HarperVoyager spellbound by Juno Dawson's first adult trilogy

HarperVoyager has snared YA writer Juno Dawson's first three adult novels, a trilogy set around a government agency for witches, at auction in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-27 18:39:44 UTC ]

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Dawson's Meat Market wins the YA Book Prize

Juno Dawson has won the YA Book Prize 2020 with her “gritty and compelling” exposé of the fashion industry, Meat Market (Quercus Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 20:01:44 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson's YA trilogy optioned for TV by The Lighthouse

Independent production company The Lighthouse has optioned Juno Dawson's YA trilogy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 00:45:39 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan lands Hannah novel in six-figure deal

Pan Macmillan has landed Kristin Hannah's new novel in a six-figure deal ahead of the Netflix series of her book Firefly Lane (Pan). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-26 08:06:35 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson: 'I feel unconstrained by the rules of genre'

Juno Dawson answers our questions about her exposé of the fashion industry, Meat Market (Quercus Children's Books), which has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 11:54:29 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins satirical debut The Other Black Girl in six-figure deal

Bloomsbury has won Zakiya Dalila Harris’ The Other Black Girl, a satirical debut novel about race and authenticity in the workplace, for a six-figure deal following a nine-way auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 20:26:38 UTC ]
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Windmill's Cray pre-empts 'searing' Lee début in six-figure deal

Windmill’s new publishing director Charlotte Cray has pre-empted a “searing” début novel by Elizabeth Lee Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 04:39:53 UTC ]
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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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Doubleday lands latest from Hallie Rubenhold in six-figure deal

Doubleday has snapped up Hallie Rubenhold's new book, Bad Women, which tells the story of the 1910 murder of Belle Elmore, by her husband Dr Crippen, and the extraordinary women caught up in these events.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 20:24:32 UTC ]
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Fox the first Hodder buy for Topiwala

Kirty Topiwala, Hodder’s new head of non-fiction, has pre-empted a "revolutionary" book by Oxford psychologist Elaine Fox in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 16:55:47 UTC ]
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Hutchinson snaps up Tucker's 'exceptional debut novel' in six-figure deal

​Hutchinson has signed a six-figure deal with author Nancy Tucker for her debut novel, The First Day of Spring, following an auction, with rights sold in the US, Brazil and France.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 10:14:07 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group pre-empts MG series in six-figure deal

Hachette Children's Group has pre-empted a middle-grade series by J M Joseph in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-11 04:19:11 UTC ]
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Transworld lands Henderson's 'powerful' debut in six-figure pre-empt

Transworld has pre-empted The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by debut author Julietta Henderson in a "significant" six-figure deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 21:23:29 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press signs Harvard economist Goldin in six-figure deal

Princeton University Press has struck a six-figure deal with Harvard economist Claudia Goldin for her "urgent" book on gender disparity.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 13:03:07 UTC ]
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Walker snaps up Malamander sequel in six-figure deal

Walker Books has triumphed in an eight-way auction to publish the follow up to Malamander by Thomas Taylor in a six-figure deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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International Literature Showcase: LGBTQI+ writers

The International Literature Showcase is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and British Council. It aims to showcase amazing writers based in the UK to programmers, publishers and teachers of literature in English around the world. To do so, we have invited six leading writers... Continue reading at British Council global

[ British Council global | 2019-08-10 10:05:02 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins 15-publisher auction for book on grief by Cariad Lloyd

Bloomsbury has won a 15-publisher bidding war for a book on grief by podcaster Cariad Lloyd, in “one of the fiercest auctions” managed by agent Nelle Andrew of PFD, for a "significant" six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 20:54:25 UTC ]
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4th Estate lands gothic debut in six-figure pre-empt

Adam Gnuse’s “haunting” gothic debut, Girl in the Walls, has gone to 4th Estate in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 16:12:02 UTC ]
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W&N scoops Trevor McDonald's autobiography in six-figure deal

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has scooped Sir Trevor McDonald’s autobiography for a “significant” six-figure sum, taking readers through pivotal moments in history alongside personal reflections and stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Walker Books acquires Jennifer Bell MG in six-figure deal

Walker Books has acquired two novels by middle-grade author Jennifer Bell in a six-figure, pre-emptive deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-30 16:26:58 UTC ]
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Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books

Authors who write about marginalised communities are facing abuse, boycotts and even death threats. What is cancel culture doing to young adult fiction?Earlier this month, the author and screenwriter Gareth Roberts announced that his story was being removed from a forthcoming Doctor Who... Continue reading at The Guardian

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