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 ]
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Morpurgo flies the flag for tale of Afghan refugee

Michael Morpurgo will publish a book this September about a young Afghan refugee, inspired by Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 23:38:39 UTC ]
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Morpurgo pens refugee tale inspired by Jonathan Swift

HarperCollins Children’s Books will this autumn publish a Michael Morpurgo book about a refugee from Afghanistan, inspired by Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 19:34:21 UTC ]
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Moitra steps down as Collins Learning India m.d.

Collins Learning India m.d. Chaitali Moitra has left the company and will not be directly replaced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 17:11:45 UTC ]
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Headline lands Babalola debut retelling love stories from mythology

Headline has landed debut author Bolu Babalola’s retelling of love stories from mythology and history, celebrating "wildly beautiful and astonishingly diverse tales of romance and desire". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 16:39:47 UTC ]
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Europa nets Powell's 'extraordinary' debut at auction

Europa Editions UK has secured Karen Powell's "extraordinary" debut novel at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 08:02:49 UTC ]
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Black & White snaps up wild swimming tale

Black & White will publish Taking the Plunge: The Healing Power of Wild Swimming for Mind, Body & Soul by journalist Vicky Allan and photographer Anna Deacon in November.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 08:26:10 UTC ]
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Titan lands librarian Womack's debut

Titan Books will publish the supernatural-themed debut novel by Cambridge University librarian and writer Marian Womack as part of a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 17:49:35 UTC ]
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Scribner triumphs in four-way auction for Majumdar's debut

Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner has triumphed in a four-way auction for US editor Megha Majumdar's debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 16:44:32 UTC ]
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Headline lands Viking adventure from Courtenay

Headline has landed a romantic Viking timeslip adventure from Christina Courtenay in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-30 18:19:55 UTC ]
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Atlantic triumphs in seven-way auction for prison diary

Following a “highly competitive” seven-way bidding war, Atlantic Books has acquired a prison diary by  BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Chris Atkins from his time at HMP Wandsworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 02:41:09 UTC ]
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Scribner wins four-way auction for South Korean 'sensation'

Scribner has landed Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by South Korean novelist Cho Nam-Joo following a four-way bidding war. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 20:50:56 UTC ]
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Firefly buys MG thriller by Eloise Williams

Welsh independent publisher Firefly Press has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Wilde, a MG psychological thriller by Eloise Williams.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 14:37:35 UTC ]
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Texas Monthly Acquired by Billionaire Oil Heiress Randa Duncan Williams

Less than three years after its acquisition by private equity firm Genesis Park, Texas Monthly is changing hands once again. The Austin-based regional magazine confirmed Tuesday that it's being purchased by billionaire oil heiress Randa Duncan Williams in a deal expected to close on June 30.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-25 20:55:25 UTC ]
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Judith Krantz, Whose Tales of Sex and Shopping Sold Millions, Dies at 91

She published her first novel at 50, and her heroines were invariably rich, savvy, ambitious and preternaturally beautiful. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 20:37:23 UTC ]
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Orbit triumphs in three-publisher auction for Brooks fantasy series

Little, Brown imprint Orbit has won a three-publisher auction for a new epic fantasy series from author Mike Brooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 21:58:45 UTC ]
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Headline scoops Reynolds debut for six figures in 10-publisher auction

Headline has scooped the "beautifully original" debut from ex-snowboarder Allie Reynolds for six figures following a 10-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 19:44:19 UTC ]
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Faber lands McBride's 'fierce' hotel-themed novel

Faber will publish the next novel, Strange Hotel, by Eimear McBride about a nameless woman who "negotiates her own memories and impulses" across a series of hotel rooms around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 14:46:36 UTC ]
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Hodder lands Skehan's super food book ahead of TV series

Hodder & Stoughton has recommissioned cook Donal Skehan for a new book called Super Food in Minutes to accompany his upcoming 10-part TV series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 09:58:32 UTC ]
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White Lion lands Downton Abbey cookbook and cocktail recipes

Quarto imprint White Lion Publishing has snapped up a "Downton Abbey" cookbook and collection of cocktail recipes to coincide with a film version of the hit series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 11:12:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze scoops 'This Country' book in six-way auction

Trapeze has scooped the first official book for triple BAFTA-winning comedy "This Country" in a six-way auction, promising to reveal “the real s*** that goes down in Kerry and Kurtan’s village”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 02:46:19 UTC ]
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