HC buys suspense from Camilla Way

HarperCollins crime and thriller publisher Julia Wisdom has bought a "deeply disturbing" psychological suspense novel by Camilla Way [pictured], Watching Edie McCrae. Wisdom bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in the novel, plus a further book, from Hellie Ogden at Janklow & Nesbit. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Morton Janklow Dies at 91

Publishing powerbroker Mort Janklow died on May 25 at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., five days short of his 92nd birthday. For his own firm and then with Janklow & Nesbit, the agent was known as a fierce advocate for his authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anchor Books to Do Hardcover Line

Anchor Books, the paperback imprint for the Knopf Doubleday Group, will begin publishing a line of hardcovers in spring 2022. The list, to be headed by Edward Kastenmeier, will focus on psychological suspense, mystery, commercial fiction, and popular nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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New psychological suspense from B A Paris to HQ

HQ has acquired a new book from B A Paris, The Therapist, seeing the author return to psychological suspense in "an utterly compelling tale of a house that holds a dark secret". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Fifty authors share thoughts on power of storytelling for Janklow & Nesbit

More than 50 Janklow & Nesbit authors have contributed pieces to a project on the importance of storytelling in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nelson’s internationalist roster pays dividends for Janklow & Nesbit

Zoe Nelson, foreign rights director at transatlantic literary agency Janklow & Nesbit, says honing in on fewer titles and embracing global thinking, is paying off as the world’s biggest rights fair nears.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Greta Thunberg hits back at Andrew Bolt for 'deeply disturbing' column

Campaigner calls out ‘hate and conspiracy campaigns’ after Australian’s attackThe teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at the Australian News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt for writing a deeply offensive column that mocked her autism diagnosis.The Swedish schoolgirl posted a tweet... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-08-01 20:43:04 UTC ]
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If He Wakes thriller debut to Canelo

Canelo has signed a psychological suspense novel about two women who learn "harrowing truths" about their partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perks' lost child thriller optioned for TV

Heidi Perks’ psychological suspense novel has been optioned for television by the production company responsible for “The Miniaturist”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Quercus pre-empts suspense debut exploring female rivalry

Quercus has pre-empted a psychological suspense novel about female rivalry and motherhood by debut author and Faber Academy graduate Charlotte Duckworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 12, 2016

This week: a deadly pathogen that threatens to cause a pandemic, plus a debut novel that combines weird fiction with psychological suspense. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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New Paula Hawkins thriller coming in May

Paula Hawkins has penned a “dark and moving” second psychological suspense novel for Doubleday called Into The Water, set for release next May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Vying to Be the Next 'Gone Girl'

Bucking insider expectations, psychological suspense is still hot in the run-up to the 2016 Frankfort Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Forty authors back call for school system change

Over 40 authors including Alan Gibbons, Cathy Cassidy and Michael Rosen have backed a protest against the current UK school system following the "deeply disturbing" findings of a poll which suggested more than half of teachers are thinking of quitting. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC buys suspense from Camilla Way

HarperCollins crime and thriller publisher Julia Wisdom has bought a "deeply disturbing" psychological suspense novel by Camilla Way [pictured], Watching Edie McCrae. Wisdom bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in the novel, plus a further book, from Hellie Ogden at Janklow... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colouring book to bring “insight and illumination” into maths

Canongate has acquired a mathematical colouring book. Katy Follain, publishing director of non-fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in Snowflake, Seashell, Star by Alex Bellos from Rebecca Carter at Janklow & Nesbit. Bellos has “created a unique and inspiring colouring book using... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anderson and Nadel pen self-help guide for women

Actress Gillian Anderson and journalist Jennifer Nadel are writing a “revolutionary self-help guide for women”. WE is described as an “urgent and timely book for women, which offers a dramatically new path to fulfilment”. HarperNonFiction publisher Natalie Jerome and editorial director Carolyn... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danielle Steel joins Pan Mac in 10-book deal

Danielle Steel has signed a 10-book contract with Pan Macmillan, moving to the publisher from Transworld, where she has been for the last 26 years. Jeremy Trevathan, publisher of Macmillan adult books, signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in a deal negotiated with Cullen Stanley... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Literary Agent Q&A: Hellie Ogden, Janklow & Nesbit (UK)

Hellie Ogden of Janklow & Nesbit talks with Publishing Perspectives about some of her recent deals and opportunities she believes show promise for authors. The post Literary Agent Q&A: Hellie Ogden, Janklow & Nesbit (UK) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Usborne signs YA from Alexander

Usborne has signed a YA novel from Birkbeck creative writing MA alumni Sarah Alexander. Fiction deputy director Anne Finnis acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Hellie Ogden at Janklow & Nesbit UK, while US rights have sold to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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