Transworld pre-empts 'extraordinary' memoir by Julie Yip-Williams

Transworld has acquired rights in a "significant" pre-empt to an untitled memoir by first-time author Julie Yip-Williams, "a powerful book about living". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber pre-empts Ross' 'rare' love story 15 years in the making

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Canongate pre-empts The Immortal Sisterhood by Gemma Cairney

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Bloomsbury pre-empts Lisa Harding's 'beautiful' portrait of addiction

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