Templar hits the right notes with Drummer Girl

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 13/07/2011 - 07:44 Templar Publishing has bought world English language rights to a "gritty yet glamorous tale of murder, romance and rock ‘n’ roll". Helen Boyle, commissioning fiction editor, bought the rights to Drummer Girl by Bridget Tyler from Nancy Miles of the Miles Stott Agency. The book was created by Jeff Norton's creative agency Awesome and is about five London schoolgirls who are whisked to Los Angeles when their band wins a television talent context. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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