Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired Mumnesia, a new middle-grade title by Kate Dale. Editor Rachel Kellehar bought world rights in a two-book deal for the book, which is about a 12-year-old girl whose Mum starts to behave like a teenager, from Jenny Savill at Andrew Nurnberg... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown Book Group has acquired a new novel by YA Book Prize-shortlisted author Keren David. Cuckoo, which will be published under the Atom imprint, is about a washed-up child star who needs a new home and a new direction, and finds them in unlikely places and through the most improbable... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin UK has signed two books from HELLO! Editor Rosie Nixon. Commissioning editor Anna Baggaley bought UK and Commonwealth rights in two titles from Jenny Savill at Andrew Nurnberg Associates. The first novel, The Stylist, follows fashion newcomer Amber Green as she becomes an assistant... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orchard Books has acquired Thirteen Days of Midnight by debut YA author Leo Hunt. The book is about a boy called Luke Manchett who, when his father dies, acquires $6m and a collection of ghosts. The eight spirits want revenge for their enslavement by Manchett senior and Luke has just 13 days to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]