Bloomsbury has signed a literary thriller about identical twins from writer Ann Morgan. Beside Myself follows two twin sisters, Ellie and Helen, who swap places aged six. At first, it is a game, but when Ellie refuses to switch back, Helen is forced into a new identity, developing a host of behavioural problems. As their lives diverge, one twin is headed for stardom, while the other is locked in a spiral of addiction and mental illness. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Absolute Press will publish a cookbook from food writer and “passionate advocate for Burmese cuisine” MiMi Aye. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eley Williams’ debut novel, a flurry of auctions for literary agent newbie Sam Hodder and an Australian kidnapping thriller from an Irish author are some of the projects causing furore ahead of next week's London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has signed Jessica Vallance's first adult fiction novel ahead of London Book Fair, an "addictive" psychological thriller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thriller debut Little Darlings by Melanie Golding has been optioned by Free Range Films, months after it was snapped up by HQ in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a "major work of non-fiction" that examines how work has shaped human civilisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Men earn a median average of 17.2% more than women at Bloomsbury, and a mean average of 23.3% more. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) is moving from South Kensington back to Bloomsbury in London, "to usher in a new era". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s has sold rights to Catherine Doyle’s Middle Grade novel The Storm Keeper’s Island in seven territories Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has been appointed as the publishing partner of the British Film Institute, tasked with developing and managing its publishing programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s is partnering with content provider Technicolor to produce a series of books based on the animated TV programme "The Deep". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld's literary crime imprint Point Blank has acquired three more titles in Will Dean's Tuva Moodyson series for six-figures in a "substantial" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate has won a five-way auction for a literary crime thriller The Plotters by South Korean writer Un-su Kim. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Morrow has bought North American rights to Taylor Adams’ thriller No Exit in a mid-six figure deal struck ahead of London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has said it achieved "excellent sales" in January and February this year and revealed its annual profits are performing "well ahead" of expectations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orenda Books has signed Will Carver’s "dark and daring" thriller Good Samaritans in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre, has acquired world rights, including translation, film and merchandising, for a YA ghost story set in the remote snows of contemporary Norway. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canelo has signed a psychological suspense novel about two women who learn "harrowing truths" about their partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired a YA thriller from debut writer and poet Savannah Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The country has emerged as a surprising literary force as a novel by the ‘Korean Henning Mankell’ bags a six-figure deal and sparks a global bidding warLast December, Korean novelist Un-su Kim set out on an eight-month deep-sea fishing trip as part of research for his next book. Unreachable by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books imprint Corvus has signed a deal for two new novels by Catherine Ryan Howard, including a "creepy, claustrophobic" thriller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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