S&S takes the Flack

Simon & Schuster UK has signed the autobiography of TV presenter Caroline Flack, with the publisher promising an "extraordinary and tumultuous life story". Head Over Heels will be published in hardback in October. S&S commissioning editor Abigail Bergstrom bought world rights directly from John Noel at John Noel Management in a pre-emptive six-figure deal for two books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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