Manchester bombing survivor to publish a memoir

Posted on 12/12/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A publisher has picked up a memoir from a survivor of the Manchester, England, bombing. Freya Lewis was just a few...

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Tagged As: Memoir, The Bookseller

"The Joy of Waterboiling" is officially the oddest title of 2018

Posted on 11/28/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Bookseller has crowned a winner in its annual oddest-title competition. The Joy of Waterboiling, a German cookbook,...

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Tagged As: Contests, Just for fun, The Bookseller, The Guardian

It's time to pick the funniest book title of 2018!

Posted on 10/26/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There’s tons of talk about whether one should judge a book by its cover, but much less so about judging it by its...

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Congratulations to Maryse Condé on her alternative Nobel win!

Posted on 10/15/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Belated congratulations to author Maryse Condé, who was announced as the winner of the alternative Nobel Prize on...

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Everyone wants to publish debut novelist's Cold War thriller

Posted on 10/02/2018 at 06:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

How’s this for a debut — Lara Prescott’s first novel has now been sold to twenty-eight territories (in...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Movie adaptation, The Bookseller, The Guardian

Grownups can have bedtime stories, too

Posted on 09/27/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re finding it difficult to turn off your buzzing brain before falling asleep, publisher Hodder & Stough...

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Tagged As: Just for fun, The Bookseller

Musician Noel Gallagher is publishing his first book

Posted on 09/19/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Rock fans can add another item to their to-be-read list: Noel Gallagher’s first book will be published November 1....

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Tagged As: Pop culture, The Bookseller

YA author sets out on book tour by bike

Posted on 09/05/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Scottish author is taking his book on tour ... on two wheels. The Bookseller reports that John Young began biking the...

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Tagged As: The Bookseller, Young adult literature

Author loses key piece of work in progress for a second time

Posted on 08/20/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Every author’s nightmare has come true for poor Tom Cox: His notes have disappeared. The British author known for...

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Rally for attacked bookstore brings in over 500 visitors

Posted on 08/13/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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A week after a far-right group attacked a London bookstore, more than five hundred supporters attended a rally in suppor...

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