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McElderry to Publish ‘A Little Princess’ Sequel
News is just in from Margaret K. McElderry Books that the house has acquired the rights to publish Wishing for Tomorrow, a sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1905 classic, A Little Princess., to be written by British author Hilary McKay. McElderry Books will release the novel in January 2010.
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Riverhead Acquires Hamid's New Novel
Flexing her editorial muscle in her new job at Riverhead, Becky Saletan has brought one of her big authors, Mohsin Hamid, into the fold at Penguin.
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Little, Brown Announces Twilight Publishing Schedule
More titles set for the mega-selling Twilight books.
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Patterson Among Five Reading Innovators Honored by National Book Foundation
The board of the National Book Foundation has awarded its first Innovations in Reading Prizes. The board selected the winners—one individual and four organizations—because of their innovative efforts to share their love of books and reading at a grassroots level, both in their communities and online. Each winner will receive $2,500 and a certificate.
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Glenn Beck Signs Multi-Book Deal with Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster is partnering with radio and TV personality and Christmas Sweater author Glenn Beck on a global, multi-book, multi-imprint co-publishing agreement. A number of S&S imprints will be involved in the program, which will encompass adult fiction and nonfiction, children’s picture books and fiction, YA literature, and e-book and audiobook originals. S&S companies in the U.K., Canada and Australia will publish Beck’s books in their respective markets.
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Deals
In a deal that's as much creative partnership as acquisition, Carrie Kania and Cal Morgan, of Harper's newly launched It Books imprint, have bought world rights to six titles from the brand consultants/gallery owners, Partners & Spade. Ira Silverberg, of Sterling Lord, brokered the deal.
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Sedaris Back to Grand Central
Grand Central has signed Amy Sedaris to a new book.
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The Last Hurrah for Percy Jackson
Fans have only five days left to wait for the May 5 release of The Last Olympian, the fifth and final book in Rick Riordan’s mythological fantasy series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Here’s a roundup of the plans for The Last Olympian.
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Jane Smiley and S.E. Hinton Keep It Real (and Funny) at L.A. Times Festival
“My name is Susie, but you can also call me Your Majesty,” quipped S.E. Hinton at the beginning of the discussion about her work with Jane Smiley at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on April 26.
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Sully’s Book Gets Title, Coauthor
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has selected Jeffrey Zaslow as his coauthor for his autobiography, which will be called Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters.
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New Look for Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451'
Hailed for its bracing portrait of a future media-addled society victimized by the systematic burning of all books, Ray Bradbury's classic science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 is the perfect work to highlight issues of censorship and the freedom to read. And in August, Farrar, Straus & Giroux's Hill and Wang imprint will republish the book to do just that.
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The L.A. Times Festival of Books: Highlights
A recap of the L.A. Times Festival of Books where Jane Smiley and Ray Bradbury appeared.
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'The Hypnotist' Becomes One of the Fair's Big Books
While London saw a number of big book deals, one of the biggest involved the thriller, The Hypnotist. The title, which has yet to sell in the U.S., was at the center of a heated auction in the U.K. involving some of the country's leading crime publishers.
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Weisbach Makes First Sale
Rob Weisbach has sold a memoir to Jonathan Burnham and Gail Winston at Harper, his first deal since setting up his own firm.
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Hudson Street Press Signs Weil to Book on Healthcare
Penguin's Hudson Street Press imprint has acquired a new title from bestseller, and health guru, Dr. Andrew Weil.
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Random to Release Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' in September
After a long wait, Random House announced that Dan Brown's new novel, The Lost Symbol, will be released September 15. The company is setting a 5-million copy first printing to the follow-up to the Da Vinci Code, the highest in RH history.
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HC's Prince Charles Deal Tops Pre-London Sales
HarperCollins signed a two-book deal with Prince Charles, just one of a number of book sales made as the London Book Fair begins.
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Internet Archive Latest to Object to Google Settlement
The Internet Archive has sent a letter to the judge overseeing the Google settlement requesting permission to file a motion that would address the question of orphan works and look for other companies to be granted to same protection from liability that Google will receive if the settlement is approved.
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Penguin India Spends Record Amount on Debut Novel
British literary agency David Godwin Associates Ltd. has sold Tiger Hills, a novel by Sarita Mandanna, to Penguin India for the largest advance the house has ever paid for a debut. Sophie Hoult of DGA did not give an exact amount but said the deal was seven figures.
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Harlequin Lands Reno Title
Health and fitness guru Tosca Reno's next book will be published by Harlequin as part of the publisher's growing nonfiction list.
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