Viking pre-empts Khabushani's 'heartbreaking' debut

Viking has pre-empted Our New Names, a “heartbreaking” debut novel from Khashayar J Khabushani. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-25 03:48:29 UTC ]
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PRH Children's pre-empts 'ambitious' middle grade for six figures

Penguin Random House Children’s has signed a "gripping, ambitious and extraordinarily atmospheric" middle grade novel by Scottish author Struan Murray for six figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate pre-empts 'darkly beautiful' Marilyn & Me

4th Estate has pre-empted a novel inspired by Marilyn Monroe and her Korean translator. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morris pre-empts 'taboo-busting' books on grief within 24 hours

In her "fastest acquisition yet", editorial director for Orion Spring Olivia Morris pre-empted two books on baby loss and grief by Zoe Clark-Coates. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DeVos' dystopia attracts three 'significant' five-figure pre-empts

Orion Fiction has sold international rights to WattPad author Megan DeVos’ dystopian novel, Anarchy, in three "significant" five-figure pre-empts, and a further two territories across Europe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking signs WriteNow mentee Emma Morgan's 'assured' debut

Viking has acquired a "moving and exquisitely funny" debut novel by Emma Morgan, who was part of the inaugural PRH WriteNow mentoring programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld pre-empts Wired editor's quest for innovation

Transworld has pre-empted a book on innovation from the founding editor-in-chief of Wired magazine’s UK edition, David Rowan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus pre-empts 'magical' novel from Yangsze Choo

Quercus has pre-empted a "captivating and magical" novel set in 1930s Malaysia by Yangsze Choo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador pre-empts Sex Robots & Vegan Meat

Picador has signed a new immersive investigative non-fiction title by journalist Jenny Kleeman entitled Sex Robots & Vegan Meat. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago pre-empts Daughters of the Resistance, optioned by Spielberg

Virago has pre-empted an "extraordinary" story of Jewish women resistance fighters that has already been preemptively optioned for film by Steven Spielberg's agency for DreamWorks Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion pre-empts Chbosky's second novel within 24-hours

Orion has pre-empted a new novel from Hollywood director, screenwriter and author Stephen Chbosky, Imaginary Friend, for a "significant" six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head pre-empts investigation into Britain's 'new politics'

The Bodley Head has pre-empted an investigation into Britain’s "radical new politics" by political journalist Jack Shenker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz pre-empts virtual reality thriller The God Game

Gollancz has pre-empted rights to publish science-fiction thriller The God Game by Danny Tobey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maths book pre-empt adds up to six figures for Quercus

Quercus has pre-empted a debut book about maths for a six-figure sum, which tells "true stories of life-changing events where mathematics has played a critical role". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite pre-empts book by Buddhist nun

Yellow Kite has pre-empted a book by a French Zen Buddhist nun instructing readers "how to find silence" in their day-to-day lives. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foley's first crime novel pre-empted in six-figure deal

Lucy Foley has signed a "strong six-figure deal" for her first crime novel and one other book with HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Spring pre-empts book on the pill

Wellbeing imprint Orion Spring is publishing a book about the oral contraceptive pill.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown pre-empts 'The Poor Unfortunates'

Little, Brown has acquired The Poor Unfortunates: Stories from a Safety Net Hospital by Ricardo Nuila in a 48-hour pre-empt.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Scribe pre-empts 'unique' Norwegian bestseller

Scribe has pre-empted a memoir about mourning and mushrooms by Long Litt Woon that was "the talk of the fair" at this autumn's Gothenburg Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus pre-empts former publishers' Crafty Therapy book

Quercus has pre-empted rights to a book by former publishers Rose Davidson and Arzu Tahsin, entitled Crafty Therapy: A Guide to Making and Mending Yourself. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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