Middlemarch explored for Granta

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 17/05/2011 - 15:50 Granta senior editor Bella Lacey has bought UK and Commonwealth rights in a book by New Yorker staff writer Rebecca Mead about the novel Middlemarch. Lacey acquired the title in a "competitive" four-way auction handled by Kathy Robbins and Louise Quayle at The Robbins Office, with Michael Heyward of Text Publishing buying the Australian and New Zealand rights. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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