'Sensitive children' title goes for six figures

Pan Macmillan has acquired a book about sensitive children for six figures in a “fiercely contested auction”. Carole Tonkinson bought The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Thrive and Others Struggle to Survive by Dr Tom Boyce for her Bluebird imprint in a "competitive 12-way bid" from Doug Abrams at Idea Architects in a deal brokered by Chandler Crawford of the Crawford Agency. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matharu signs six-figure deal with Hodder Children’s

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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