Buchanan's 'extraordinary' debut pre-empted by Flatiron and Mantle on partial submission

A debut literary crime thriller, Sixteen Horses, by UEA graduate Greg Buchanan has been snapped up following an exclusive partial submission at pre-empt by Mantle in the UK and Flatiron in the US. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Debut Novel Mingles History and Fantasy

In “The Water Dancer,” which examines the psychological effects of slavery, a 12-year-old field hand discovers he has magical gifts. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-24 09:00:11 UTC ]
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Warner Bros. to open Harry Potter exhibit in Flatiron

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[ Crains New York | 2019-09-23 17:24:39 UTC ]
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Joanne Harris speaks out against publishing's focus on debuts

Joanne Harris has spoken out against an “absurd” focus on debuts in the publishing world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 16:30:46 UTC ]
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The Beast and the Bethany: An exclusive extract from Jack Meggitt-Phillips' debut

Egmont has pre-empted a new beastly series by debut author Jack Meggitt-Phillips; read an exclusive extract here. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 04:51:31 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph nets Annabelle Williams' debut

Michael Joseph has acquired Times journalist Annabelle Williams' debut about how "the world of finance still favours men". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 03:47:12 UTC ]
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Faber triumphs in ‘hard-fought’ five-publisher auction for historian’s debut

Faber & Faber triumphed in a "hard-fought" five-way auction to publish historian Edward Shawcross’s debut book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-20 16:32:54 UTC ]
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Tross signs debut and new Wilkins series for Bookouture

New publishing director Ruth Tross has made her first acquisitions for Bookouture, picking up a dark American suspense debut by Miranda Smith and new police procedural series from Susan Wilkins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 05:48:28 UTC ]
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Tinder Press picks up McIver crime debut

Tinder Press has picked up Ruth McIver’s debut crime novel in a joint deal with Hachette Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 20:31:16 UTC ]
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David Cameron publication day: Former PM hits campaign trail as HarperCollins hails pre-order success

David Cameron marked publication day of his autobiography today with a flurry of high profile interviews as HarperCollins hails the success of his memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 16:43:56 UTC ]
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Women’s Fiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions

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[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-18 13:00:29 UTC ]
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Amazon Charts: Atwood doubles up as Cameron makes his debut

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments (Vintage) has held the Amazon Charts Most-Sold: Fiction number one for a second week, as former prime minister David Cameron makes his debut in the Most-Sold: Non Fiction chart on pre-orders alone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 09:32:13 UTC ]
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Puffin snaps up Abdel-Magied's fiction debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 21:33:39 UTC ]
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Lorna Cook triumphs with debut novel to win Joan Hessayon Award

Essex author Lorna Cook has won the Romantic Novelists' Association's (RNA) prestigious Joan Hessayon Award for new writers with her debut novel The Forgotten Village (Avon). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 02:19:21 UTC ]
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Usborne to release ‘Downton Abbey-esque’ solo debut by Ivison

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 00:55:43 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo Editions acquires 'radical' Hattrick debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 13:30:42 UTC ]
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Picador snaps up Scottish author Armstrong's 'blistering' debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 13:33:42 UTC ]
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Historical Fiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 08:35:17 UTC ]
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‘The Undying,’ an Extraordinary and Furious New Memoir About Cancer

Anne Boyer’s book is partly about her own illness, and partly about the possibility — and necessity — of finding common cause in individual suffering. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-10 09:00:03 UTC ]
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