William Collins lands Mustill's whale tale in five-way auction

William Collins has acquired writer and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill’s debut, How to Speak Whale, following a five-way auction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 18:08:26 UTC ]
News tagged with: #william collins #acquired writer

Other news stories related to: "William Collins lands Mustill's whale tale in five-way auction"

For fans of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ a debut novel with a dark setting and an unforgettable heroine

Set in alternate Tudor England, “Sin Eater” by Megan Campisi is a riveting tale of female empowerment. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-15 06:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #debut novel

William Heinemann acquires book on 'degrowth' by Jason Hickel

William Heinemann will publish Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 09:09:19 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #william heinemann

A Lost Tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett is best known for children’s classics like The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy, but a new anthology of lost stories reveals her “weird” side. At the Guardian, Alison Flood writes about “The Christmas in the Fog,” an eerie story set on a New York-bound liner. “Ten... Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2020-04-13 20:30:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #anthology #ten years #secret garden

Personal Space: Hadley Freeman on Finding Out the Tall Family Tales Were All True

This is Personal Space: The Memoir Show, with Sari Botton. On this episode, Botton talks to Hadley Freeman about her fourth book, House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family, a memoir and family Holocaust history published by Simon & Schuster. Botton and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-09 17:00:34 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #memoir #simon schuster #fourth book #hadley freeman #personal space #sari botton #memoir show

Hodder wins Spanish bestseller about birth of books in seven-way auction

Hodder & Stoughton has won a seven-way auction to acquire rights to Infinity in a Reed, an account of the invention of books in the ancient world by classicist Irene Vallejo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 12:33:34 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #hodder #ancient world #hodder stoughton

SA company lands large partner to provide professional certifications

San Antonio-based TrueAbility, a skills assessment software company, has signed a multiyear agreement with Minneapolis-based Pearson VUE, enhancing the global testing company's ability to administer certification exams for clients that can accurately demonstrate a test taker's competencies and... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-04-04 13:27:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #pearson

Personal Space: Sue William Silverman on Being Fascinated with the Thing You Fear Most

On the debut episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton talks to Sue William Silverman about her seventh book, How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences, a memoir in essays published by the University of Nebraska Press on March 1st. In the book, Silverman explores her... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-03 18:00:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #memoir #march 1st #nebraska press #essays published #personal space #memoir show

Seven Dials lands Vinnie Jones' memoir of love and loss

Seven Dials has won world rights at auction to Lost Without You, a book from the footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones about coping with the loss of his wife, Tanya, after her six-year battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 12:09:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #memoir #world rights

Ant & Dec mark 30th anniversary with book for Sphere following 12-way auction

Ant & Dec, aka Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, are publishing a book with Sphere this September—Once Upon a Tyne: Celebrating 30 Years Together on Telly–following a 12-way auction in January. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 12:30:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #declan donnelly

Raven Books wins American noir classic in six-way auction

Raven Books has won the American noir classic, Nightmare Alley, in a “hotly contested” six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 09:22:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #raven books

W&N wins Sweeney's 'beguiling' short story collection at auction

W&N is publishing Irish author Cathy Sweeney's debut collection of short stories, described as a "look at the world from a lopsided perspective", following a "heated" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 07:58:19 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #short stories #debut collection

Tales of a Library Unicorn: In Which the Children Misunderstand Libraries

A librarian recounts giving an education on libraries and the book check out process to a young library patron. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-25 10:33:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #libraries

Simon & Schuster lands four-book deal with Heidi Swain

Simon and Schuster UK has signed a four-book deal with Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 19:25:23 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #schuster uk

Emily St. John Mandel's 'The Glass Hotel' is a tale of fraud and financial collapse

"The Glass Hotel" follows the players in a pyramid scheme and reveals how guilt is deflected and lives are shattered. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-23 16:49:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #glass hotel #john mandel #emily st

Kate Elizabeth Russell’s debut novel is an unsettling tale of abuse

“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading at The Economist

[ The Economist | 2020-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #debut novel #dark vanessa #unsettling tale

Collins makes hundreds of books and resources available for free

Collins has made hundreds of books and learning resources free for teachers and families as schools close over the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-20 03:54:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #schools close #made hundreds

Digital bestseller lists: Koontz’s Wuhan tale tops chart

For the week ending 14th March, a seven-day period in which Italy went into lockdown, the UK prime minister said “many will lose loved ones” and the Premier League and professional sport in general was suspended, Dean Koontz’s The Eyes of Darkness topped the Bookstat top 10. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 18:34:33 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #sthe eyes #professional sport #premier league #dean koontz

Kate Elizabeth Russell’s debut novel is an unsettling tale of abuse

“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading at The Economist

[ The Economist | 2020-03-19 15:48:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #dark vanessa #unsettling tale #debut novel

Borough Press reveals new Collins novel The Betrayals

The Borough Press has announced an “utterly enchanting and original” new novel from Bridget Collins called The Betrayals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 08:29:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #borough press