Orion has scooped two new John Rebus thrillers by Ian Rankin in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-08 04:57:21 UTC ]
HarperCollins has bought three standalone crime novels from Irish author Dervla McTiernan in a seven-figure deal, to be published by HarperFiction in the UK, William Morrow in the US and HarperCollins Australia in March 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-05 14:26:31 UTC ]
The rediscovered, initially unpublished, novel by Richard Wright, 'The Man Who Lived Underground,' has been optioned by Paramount in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Nicole Lapin lands a seven-book, seven-figure deal with HarperCollins Leadership; Berkley prevails at auction to take three from Lana Popovic´; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children's UK and US have won a hotly contested multi-publisher auction for debut author A F Steadman's fantasy adventure series, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, in a seven-figure (sterling) co-publication deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 04:30:23 UTC ]
Every assistant sifting through the slush pile, dreaming of selling their own novel, can now focus on the tale of Zakiya Harris, a former assistant editor who just sold her debut to Atria in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
In another major pre-Frankfurt Book Fair sale, Marysue Rucci at Simon & Schuster paid a rumored seven figures for a memoir by playwright Sarah Ruhl called 'Smile.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
'The Firekeeper's Daughter' by Angeline Boulleywas acquired by Tiffany Liao at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers after a 12-bidder auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Paramount Pictures has bought film rights to Adrian McKinty’s upcoming thriller The Chain (Orion) in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 09:51:26 UTC ]
After a decade's publishing with Orion, Linwood Barclay is moving to HQ, HarperCollins, in a new three-book, seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeanine Cummins signs a seven-figure deal with Flatiron, Atria pays six figures for a new Instagram poetry collection, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired a further three titles in Peter James’ Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scout Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster US, will publish the debut short story collection of Kristen Roupenian, the author of "Cat Person" in America. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired two books from fantasy author Cassandra Clare in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Diane Novak in a seven-figure deal with Harlequin; a horse-and-squirrel picture book, for adults, to Blue Rider; Chronicle buys an illustrated yoga book, with photos by Jaimie Baird; Europa nabs Alexander Maksik’s novel about love and mental illness and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
With two memoirs and now a stunning first novel, superagent Bill Clegg has bounced back from the depths of drug addiction If you have been at the London or Frankfurt book fairs over the past few years, you will haveundoubtedly heard Bill Clegg’s name, probably uttered in hushed, reverential or... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the third major deal for an indie author in the run-up to next week's London Book Fair, Grand Central's Forever imprint has inked Meredith Wild to a five-book, seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has won a six-figure auction for Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, an author previously published by Amazon Publishing. Editorial director Julie Crisp acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the book from Alexis Hurley at Inkwell Managements, after seeing a 140-page partial. The book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Read the complete PW Frankfurt Show Daily for October 8, 2014. In this issue, a report from CONTEC, the scoop on a seven-figure deal for a debut novel, inside HarperCollins's plans for HarperCollins Germany, and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]