‘Gentle, honest’ book, written by Anna Friend in response to her seven-year-old son’s worries, wins five-figure deal with ScholasticA self-published children’s picture book that was written to help the author’s son deal with being kept home from school during lockdown has been snapped up by a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-02-20 07:00:25 UTC ]
John Murray has snapped up an American debut, Memphis, based on Tara Stringfellow’s "extraordinary" family history, in a five-way auction for a "strong" five-figure sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-15 17:46:06 UTC ]
David Higham Associates is giving a five-figure sum to support Little Green Pig, a creative writing programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has bought two books including a “Poldark-esque” historical debut for a five-figure sum in the fastest pre-empt literary agent David Headley has “ever seen”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
HQ has acquired world English rights to three books by Linda Finley for a "significant" five-figure sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown has acquired two books by journalist Francesca Hornak for a "significant" five-figure sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 22/09/2011 - 14:15 Quercus has acquired two books from 26-year-old debut author, Prajwal Parajuly, who becomes the youngest writer at the publisher. Editor in chief Jon Riley bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 13:00 Pan Macmillan has pre-empted rights in a debut novel about a young black hairdresser called Dorrie in present-day Texas, for a five-figure sum. Editorial director for fiction Jenny Geras bought UK and Commonwealth rights... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 14:03 Titan has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a horror book that is currently being adapted into a movie starring "Sideways" star Paul Giamatti. Editor Cath Trechman paid a five-figure sum for rights to John Dies at the End by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Hodder Children's Books has acquired a teen paranormal romance trilogy, written by debut author and Random House adult fiction publicist Ruth Warburton. Senior editorial manager for fiction at Hodder Children's Sara O'Connor acquired world rights for a five-figure... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]