S&S UK snaps up Billy Billingham memoir

Simon & Schuster UK has won a “heated" six-publisher auction to publish SAS expert Billy Billingham’s memoir The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win for "a significant" six-figure sum. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Munroe Bergdorf receives landmark book deal for trans manifesto

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Kiran Millwood Hargrave signs six-figure deal with HCG

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Holden historical novel to Berkley in six-figure pre-empt

Bestselling author Wendy Holden's first historical novel about a royal governess has sold to Berkley in the US for a six-figure sum, following an exclusive pre-empt based on a partial manuscript. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bates writes 'feminist retelling of Lord of the Flies'

Laura Bates, founder of The Everyday Sexism Project, has written a "modern feminist retelling of Lord of the Flies", which will explore issues surrounding sexual assault and gender stereotyping, for Simon & Schuster UK Children’s with the US rights going for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Xiron Pools funds to bag McFall series

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S&S UK snaps up Billy Billingham memoir

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A&U wins consent exploration Below Deck

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‘Up-lit’ gives hope to publishers at Frankfurt book fair

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Long Bright is right for Hutchinson

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Pushkin sells Japanese title for six-figure sum

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The new Scandi noir: the Korean writers reinventing the thriller

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Mystery publisher's thriller snapped up worldwide

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Orion pre-empts Chbosky's second novel within 24-hours

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Haig title sells for six figures in US

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