Foley's first crime novel pre-empted in six-figure deal

Lucy Foley has signed a "strong six-figure deal" for her first crime novel and one other book with HarperCollins. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has pre-empted Lisa Harding’s second novel about a failed actress struggling with motherhood and addiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Virago pre-empts Chloé Cooper Jones' memoir

​Virago has pre-empted Chloé Cooper Jones' "game-changing" memoir about disability as US rights were snapped up by Avid Reader Press in a "major auction".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Scribe pre-empts definitive account of influencer culture

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 18:13:34 UTC ]
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Two Roads pre-empts 'fascinating' Charles novel after 12-publisher battle in US

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W&N pre-empts 'breathtaking' memoir from Shadrick

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Canongate clinches Tahmima Anam's fourth novel in six-figure deal

Canongate has signed a six-figurre deal for London-based author Tahmima Anam's fourth novel Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-10 17:15:51 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph pre-empts Klass' climate activist thriller

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Profile pre-empts story of Daphne Caruana Galizia by her sons

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Wildfire pre-empts debut ‘feminist epic’

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Canongate pre-empts Salena Godden's 'visionary' debut novel

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Rider pre-empts first book from 'Iceman' Wim Hof

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Doubleday lands latest from Hallie Rubenhold in six-figure deal

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Scribner UK pre-empts 'breakout' Paul Yoon novel

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Walker pre-empts Joseph Coelho’s first middle-grade fiction series

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Hutchinson snaps up Tucker's 'exceptional debut novel' in six-figure deal

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OUP signs Naomi and James Jones' debut picture book in five-figure deal

Oxford University Press has signed husband-and-wife team Naomi and James Jones' debut picture book in a five-figure deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Orenda pre-empts Rod Reynolds thriller

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Granta pre-empts 'electrifying' witch trial novel from poet Blakemore

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