HC signs six-figure deals for Gurley and Chambers

HarperFiction has signed a self-published novel in a six-figure deal, as well as a further three books by Kimberley Chambers. Editorial director Natasha Bardon and executive publisher Kate Elton pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in Jason Gurley's Eleanor, in a deal with Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein on behalf of Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company. The book, originally self-published, follows Eleanor in the wake of the death of her twin sister. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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