HC buys Courtney Love memoir

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 29/09/2011 - 17:42 HarperCollins has bought world rights to a memoir by Hole frontwoman and actress Courtney Love. William Morrow deputy publisher Lynn Grady bought the rights from David Vigliano. Carole Tonkinson, Harper Non-Fiction publisher Carole Tonkinson will publish the as-yet-untitled memoir in the UK and Commonwealth. A release date has yet to be confirmed. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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