Sentences with phrase «first breakout book»

DANIEL»S GIFT was my first breakout book.

Not exact matches

8:00 pm — TCM — The Wizard of Oz Breakout role for Judy Garland, one of the earlier Technicolor films (and one of the first to mix black and white with Technicolor to dramatic effect), and one of the few adaptations where the film is better than the book.

Buzz is that this could be a breakout novel for Hamid, whose first two books garnered critical acclaim and prize nominations for their insight into relationships between East and West.

This morning's first breakout session at the Frankfurt Book Fair CONTEC conference was supposed to be the future of the book, led by several speakers who have innovated in social reading, online publishing and blogging, and mBook Fair CONTEC conference was supposed to be the future of the book, led by several speakers who have innovated in social reading, online publishing and blogging, and mbook, led by several speakers who have innovated in social reading, online publishing and blogging, and more.

It was named one of January Magazine's Best Books of 2009, was nominated for a RITA Award for Best First Book, and was a TARGET Breakout Book.

Therese's debut, The Last Will of Moira Leahy (Random House), was named one of January Magazine's Best Books of 2009, was nominated for a RITA award for Best First Book, and was a TARGET Breakout Book.

CEO Michael Pietsch said, «Our good first quarter results came from many places: # 1 bestselling books by HBG house authors James Patterson, David Baldacci, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, and Brad Meltzer, from backlist hits like You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza, and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, and from breakout bestsellers including Michael Isikoff & David Corn's riveting Russian Roulette, Jennifer Palmieri's powerful Dear Madam President, Peter Brown's delightful The Wild Robot Escapes and Vashti Harrison's inspiring Little Leaders.

Her first novel for adults, Home Repair was a Target Breakout book and voted top ten for Book Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on Goodrebook and voted top ten for Book Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on GoodreBook Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on Goodreads.

Much of the emphasis at Digital Book World this year has been on children's digital content, with a full day of pre-conference events on the topic, as well as several breakout sessions on this first full event day dedicated to the discussion of the unique nature of digital content for kids.

Positioned as her breakout title Sarah Pinborough's Behind Her Eyes (Macmillan / Flatiron Books; Macmillan Audio; OverDrive Sample) has fulfilled expectations by making the author a New York Times best seller for the first time.

Let's dispel a couple myths: The first is the idea that book sales are languishing because there hasn't been a breakout hit like (whatever book sold well the previous year).

In addition to Jane Friedman's address, Publishing University 2017 will host nearly 30 breakout sessions, a special cocktail hour called Literature & Libations, one - on - one consultations with industry experts, a gala book awards program, IBPA's Annual Members Meeting luncheon, and — for the first time anywhere — a screening of the new documentary Word Slingers: The Story of Self - Publishing.

Her debut, THE LAST WILL OF MOIRA LEAHY, was named one of January Magazine's Best Books of 2009, was nominated for a RITA award for Best First Book, and was a TARGET Breakout Book.

You wrote a book on how to write a breakout novel, and I think that's because a breakout novel — which let's call, here, first - class fiction — is the exception to a general rule of otherwise safe, largely mediocre «ocean of genre imitations if not amateurish writing.»

Study the bestsellers, and in particular look at first novels, or breakout books.