Adrienne Brodeur’s memoir is a riveting account of what it was like to be her mother’s secret-keeper. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-11 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a “captivating, full-blooded" debut set in Celtic Britain. Editor Emily Kitchin bought British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada and Australia New Zealand, to Skin and its sequel by Ilka Tampke from Sarah Lutyens at Lutyens and Rubinstein on behalf of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claudia Renton’s book about the influential Wyndham sisters has been awarded this year’s £3,500 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. Her win for Those Wild Wyndhams: Three Sisters at the Heart of Power (Collins) was announced at the Biographers' Club dinner on Friday 21st November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Running Press and HBO are teaming up on multiple books and mini kits inspired by the premium channel's series, 'Game of Thrones.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads has acquired The Words in My Hand, a book about a Dutch servant girl’s relationship with René Descartes. Publisher Lisa Highton bought UK rights to the book, by Guinevere Glasfurd, from Veronique Baxter at David Higham. Set in the 17th century Dutch Republic, it tells the story of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Entertainment company Lionsgate is teaming with Dutch media company Imagine Nation and US based Triangular Entertainment to adapt Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series (Scholastic) for the stage. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin has signed rights to a novel from Australian author Dominic Smith. The publisher acquired UK, Commonwealth and Australia/New Zealand rights to At the Edge of A Wood, in a deal with Devon Mazzone as Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Gaby Naher at the Naher Agency. The book is set... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After several years of honing its skills on properties like Back to the Future and Sam & Max, Telltale Games nailed its episodic storytelling approach with 2012's brilliant The Walking Dead. It forced you to make moral and strategic choices while trying to survive the undead uprising, and... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Bond has taken legal advice on how to stop other authors writing about Paddington Bear after his death, according to the Times. In an interview published in the newspaper on Saturday 1st November , Bond said he has already consulted a lawyer over how to protect his creation and that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Mockingjay' is an adaptation of part of the final book in Suzanne Collins's trilogy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador is to publish Operation Chaos by Matthew Sweet, a “compelling narrative account” of the true story of a group of US military deserters who found asylum in Sweden during the Vietnam War. Publisher Paul Baggaley acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Simon Trewin at WME, while Paul... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher promises it will arm you with enough vocabulary and grammar to have a complete conversation in DothrakiLanguages created for TV shows can have a powerful fascination for fans: just look at Star Treks Klingon language for proof of that. Game of Thrones Dothraki language also fits into... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Wild, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is taking the wraps off its mobile ad network after saying the early results helped lead to big gains for apps like Shazam and game makers like Glu Mobile, the developer behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The company said today that the Facebook Audience Network is now open to all... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specs Who LeVar Burton Age 57 Claim to fame Emmy-winning actor (Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation); host and producer of Reading Rainbow; author of the children’s book The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm (available Oct. 7) Base Los Angeles Twitter @levarburton What’s the first information you... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jodi Picoult has inked a deal with Delacorte Press to co-write another YA novel with her daughter, Samantha van Leer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Klebold, whose son Dylan was one of the two boys who killed 12 students and wounded 24 others at his high school in Columbine, Co., in 1999, has sold a memoir to Crown Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Herbert’s daughter Kerry Herbert and fantasy writer Sarah Pinborough are among the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Widdecombe has self-published her first detective novel via Amazon's KDP and CreateSpace... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Books is to publish a collection of 21 original stories from authors including Gillian... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Activision creates and publishes a small group of blockbuster video games aimed at mainstream consumers. The world's largest game publishing company handles some of gaming's most culturally impactful titles: the Call of Duty franchise, this year's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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