Megan Staunton, formerly of Cornerstone and Gleam, is joining YMU Books as literary agent as part of continued expansion under m.d. Amanda Harris. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 23:06:45 UTC ]
Having been responsible for much of Orion’s non-fiction output for more than a decade, Amanda Harris’ switch to agenting came as a surprise to some. She discusses her first 18 months at YMU, and explains why it has been a rewarding endeavour. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 10:03:00 UTC ]
Amanda Harris will join talent management group YMU, in a newly created role as director publishing, after 14 years at Orion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 08:13:35 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a new book from Mina Holland, writer and editor of Guardian Cook. Amanda Harris, deputy publisher of non-fiction at Orion Publishing Group, bought UK & Commonwealth rights from Jon Elek at United Agents for Mina Holland’s Mama: The Food that Makes... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish a book by Harvard social psychologist Amy Cuddy, whose TED Talk on body language has been viewed more than 25m times. Deputy publisher non-fiction, Amanda Harris, bought UK and Commonwealth Rights from HBG USA for Presence: How to Bring Your Boldest Self... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion is to publish a smokehouse cookbook, described by its authors as a “meat-lover’s bible”. Amanda Harris, deputy publisher at Orion Non-Fiction, bought world rights to Let There Be Meat by James Douglas and Scott Munro from Nick Canham at The Richard Stone Partnership. Douglas and Munro... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion Books is to publish the autobiography of “Breaking Bad” actor Bryan Cranston. Amanda Harris, deputy publisher, Non-fiction at Orion Books bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in Say My Name, from Julian Alexander of Lucas Alexander Whitley. 58-year-old Cranston is best... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Actor Stanley Tucci and literary agent Felicity Blunt have written a cookbook. The couple’s book features recipes from Tucci’s traditional Italian roots, as well as those of his British wife Blunt, who is an agent at Curtis Brown. Recipes include pasta alla bottarga, mushroom-stuffed trout,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]