Faber has acquired The Umbra Tales, a "magical, bold" new middle-grade fantasy series from debut writer and FAB Prize-winner Janelle McCurdy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-13 09:33:13 UTC ]
Usborne has triumphed in a seven-way auction for a middle-grade story by debut author G M Linton celebrating family, friendship and being proud of who you are and your heritage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 02:12:44 UTC ]
Hachette Children's Group has won a three-way auction for Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts, an illustrated middle grade novel about grief and the healing power of imagination from Rachel Faturoti, plus two other titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 14:32:54 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children's is to publish Nick Lake's middle-grade debut, Locked Out Lily, featuring black and white illustrations by Emily Gravett. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 03:10:11 UTC ]
Hachette Children's Group is publishing a "beautifully illustrated, lyrical" middle-grade debut, steeped in folklore and featuring a fierce female protagonist, by non-fiction writer Amy Raphael. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 09:59:59 UTC ]
Scholastic has won a "heated" auction for a middle-grade debut about an 11-year-old with a stammer who wants to become a stand-up comedian. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 12:33:54 UTC ]
Independent publisher Everything with Words has acquired world English rights to Elsetime, a middle-grade debut by Irish author Eve McDonnell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 01:32:37 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has bought a "wickedly funny" middle-grade debut, about a girl who finds a packet of surprising seeds, by copywriter and journalist Nicola Skinner. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jenny McLachlan has moved to Egmont for her middle-grade debut, in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has bought three books from crime writer Adam Baron, including his middle-grade debut, following a “significant pre-emptive” deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veronica Cossanteli’s middle-grade debut novel The Extincts (Chicken House) is being developed for film by Cirrina Studios, with a 2019 release planned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orchard Books has acquired The Ethan I Was Before, the middle-grade debut about friendship and grief, from debut author Ali Standish. Jessica Clarke, editorial director at Orchard Books, brokered a five-figure two-book deal with Polly Nolan at the Greenhouse Literary Agency, acquiring UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
FSG goes six figures for middle-grade debut and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle and James Dashner's the Maze Runner trilogy are both drawing to a conclusion, while noteworthy collaborations from Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman, and Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, set sail. Also look for fresh ventures from William Joyce, Maggie... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]