Harper switches to Hodder & Stoughton

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 03/06/2011 - 09:58 Hodder & Stoughton has signed a three-book deal with thriller writer Tom Harper, marking the author's move from Random House's Cornerstone. Associate publisher Oliver Johnson signed the deal for world rights through Harper's agent Jane Conway-Cordon. Johnson was Harper's editor at Cornerstone before he moved in December 2009. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]

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