Two buys for Allfrey at Granta

Written By: Charlotte Williams Granta magazine's deputy editor Ellah Allfrey has made two acquisitions for Granta Books: a book on the Rwanda genocide and a collection of American short stories. Of Martin Kimani's The Work of War, for which Allfrey bought world rights excluding north America from David Godwin, she said: "I think this has the potential to be an outstanding, meditative, beautifully written book, an important book that could help us rethink the Rwandan genocide and mass-killing in general." The book will be published in spring 2013. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Summersdale buys An Apple a Day

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 25/07/2011 - 15:44 Summersdale has bought world rights to a book about anorexia by Emma Woolf, the writer of the Sunday Times column An Apple a Day. Commissioning editor Jennifer Barclay bought the rights from Sarah Such of Sarah Such Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chatto buys phone-hacking exposé

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 22/07/2011 - 11:03 Chatto & Windus has signed a book by the Guardian journalist who revealed the News of the World hacked the mobile phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. Senior editor Poppy Hampson bought UK & Commonwealth rights to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt reintroduces centralised buying at Waterstone's

Written By: Graeme Neill and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 21/07/2011 - 15:58 Waterstone's is reintroducing central buying for both new books and replenishment but m.d. James Daunt insisted store staff would be able to order the books they want, when they want. Managing director James... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta acquires Josh Cohen on modern culture

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster buys two Casey Hill

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac buys thriller about Library of Alexandria

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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