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 ]
News tagged with:
#hq snaps
#historical thriller
#books including
#five-figure sum
Michael Joseph is publishing The Book About Getting Older (For People Who Don’t Want to Talk About It) by consultant geriatrician Dr Lucy Pollock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 14:50:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#michael joseph
HarperCollins has snapped up Lauren Ho’s "hilarious, heartfelt and relatable" debut novel, Last Tang Standing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 06:34:51 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#harpercollins
#harpercollins snaps
Granta Books is to publish a new book from Lulah Ellender, titled Grounding: Finding Home in a Garden. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 04:55:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up debut author Claire Heywood’s “vivid and illuminating reimagining of the story of the Siege of Troy”, Daughters of Sparta. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 00:11:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#hodder
#debut author
Transworld has snapped up supernatural thriller The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell, with the novel at the centre of a six-way auction in Germany, auctions in France and Spain, and screen rights also sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 00:04:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#screen rights
Harvill Secker has snapped up First World War thriller Two Storm Wood by British writer Philip Gray. Editorial director for crime and thrillers Jade Chandler acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Nicola Barr at the Bent Agency. The title is set for publication in May 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 21:42:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#bent agency
#nicola barr
#harvill secker
Welbeck Publishing Group is publishing "standout" debut thriller The Prank by L V Matthews. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-21 08:37:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Andersen Press is publishing Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle, a "visceral" historical novel about the real-life slave uprising against British plantation owners in Jamaica in 1760 known as Tacky’s War. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-21 07:47:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
HQ has signed a "fresh and original" business manifesto for black women by marketing consultant Sophie Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 13:05:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#black women
S J Watson is publishing a new novel with Transworld in August, Final Cut, about a documentary film-maker who starts to uncover a run-down seaside town's "dark and extraordinary secret" . Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 04:10:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
An eerily portentous action thriller, a moody crime novel, a trip back in time, a P.I. on the brink and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-17 14:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Sphere is publishing a debut thriller by Ant Middleton, TV star of "SAS: Who Dares Wins" and bestselling non-fiction author behind First Man In and The Fear Bubble. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-17 10:01:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#dares wins
#tv star
#debut thriller
#ant middleton
Penguin Life will publish Good Hair: The Essential Guide to Afro, Textured and Curly Hair by British-Ghanaian hairstylist Charlotte Mensah. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 10:22:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#curly hair
#essential guide
#penguin life
Chicken House will publish I, Henry, a romantic psychological thriller about artificial Intelligence by debut YA author Naomi Gibson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 17:17:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#artificial intelligence
#chicken house
This week, Kevin Wilson reviews Stephen Wright’s new novel, “Processed Cheese.” In 2006, Laura Miller wrote for the Book Review about “The Amalgamation Polka,” Wright’s novel about the descendant of both ardent abolitionists and unwavering slaveholders. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-31 10:00:10 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#book review
#processed cheese
#historical fiction
Titan Books has bought a début novel from popular writer and video essayist Lindsay Ellis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-12 17:08:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Independent publisher Muswell Press will publish literary blogger and author Isabel Costello’s book about a French perfumer’s "conflicting desires and a troubled past". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 23:01:09 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#independent publisher
#troubled past
Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch will narrate Irish author Sam Blake's feminist thriller, Keep Your Eyes on Me (Bolinda), billed as "Strangers on a Train” meets “Dial M For Murder”. The deal for world English language audio rights was agreed between Ellis Moore, senior rights and content... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 12:05:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#harry potter
#simon trewin
Mirror Books will publish "a major début by a fresh and exciting new voice in literature", inspired by a true story of a girl from a Romani ghetto. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-05 17:15:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#true story
#mirror books