HarperCollins has signed a six-figure deal for two novels by TV presenter Dawn O'Porter. Commercial women's fiction director Kimberley Young signed a deal for world rights in all languages with Adrian Sington at Sington & Co Ltd. The books will be O'Porter's first adult novels. She has previously written YA novels, which will continue to be published through Hot Key Books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 18:38:21 UTC ]
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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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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
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-15 08:00:15 UTC ]
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Picador has scooped the "heart-stopping" new novel from Sarah Moss in a six-figure deal following a heated nine-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 09:45:13 UTC ]
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Chinese American writer Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is causing waves across the Atlantic with an auction and six-figure deal for two books with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, as buzz around a UK deal begins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-24 01:13:28 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has bought two books from thriller writer Claire Douglas in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big deals signed for study of a 19th-century family of killers, Hell’s Half-Acre, and Murder Isn’t Easy, a mortician’s take on Agatha Christie’s forensics The spectre of true crime was stalking the aisles at this year’s London book fair, with publishers snapping up investigations into past evils... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carnegie Medal-nominated YA author Laura Jarratt is swapping children’s books for adults, and has struck a deal with Trapeze. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate will publish Stephen Hall's new book, Maxwell's Demon, in February 2020, with a six-figure pre-empt in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired three books in a young fiction series by Lindsey Kelk, an author of adult novels and former children’s book editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indonesia is the country of focus at the London Book Fair this year and recently at Frankfurt - to what extent do you think Indonesian literature is finally having it's moment in the spotlight? I cannot say for certain what these one-off ‘spotlights’ on Indonesian literature would mean for... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2019-02-08 10:06:53 UTC ]
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Hodder editorial director Kimberley Atkins has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, including Canada, from agent Madeleine Milburn to two more adult novels from Holly Bourne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion imprint Seven Dials has acquired the world rights to social media star Rebecca Meldrum’s first book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin, a division of Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s, has acquired the debut fiction trilogy by illustrator Jamie Littler in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired Jane Sanderson's latest novel, a "nostalgic and romantic" story called Mix Tape pitched as perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Laura Barnett, in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Einhorn bets big on a Reese Witherspoon book club author, Elizabeth Strout returns to Olive Kitteridge, an S&S editor strikes a six-figure deal at HarperCollins, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cory Doctorow closes a six-figure deal with Tor; William Morrow nabs a debut novel by an assistant at Curtis, Brown UK; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of Frankfurt, Finnish publishing house Siltala has seen record-breaking sales for a book that brought in a six-figure deal at the London Book Fair in April. The post Record-Breaking Sales and More Rights Deals for Finnish Sports Biography appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An L.A. yogi strikes a six-figure deal, Berkley buys a debut at auction, Jill Soloway nabs the first two books for her new imprint at Amazon, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has pre-empted an "uplit" debut from Headline non-fiction editor Richard Roper in a "major" six-figure deal within 48 hours of submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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