HQ snaps up historical thriller in 'fastest ever' pre-empt

HarperCollins has bought two books including a “Poldark-esque” historical debut for a five-figure sum in the fastest pre-empt literary agent David Headley has “ever seen”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: The latest 'Little Brother' is a stark cybersecurity thriller

Back in 2008, New York Times best-selling author and Boing Boing alum, Cory Doctorow introduced Markus “w1n5t0n” Yallow to the world in the original Little Brother (which you can still read for free right here). The story follows the talented teenage... Continue reading at Engadget

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S&S snaps up Foulkes' vampire middle-grade series

Simon & Schuster has pre-empted debut author Alex Foulkes' Rules for Vampires middle-grade series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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MJ acquires 'irresistible' revenge thriller

Michael Joseph has acquired the revenge thriller A Kiss After Dying by Ashok Banker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Cory Doctorow’s ‘Attack Surface’ is a riveting techno-thriller

Doctorow’s speculative fiction may not have predicted our current moment, but it’s still savvy about the limits of revolution and resistance. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next

Five standouts will fill the void once you’ve completed “The Mirror and the Light.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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HQ lands Brown's third Prison Doctor title

HQ will publish The Prison Doctor: Foreign Bodies, the third title in Dr Amanda Brown's Prison Doctor series.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S snaps up Beach's debut picture books

Simon & Schuster Children's is to publish author and illustrator Beach's first picture book, secured in a three-title deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Avon snaps up 'brilliantly crafted' Belfast crime series from Dempsey

Avon has snapped up Who Took Eden Mulligan? and one further book by Sharon Dempsey, marking the start of a “brilliantly crafted” Belfast-based crime series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HarperCollins snaps up Beresiner's Mother Project

HarperCollins has snapped up The Mother Project by journalist and Sunday Times Style columnist Sophie Beresiner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Neville moves to Zaffre in new thriller deal

Thriller author Stuart Neville is moving from Harvill Secker to Zaffre Books in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 02:17:26 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow snaps up 'fast-paced, witty' middle-grade series

Nosy Crow has acquired three books in a new middle-grade series, S.T.E.A.L.T.H., from Jason Lokesh Rohan.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Scott O’Connor’s ‘Zero Zone’ is a sophisticated thriller about the power of art

When an art installation leads to death, the question arises: How culpable is the artist? Continue reading at The Washington Post

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HQ wins Stovell's small-town tale

HQ has landed Other Parents, an “astonishing” novel on small-town British life from Sarah Stovell, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Tess Sharpe's 'exhilarating' YA thriller picked up by Hachette Children's

Hachette Children’s Group will publish The Girls I’ve Been, a psychological YA thriller from US author Tess Sharpe.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Netflix snaps up film rights to McDermott's Wilde and Chase series

Netflix has acquired film rights to all 15 titles in Andy McDermott's Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Historical Fiction and the Power of Stories

How historical fiction gave one reader deeper and more vivid insights into history and guided her career in teaching and librarianship. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Just how odd is this month’s bestseller list? A look at pre-election bestsellers from years past.

We’re a little more than a month out from Election Day and the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list is looking predictably odd. In a year when books about anti-racism have reached unprecedented sales, so too has the tide of journalistic blockbusters and books by conservative mainstays been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Mantle snaps up Hinchcliffe's 'gripping' gothic

Mantle has snapped up Hare House, a “gripping” contemporary gothic novel by Sally Hinchcliffe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Gripping' thriller from Paul Howarth to Pushkin

Pushkin Press imprint One is to publish Dust off the Bones, the latest thriller by Paul Howarth, next summer.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Zaffre to publish 'dark and twisted' debut thriller The Art of Death

Bonnier Books UK has acquired an "intensely creepy" serial killer thriller debut, The Art of Death by David Fennell, to publish under the Zaffre imprint in February 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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