A F Steadman | 'I really didn’t know if anyone would like it, so I was very shocked'

Though publishing deals are standard fair in the pages of The Bookseller, it is rare for them to make her whirlwind publishing journey a splash in the mainstream press. But this was the case last month, when 28-year-old début author A F Steadman’s fantasy adventure series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief was signed in a “record-breaking” seven-figure deal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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