Pan Macmillan has acquired the first standalone thriller from crime writer Mari Hannah. Publishing director Wayne Brookes bought UK and Commonwealth rights including Canada to The Silent Room from Oli Munson at A M Heath. Hannah is the author of a series of novels, published by Pan Macmillan, featuring DCI Kate Daniels. TV rights for the series recently sold to Sprout Pictures, which is owned by Gina Carter and Stephen Fry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century will this month publish a US conspiracy thriller - "rooted in real life, but not 'a true story'" - featuring "a controversial and wealthy tycoon who is running for President of the United States and a former porn star who is ready to go public with details of their affair". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has acquired a "sharp, twisty and addictive" thriller from US writer Gina LaManna in a four-way auction to publish in early 2020 as a superlead title. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint HQ has pre-empted an "explosive and darkly compulsive" debut thriller, My Precious Snowflake, as well as a second novel, from journalist Helen Monks Takhar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has signed a "tense and compelling" Scottish police procedural series by debut author Deborah Masson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and author Cornelia Funke have collaborated on a new novel for adults inspired by del Toro’s 2006 film “Pan’s Labyrinth”, snapped up by Bloomsbury in the UK in a “fiercely contested” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker's editorial director for crime and thrillers Jade Chandler has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a "stunning" literary thriller from debut US author Tanen Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early signs suggest the market has moved on from psychological suspense novels and darker fiction, in favour of more uplifting, book-club titles and smart women’s fiction, publishers have told The Bookseller ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IP and production company Awesome Media & Entertainment (AM&E) has hired Ingrid Selberg to lead its new publishing arm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has bought a "wickedly funny" middle-grade debut, about a girl who finds a packet of surprising seeds, by copywriter and journalist Nicola Skinner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze has signed a new two-book deal with thriller writer Alison Belsham, taking her debut The Tattoo Thief on into a trilogy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired three more books by Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has signed a two-book deal with author and illustrator Sandra Dieckmann. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille has acquired a book about how to streamline your life by YouTuber Anna Newton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter James is best known for his police procedurals featuring Roy Grace, but his latest standalone thriller tackles one of the biggest questions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink imprint Lagom has signed a "bold and irreverent" guide to dealing with poor mental health from journalist Michelle Thomas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has won an auction to publish Revolutions, a celebration of women cyclists around the world from Hannah Ross, publicity director at Profile Books & Serpent's Tail. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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535, an imprint of Blink Publishing, has signed Haven’t You Heard? A Guide To Westminster Gossip And Why Mischief Gets Things Done by journalist Marie Le Conte. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is hoping to capitalise on the popularity of the American Christmas toy ‘The Elf on the Shelf’ by publishing an activity book this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has signed a global world rights deal for a "heady new YA sensation" that will be a lead title for Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has signed two new titles in TV star Alesha Dixon's Lightning Girl series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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