Editors predict the trends of 2015

Editors are predicting a continuing surge of debut fiction in 2015, following the success of authors like Jessie Burton and Elizabeth Healey, saying they are on the lookout for original voices and novels in translation, as well as strong homegrown talent. The trend for unreliable female narrators and women’s fiction which includes an aspect of the psychological thriller will continue, editors told The Bookseller. Alison Hennessey, senior editor at Harvill Secker, said 2015 was “shaping up to be a year for brilliant female writing”.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Arrow snaps up playwright Harnetiaux's debut thriller

Arrow will publish playwright Trish Harnetiaux's debut novel, a psychological thriller about a Christmas party that turns deadly, later this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 21:21:49 UTC ]
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Listen to an Audiobook Excerpt of THE TURN OF THE KEY By Ruth Ware

Listen to an exclusive audiobook excerpt of Ruth Ware's new psychological thriller, THE TURN OF THE KEY, narrated by Imogen Church! Continue reading at Book Riot

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Johnson signs new two-book deal with Jonathan Cape

Ana Fletcher, senior editor at Jonathan Cape, has bought two books from Man Booker-shortlisted author Daisy Johnson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 09:17:38 UTC ]
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Jay Fielden Joins List of Troy Young-Era Departures at Hearst | People on the Move

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ESPN The Magazine Will Shutter Its Print Edition After 21 Years

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Harvill Secker bags Nicholas Shakespeare’s 'sophisticated literary thriller'

Harvill Secker will publish Nicholas Shakespeare’s new literary thriller, featuring a former foreign correspondent battling sinister forces in Oxford, billed as a "new direction" in the author's career. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harvill Secker scoops An Yu's 'beguiling' debut after 7-way auction

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Harvill Secker acquires political thriller Independence Square

Harvill Secker has acquired a new novel by A.D Miller, author of the Man Booker-shortlisted debut Snowdrops (Atlantic, 2011), called Independence Square. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harvill Secker wins actor's parenthood thriller, Conception, at auction

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Orion strikes deal for 'fresh take' on psychological thriller

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