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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Cordani's YA thriller goes to Atom

Little, Brown's teen imprint Atom has acquired two novels for young adults by Andreina Cordani, including a psychological YA thriller called The Girl Who… exploring the difficulty in talking about trauma. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 17:38:57 UTC ]
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The best thrillers and mysteries of 2019

Kate Atkinson, John Grisham and Andrea Camilleri, among others, deliver nail-biting must-reads. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:23:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK snaps up four picture books from debut writer Lu Fraser

Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has signed a deal for four picture book texts from debut writer Lu Fraser. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 06:15:25 UTC ]
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Mudlark snaps up Adam Buxton's memoir

HarperCollins Publishers has snapped up comedian, writer and broadcaster Adam Buxton’s memoir, Ramble Book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-17 16:54:41 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus snaps up O'Toole's take on Brexit

Head of Zeus has snapped up Fintan O'Toole's "funny and perceptive" account of the run-up to Brexit.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 11:49:56 UTC ]
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Around the World in 8 Books: 2020 Global Historical Fiction

Look forward to a trip around the world, and back in time, while learning the history of far flung places with these 2020 global historical fiction reads. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-14 11:32:10 UTC ]
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Arrow snaps up Paula Greenlees Singapore-based debut in two-book deal

Arrow will publish a "breathtaking" debut novel by Paula Greenlees, inspired by the three years she lived in Singapore. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 19:37:40 UTC ]
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Michael Crichton’s classic thriller ‘The Andromeda Strain’ gets a deadly sequel

In “The Andromeda Evolution,” Daniel H. Wilson tracks a new infection that threatens humanity. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-12 13:16:00 UTC ]
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Chatto snaps up latest from historian Peter Moore

Writer and historian Peter Moore's history of "the epoch-defining European ideas that helped found the United States of America" has been snapped up by Chatto & Windus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 06:12:19 UTC ]
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Michael Crichton's classic thriller 'The Andromeda Strain' gets a deadly sequel

In "The Andromeda Evolution," Daniel H. Wilson tracks a new infection that threatens to destroy humanity. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 09:48:48 UTC ]
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Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction launches poll for 10th anniversary

The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a poll to find the nation’s favourite historical novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 03:53:44 UTC ]
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Oneworld snaps up Makumbi's 'magnificent' second novel

Oneworld has snapped up the “magnificent” second novel from Windham-Campbell prize-winner Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 21:10:43 UTC ]
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Marshall's YA thriller optioned for film and TV

The team who launched the "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" franchises have acquired the film and TV rights to Rules for Vanishing (Walker) by Kate Alice Marshall. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 02:34:37 UTC ]
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HarperCollins snaps up Gaynor's Second World War novel

HarperCollins has snapped up The Kingfisher Patrol, a new novel from Hazel Gaynor set in Japanese-occupied China during the Second World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 00:37:34 UTC ]
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Pushkin Press snaps up Manon Uphoff's autobiographical novel

Pushkin Press has bought Dutch literary bestseller by Manon Uphoff, a novel based on her own childhood experience of an abusive father. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 20:11:45 UTC ]
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8 Captivating New Historical Fiction Books to Read This Fall

Looking for your next favorite book? Check out these new historical fiction books, full of beautiful prose, dynamic characters, and captivating settings. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Canongate snaps up Tola Rotimi Abraham's 'moving debut'

Canongate has acquired Tola Rotimi Abraham's "assured and lyrical" debut novel.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Michael Joseph snaps up 'phenomenal' debut

PRH's Michael Joseph has bought debut novel A Kindness by Regan Rose, recently pre-empted within 24 hours of submission by Penguin in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 06:19:15 UTC ]
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Clift’s dystopian thriller I Alone Survive picked up by Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted the “exhilarating” début novel from Bethany Clift in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 21:25:37 UTC ]
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Hutchinson snaps up Tucker's 'exceptional debut novel' in six-figure deal

​Hutchinson has signed a six-figure deal with author Nancy Tucker for her debut novel, The First Day of Spring, following an auction, with rights sold in the US, Brazil and France.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 10:14:07 UTC ]
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