Sphere acquires crime from Hardie

Sphere has acquired two novels by debut author Mark Hardie, who began writing full-time after losing his eyesight in 2002. Jade Chandler, senior editor for Sphere Fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Burned and Broken and its sequel from Juliet Mahony and Sarah Lutyens at Lutyens & Rubinstein. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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