Usborne wins six-way auction for Bell's debut in 'significant' deal

Usborne has acquired three books by debut author P G Bell in what has been described as the publisher's “most significant acquisition to date”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze wins single mother's 'powerful' memoir in five-way auction

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne buys Patel’s humorous middle grade at auction

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones employee signs deal for 'sizzling' debut

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan wins six-way auction for series by Leonard and Sedgman

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion wins 'frank' novel about motherhood at auction

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prescott's historical debut nets 20 international deals

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author lands £1.5m publishing deal for 'sensational' historical novel

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins scoops FT prize-winning tech book at 'competitive auction'

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough scoops editor's debut following five-way auction

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former agent's 'dark' debut wins RNA new writer award

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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