Scholastic buys ‘spine-chilling’ debut by Bath Spa graduate

Scholastic has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to The Switching Hour, a middle-grade novel about a creature that snatches children to eat their dreams, by debut author Damaris Young.             Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Orion bags Faber Academy graduate’s debut

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Coronet buys 'dark and funny' debut from Fielding

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Avon buys Pattison's murder mystery debut

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HQ snaps up 'spine-tingler' debut from Frank

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HQ buys psychologist's 'gripping' debut

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MJ signs CBC graduate's debut

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Harvill Secker buys 'stunning' literary thriller debut

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Picador buys 'wild, sexy' US debut

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Borough Press buys debut by Charlotte Philby

HarperCollins' Borough Press has acquired world English language rights to a debut novel by Charlotte Philby, described as "an irresistible combination of espionage and domestic suspense". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nosy Crow buys Nizrana Farook debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Academy graduate's time-slip debut to Avon

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W&N scoops Faber Academy graduate's 'touching' Japanese debut

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Bath Spa launches world's first children's publishing MA

Bath Spa University has launched the world's first MA in children's publishing in response to the "significant growth" in international demand for UK-published books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hot Key buys debut YA thriller set in Norway

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Macmillan Children's Books buys debut World War Two story

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Scholastic UK buys two school book suppliers

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Bath Spa creates ghost tale which personalises to every reader

A two-year literature research project at Bath Spa University has culminated in a digital ghost story which personalises the “haunting” to each reader through their mobile phone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Transworld swoops in for 'chilling' debut with 'significant' pre-empt

Transworld has acquired in a "speedy" and "significant" pre-empt author Lesley Kara's debut thriller, The Rumour, loosely inspired by the real-life case of child killer Mary Bell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pineapple story scoops Bath Spa Uni's 25-word novel competition

An American actress has been unveiled as the winner of Bath Spa University’s Novel in 25 words, as a new anthology celebrates 25 years of the creative writing department. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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