S&S UK snaps up Woozeer's debut

Simon & Schuster have pre-empted Not Quite White, the debut by writer and musician Laila Woozeer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline Review snaps up 'compulsive' Barkworth debut in pre-empt deal

Headline's sister imprint Headline Review has snapped up the "heady and compulsive" debut novel from Hazel Barkworth in a pre-empt deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline snaps up Bradley's debut novel Thirty

Headline has snapped up the "hilarious and insightful" debut novel by Christina Bradley about a woman who goes on 30 dates in as many days. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up 'spine-tingler' debut from Frank

HQ has acquired a ghostly historical debut, Greyswick, and one other novel written by Anita Frank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Costa Book Awards Shortlists: Half Debuts, £35,000 in Prize Money

The Costa Book Awards for 2018 drew a record 641 entries across the program's five categories. In January, the five category winners will be announced, followed  by the overall winner's ceremony. The post The UK’s Costa Book Awards Shortlists: Half Debuts, £35,000 in Prize Money appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salt snaps up 'expansive' debut from Amanthi Harris

Salt will publish an "emotionally-charged" debut of anger, identity and independence by Amanthi Harris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK snaps up Eccleston's memoir

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish actor Christopher Eccleston’s memoir, charting his own acting career plus the impact on him and his family of his late father’s struggle with dementia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian journalist's 'captivating' debut snapped up for HC's global programme

A "captivating coming-of-age" debut from an Australian journalist will be published by Borough Press as part of the HarperCollins Global Publishing Program. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager snaps up fantasy debut from Barron

HarperVoyager will publish a debut trilogy set in a West Africa-inspired fantasy kingdom, by Rena Barron. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK snaps up 'groundbreaking' sleep book after auction

A “brilliant new narrative” on sleep deprivation by a world-renowned neurologist will be published by Simon & Schuster UK following an auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK snaps up speculative novel from Sweden's Stålenhag

Simon & Schuster UK will publish a “lavishly illustrated” speculative novel by cult Swedish author Simon Stålenhag. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough snaps up Saunders' protégé for 'dazzling' debut

Borough Press has scooped a debut novel by British author Joe Mungo Reed, described as "dazzling" by his professor George Saunders. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador snaps up Paula Saunders' debut novel

Picador has acquired a "funny and tragic" debut novel about 1960’s rural America by Paula Saunders, the wife of Man Booker Prize-winning George Saunders. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC snaps up Dooley's debut

BBC Books will publish BBC presenter Stacey Dooley’s debut about "extraordinary women". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus snaps up Swedish debut within hours of submission

Quercus has snapped up rights to a “quirky and delightful” Swedish debut from author Axel Lindén in a major pre-empt within hours of receiving the submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Poetic literary debut' to Melville House UK

Melville House UK managing director Nikki Griffiths has bought a “poetic literary debut” about grief and loss in her first acquisition as m.d for the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow snaps up Bath Spa graduate's debut

Nosy Crow has bought two books from a Bath Spa University MA graduate in a pre-empt providing “cross company excitement and a clear publishing vision” within 48 hours of submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Handmaid's Tale tops book charts after TV series UK debut

Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel rockets to number one on Amazon after Channel 4 begins airing series starring Elisabeth MossThe Handmaid’s Tale, the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood envisaging a hellish dystopia where the US is ruled by an ultra-far-right regime that treats women as chattels, has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film rights to YA debut S.T.A.G.S snapped up

Feature film rights for M A Bennett’s debut YA novel S.T.A.G.S have been bought by Chernin Entertainment, ahead of its UK publication. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unforgettable' literary debut snapped up by Scribner for six figures

An “extraordinary” literary debut from a 29-year-old Fulbright scholar has been snapped up by Scribner UK in a six-figure pre-empt as well as Knopf in a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV rights for debut Rattle snapped up

Freelance journalist Fiona Cummins' debut novel Rattle (Pan Macmillan) is being adapted for television by Stephen Susco, screenwriter behind "The Grudge" and "Red". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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