Avon Books will publish a debut psychological thriller about a woman whose baby is taken. Senior commissioning editor Helen Huthwaite acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Little Girl Gone by Alexandra Burt from Laura Longrigg at MBA Literary Agents in a one-book deal, with an option of a second book once complete. Little Girl Gone follows Estelle Paradise, who fails to report her baby missing when the child is taken from her crib. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Monks Takhar’s debut thriller about a millennial ‘snowflake’ intern pitted against an older editor, Precious You (HQ), is to be turned into a TV show. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 15:41:19 UTC ]
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Amazon announced today that it inked best-selling author Dean Koontz to a five-book deal. The agreement will also include a short story collection called Nameless that will be available for free to Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on Novem... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-07-22 15:24:00 UTC ]
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HarperFiction will publish journalist and author Rebecca Thornton's thriller about a toxic friendship between a group of mums. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 13:02:02 UTC ]
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Orion has secured a thriller by Brighton-based journalist Catherine Quinn through a “significant six-figure” deal following a seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 08:50:31 UTC ]
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Avon has bought four more novels from journalist and author Laura Jane Williams in a "significant" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 04:30:54 UTC ]
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The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) has announced the line-up for its Joan Hessayon Award for new writers with two Avon titles in the running. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 05:34:40 UTC ]
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Andy McDermott’s Wilde/Chase action adventure series is to be adapted for film by Brooklyn-based production company Divine Rights Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 21:12:05 UTC ]
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Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer has signed a new two-book deal with Kindle thriller bestseller Claire McGowan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-11 05:33:16 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish the “unforgettable” new thriller from John Grisham, about a man’s wrongful conviction and one courageous lawyer’s bid to exonerate him, later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 17:38:07 UTC ]
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Former Penguin Books publicity director Ashley Audrain’s debut thriller, The Push, has been snapped up in a string of record-breaking deals around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 14:00:48 UTC ]
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The Los Angeles Times Book Club is reading "The Other Americans" by Laila Lalami. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-03 14:00:01 UTC ]
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The Los Angeles Times Book Club is reading “The Other Americans” by Laila Lalami. She shared this excerpt from the novel’s first chapter, which sets up the mystery surrounding the death of a Moroccan immigrant run down by a speeding driver in a Southern California desert town. My father was... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-03 14:00:00 UTC ]
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A dark psychological thriller written under the pseudonym 'S K Barnett' has been sold in a pre-empt to Century and optioned for film by DreamWorks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 00:39:40 UTC ]
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Welsh independent publisher Firefly Press has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Wilde, a MG psychological thriller by Eloise Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 14:37:35 UTC ]
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Neighbors from hell, kidnappers, bad cops, international troublemakers: They’re all here. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-20 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon has unveiled a number of promotions across the division, with Katie Loughnane, Sabah Khan and Molly Walker-Sharp all stepping up to new roles, as well as two new recruits—Bethany Wickington and Ellie Pilcher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 23:21:59 UTC ]
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Digital imprint Bookouture has snared a "rapid-fire" trio of novels in a new crime thriller series by US author Gregg Olsen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-02 23:01:27 UTC ]
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Pan Mac has scooped a “perfect” locked-room thriller by Chris Ewan in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 21:24:37 UTC ]
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Thrill-master Nelson DeMille found the perfect partner in his own son, award-winning screenwriter (for the science fiction short 'The Absence') Alex DeMille. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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For decades, playwright and YA author Tim Mason has been intrigued by a minor character in Charles Dickens’s 'Bleak House.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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