Publishing legend Patrick Janson-Smith joins us
Patrick Janson-Smith has joined forces with London-based digital publisher Apostrophe Books as editor-at-large. Former Transworld publisher Janson-Smith, who leaves HarperCollins as publisher of imprint Blue Door, said smaller outfits would be the ones “able to react most swiftly and imaginatively” to new challenges in a changing publishing landscape. Janson-Smith, who also recently became non-executive chairman […]
Sex, videotape and lots and lots of lies
New York Times bestseller Melissa Jo Peltier turns her attention to the brilliant, back-stabbing world of prime-time television in a wickedly funny new novel. Peltier has worked in entertainment for more than 20 years, making the darkly funny Reality Boulevard a true insider’s view of Hollywood and some of America’s biggest shows. In it, we see Oscar-winning producer […]
‘Funniest book ever written’: front-page news
The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County became a global bestseller in the Seventies, hilariously skewering a self-obsessed age of psycho-babble, meditation, zen jogging, pet psychiatry – and bucket-loads of organic granola. Now, to mark 35 years since it was first published, the novel is going on sale in e-book form for […]
Teen vampire sensation goes on sale
VAMPIRE thriller Blood Prophecy: The Fated Three has gone on sale, with legions of e-reader owners sinking their teeth into the supernatural novel. The three-part e-book sees 17-year-old Selene Giovanni’s dull and lonely world change dramatically when a new student starts at her school. It turns out there is a lot more to the mysterious […]
The breathtaking Fingerless Gloves goes on sale
FINGERLESS GLOVES, the prize-winning novel from New Yorker Nick Orsini, went on sale to e-book readers around the world today. The story, which won the prestigious Fiction Fast-Track new writing competition earlier this year, charts the most difficult night in 25-year-old Anton Duchamp’s life. When his best friend James Squire is mysteriously rushed to hospital, […]
Legendary war reporter joins Apostrophe Books
THE HEART-WRENCHING true story of how legendary TV reporter Michael Nicholson smuggled an orphan out of war-ravaged Sarajevo is being released as an ebook to mark 20 years since her rescue. Natasha’s Story, which went on to become the award-winning film Welcome to Sarajevo, tells how Nicholson resolved to bring nine-year-old Natasha home to England […]
Apostrophe publishes online poetry sensation
JOHN LAVAN HAS long been one of the internet’s most prominent poets, with hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. Now, his poignant, funny and heartbreaking poetry has been turned into an e-book, with the launch of Familial: Selected Poems. More than 100 exceptional pieces of work have been hand-picked by the Yorkshireman across a […]
Third Sue Margolis classic comes to Apostrophe
SUE MARGOLIS‘S hilarious novel Neurotica is now available to Kindle, iPad and Kobo readers. It is the third chick-lit classic to go digital with Apostrophe Books. Hailed by People as “Bridget Jones’s Diary for the matrimonial set”, it tells the story of Anna Shapiro, a sex-starved journalist on a mission to find some fun after the ordeal of […]
Secret war in Laos revealed in The Ravens
THE INCREDIBLE true story of the daring US pilots who flew in the secret war in Laos is told today as The Ravens goes digital for the first time. Christopher Robbins‘s meticulously-researched work – hailed by Tom Clancy as “a book of outstanding integrity” – reveals the brutal truth about the men who served in […]
Fighter-jet thriller Angel, Archangel takes off
THE NICK COOK jet-fighter adventure Angel, Archangel went digital today, as the novel was made available for Kindle, Kobo and iPad e-readers. Set in the dying days of the Second World War, the thriller sees the Third Reich starting to crumble. However, the Russians have anything but peace on their minds. Two British spy pilots have uncovered Operation Archangel, […]
‘Jemuru’ author collects prestigious award
APOSTROPHE AUTHOR Bob Maddams joined his Gem TV colleagues on stage in London last night as they collected a prestigious One World Media Award. The Gem TV team, whose breathtaking films about Ethiopia are helping transform the lives of many in the country, picked up the Special Award at the ceremony, which honours media coverage […]
Make a date with chick-lit hit Apocalipstick
ANOTHER CHICK-LIT classic is going digital with Apostrophe Books today as Sue Margolis‘s hilarious novel Apocalipstick goes on sale. The story of the turbulent love life of beauty columnist Rececca Fine, it is available to download now on Amazon, iTunes, Kobo and most other retailers. In the book, it seems Rebecca’s fortunes are looking up […]
Buy A Brief History of Tomorrow today
THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT… or is it? Apostrophe Books is lifting the lid on what the rest of the 21st century holds in its latest e-book, A Brief History of Tomorrow. Written by leading technology journalist Jonathan Margolis, this fascinating book takes a witty look at the successes and failures of futurologists by talking to some […]
The Mouse Kingdom lands at Apostrophe
ROGER MORTIMER‘s bestselling Mouse Kingdom trilogy is now available in digital formats for the first time. Set in the fictional land of Carminel, the books Eagle Warrior, Eagles’ Revenge and The Ruby of Carminel are a trio of unique children’s adventures that see swashbuckling mice fight the forces of evil – usually with the help of […]
Acclaimed thriller Pork on sale now
Cris Freddi‘s chilling collection of short stories was today made available for download on all e-readers. Pork is the tale of a group of wild animals in a wood where wonder is around every corner – but terror is never far away. Hailed as “brilliant, unsentimental tales” by Newsweek, these best-selling stories are being made available […]
Two more authors join the Apostrophe family
Apostrophe Books is delighted to announce that bestselling writers Roger Mortimer and Cris Freddi are bringing their talents to the e-publishing company. Roger’s charming Mouse Kingdom trilogy and Cris’s brilliantly dark collection of short stories, Pork, will be brought to a digital audience under the Apostrophe banner.
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As well as being available on all major platforms, including Apple iBooks, Amazon’s Kindle store and the Kobo shop, Apostrophe e-books can be downloaded from a variety of other great sites. Here is our short guide to just a few… IN THE UK: Amazon.co.uk | iBooks | Kobo | Tesco eBooks | Waterstones | WHSmith IN THE US: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | […]
Apostrophe’s Michael Whitehall back on stage
Shark Infested Waters author Michael Whitehall recently teamed up with his award-winning comedian son, Jack, for a London run of their hit Edinburgh Fringe show, Back Chat. Jack and Michael hosted an hour of comedy, music and chat at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 February – to rave reviews. It […]