Canongate Acquires Severn House

Canongate has bought Severn House Publishers, for an undisclosed sum, from owner Edwin Buckhalter. With the acquisition, Buckhalter will retain a consultancy role, while Severn publisher Kate Gibb has been promoted to COO of Canongate. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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James Bond novels come back to Random House

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Picador acquires The Bloggess

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HC acquires debut series by ex-Met officer

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Vintage acquires Bond licence, including digital rights

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Rights House and PFD snap up crime estates

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Six-figure Ozeki deal for Canongate

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Sceptre acquires Just My Typo

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Pan Mac acquires TOWIE's Nanny Pat

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OverDrive acquires Book.ish

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MCB acquires three from Young Sherlock author

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Random House drastically raises the price of ebooks for libraries

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S&S acquires novel inspired by Meryl Streep

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BBC Books acquires Hom and Huang

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Bloomsbury acquires "the" book on Lucian Freud

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