Nicola Sturgeon’s memoirs attract fevered speculation from publishers

The departing Scottish first minister has already said she plans to write about her time in office, and publishers are showing keen interestPublishers will be clamouring to buy a memoir by Nicola Sturgeon, with any deal expected to involve a six-figure advance, literary agents have said.Sturgeon announced her resignation as Scotland’s first minister earlier this week, after eight years as the country’s longest-serving first minister and as the first woman to hold the post. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-02-18 08:00:35 UTC ]

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