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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Bloomsbury Children’s UK and US divisions will simultaneously publish a new YA novel from Len Vlahos in winter 2017. In House of Stone, fifteen-year-old Jackie's dad is dying of a brain tumour so decides to auction off his life on eBay to a reality TV show producer. Disgusted by the farce the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a new work of non-fiction from Man Booker Prize-shortlisted and Orange Prize-winning author Kate Grenville. Editorial director of fiction Louisa Joyner signed UK rights in One Life from Michael Heyward at Text Publishing. The book tells the story of Grenville's mother... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has acquired two new novels by Liz Fenwick for a “good five-figure advance”. Orion Fiction publishing director Kate Mills bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Returning Tide and another, as-yet-untitled, novel from Carole Blake at Blake Friedmann. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago has acquired a memoir by Shena Mackay, plus the writer’s entire backlist. Publisher Lennie Goodings bought world rights to the books from David Miller at Rogers, Coleridge and White. Mackay published her first book, written when she was a teenager, at the age of 20 and has since written... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon's digital-first imprint, Maze, has signed three thrillers from author Marnie Riches. Editor Katy Loftus acquired English and Commonwealth rights in a deal with Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein, with plans to begin publication of the series in ebook this April. Subsequent titles will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press has acquired a UK début by Australian author Stephanie Bishop. Publisher Mary-Anne Harrington bought British Commonwealth rights, excluding Australia New Zealand, to The Other Side of the World from Airlie Lawson at Hachette Australia. The novel tells the story of a fractured... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has bought a psychological thriller titled Painkiller by Private Eye staff writer N J Fountain. Cath Burke, fiction publisher at Sphere, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the novel in a deal brokered by Piers Blofeld at Sheil Land Associates. Painkiller tells the story of a once... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired a YA trilogy from Derek Landy, the author of the Skuldugerry Pleasant series. The first book, Demon Road, is about a 16-year-old teenager called Amber and her friend Milo who undertake an epic road trip, encountering killer cars, vampires, undead... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta Books has signed two books from New Yorker writer Wendell Steavenson. Laura Barber signed rights from Anna Webber at United Agents, on behalf of Bill Clegg at the Clegg Agency, following an auction. The two books are Three Days in Paris, an on-the-ground account of the Charlie Hebdo... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a YA romance from journalist Harriet Reuter Hapgood for a six-figure sum. The Square Root of Summer is described as a YA contemporary with a twist, in which seventeen-year-old physics prodigy Gottie Oppenheimer navigates a summer of grief, trying to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels in a debut crime series by journalist Michelle Davies in a three-way auction. Editor Catherine Richards bought UK and Commonwealth rights for the novels from Jane Gregory. The first, Gone Astray, follows Lesley Kinnock and her husband Mack, who win £12m on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minneapolis-based Lerner Publishing Group has acquired nearly 100 Egmont USA titles, following Egmont’s decision to close its US office. Lerner said it has published Egmont’s remaining US assets, including books by Ilsa J Bick, Patrick Jennings, Jon and Pamela Voelkel, Lex Thomas and Len... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under the deal, Lerner will fold the Egmont USA titles into different imprints including Carolrhoda Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Darby Creek, and Millbrook Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones and HarperCollins will host a joint literary festival celebrating crime fiction, with a combination of virtual and literary events. The Killer Crime Festival will be held over the 13th and 14th March, with live events taking place at Waterstones stores alongside an online festival... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her native country, Sara Blaedel is a household name. But, she's not yet well-known in the U.S. With the help of a few famous literary friends, Blaedel is out to change that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EBSCO Information Services has bought YBP Library Services. Ahead of a public announcement, EBSCO - headquartered in Ipswich, Massachussetts - revealed the buy to customers, saying: "This acquisition ensures YBP's continuing role as the primary book supplier to academic libraries in the years... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing has acquired world rights to the autobiography of former boxing promoter, Kellie Maloney. Clare Tillyer, acquisitions and rights director, acquired the book, titled Frankly Kellie, from Tim Bates at Pollinger Limited. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger Press has acquired two picture books from debut writers; Katie McGinty Wants a Pet and Pirates in Pyjamas by Caroline Crowe. Katie McGinty Wants a Pet is about a girl who wants an unusual pet and was written by Jenna Harrington, who works in the sales department at Little Tiger... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children’s Books has acquired a new adventure series by Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries books, set in Roman Britain. Editor Felicity Johnston acquired the world rights to four books, excluding the US and Canada, from Clare Pearson at Eddison Pearson. The series, entitled... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has purchased the business of specialist publisher Third Millennium Information Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Profile assumed responsibility for Third Millennium publishing from the beginning of this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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