy that puts herself (and Mark Zuckerberg) squarely behind the curtain. Over the weekend it was business as usual on Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s profile page. On Saturday, she shared two photos from a visit to... Continue reading at Fast Company

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'Explosive' exposé about Prince Charles coming in March

William Collins will publish an “explosive” book about Prince Charles’ “desperate bid to rehabilitate himself” after Princess Diana’s death by investigative historian Tom Bower. Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles will be published on 22nd March in hardback retailing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sandberg pens foreword to Yellow Kite's When to Jump

Sheryl Sandberg has written a foreword to a new Yellow Kite book called When to Jump by Mike Lewis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 8, 2017

‘Option B’ by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, the #1 book in the country, is also the year’s biggest debut so far. Plus the Hulu adaption of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ rockets the 1998 trade paperback to the #7 position in the country, and ‘The Bad Guys’ children’s book series generates good sales... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Transworld buys critical care doctor's memoir

Transworld has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to In Shock by US critical care doctor Rana Awdish, an account of Awdish’s near-death experience and her transition from doctor to patient. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Obituary: David Miller

Ravi Mirchandani remembers literary agent David Miller of Rogers, Coleridge & White, who died in December aged 50. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Tributes paid to agent David Miller

David Miller, literary agent at Rogers, Coleridge and White, has died at the age of 50. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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You Can Now Listen to Live Audio Content on Facebook

Facebook Live isn't just for video. Today the social network launched a new feature dubbed Live Audio that lets users listen to broadcast voice recordings, pushing more audio-only content into newsfeeds. Similar to Facebook Live videos, users can go live from the Facebook app by pressing a... Continue reading at AdWeek

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