Paul Baggaley at Picador has acquired world rights and audio from Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown for a new book by Adam Kay, author of hit bestseller This is Going to Hurt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Curtis Brown literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes shares her top tips for surviving London Book Fair and what makes it so exciting. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cathryn Summerhayes, formerly agent and partner at WME, is to join Curtis Brown on 1st September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Juliet Mabey at Oneworld has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in Girls & Sex by Peggy Orenstein, via Cathryn Summerhayes at WME on behalf of Suzanne Gluck. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere has acquired a memoir by American actress and web entrepreneur Felicia Day, titled You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Sphere’s non-fiction editorial director Hannah Boursnell bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Cathryn Summerhayes on behalf of Erin Malone at WME. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House imprint Vermilion has acquired a new book by Brené Brown about overcoming mistakes, called Rising Strong. Susanna Abbott, Vermilion publishing director, and Cathryn Summerhayes of WME agreed the deal for UK and Commonwealth rights. Brown is a research professor at the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has signed a project Rose George, exploring our relationship with blood. From Blood: Around the World in Nine Pints will see George looking at blood, from having her own blood analysed, to telling the story of the woman who founded the Blood Transfusion Service and the politics... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emma Straub is moving from Picador to Penguin Random House’s Michael Joseph for her next two novels. Editorial director Jessica Leeke bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the two novels from Cathryn Summerhayes at WME on behalf of Claudia Ballard. Leeke said: “I have long been a fan of Emma’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has acquired a debut novel by G M Erades, in Rowan Cope's first acquisition for the publishers since she joined as editorial director for fiction. Cope signed British Commonwealth rights for To Moscow, in a pre-empt from Cathryn Summerhayes at WME. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus has acquired The Watchers, the second novel by British author Neil Spring. Fiction editor Kathryn Taussig bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Cathryn Summerhayes of William Morris Endeavour. Based on true events, The Watchers is a “spooky, historical thriller” set during the Cold... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 25/10/2011 - 08:00 Penguin has pre-empted a novel set in contemporary San Francisco, with Penguin Press also to publish in the US following a 10-way auction there. Viking commissioning editor Will Hammond acquired UK and Commonwealth rights... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 27/09/2011 - 15:05 Jonathan Cape has acquired the new novel by author Joe Stretch, with his previous two novels Friction and Wildlife published as Vintage Originals. Senior editor Beth Coates bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Adult... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 23/09/2011 - 10:45 Canongate has bought a collection of stories by a US marine and veteran of the Iraq war. Senior editor Francis Bickmore pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to the untitled collection by Phil Klay through by Cathryn... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:25 Random House Childrens Books has acquired a three-book series from childrens author, poet and illustrator Laura Dockrill. Commissioning editor Lauren Buckland and editor Andrea MacDonald acquired world rights to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:41 Faber has acquired a debut novel called Y by Canadian author Majorie Celona, with the story focusing on a newborn baby dumped at the local YMCA. Editor Sarah Savitt bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 07:54 Simon & Schuster UK will publish the memoir of Prizzi's Honour actress Anjelica Huston next year after buying her autobiography. S&S UK bought UK and Commonwealth rights including Australia from Cathryn Summerhayes in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 22/02/2011 - 08:44 Headline has acquired The God of Gotham, a novel set in 19th-century New York. Headline senior commissioning editor Claire Baldwin acquired British Commonwealth rights at auction for The God of Gotham and a second book by Lyndsay Faye from Cathryn... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]