Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 10:24 Vintage has acquired two debuts, each to be published in spring 2012, with one by a Danish author living in Australia, and the other by an author born in Hong Kong and now living in the US. Editor Alison Hennessey has bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, for Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela Choi [pictured] from Angharad Kowal at Writers House. Its a satirical novel following young lawyer Fi as she tries to avoid being married off, and is reunited with childhood friend turned serial killer Sean. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up debut author Claire Heywood’s “vivid and illuminating reimagining of the story of the Siege of Troy”, Daughters of Sparta. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Mirror Books will publish "a major début by a fresh and exciting new voice in literature", inspired by a true story of a girl from a Romani ghetto. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Lion TV have acquired the option to develop BBC Middle East editor Raffi Berg's debut Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad's Fake Diving Resort as a television documentary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has signed a deal for four picture book texts from debut writer Lu Fraser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Arrow will publish a "breathtaking" debut novel by Paula Greenlees, inspired by the three years she lived in Singapore. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Canongate has acquired Tola Rotimi Abraham's "assured and lyrical" debut novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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PRH's Michael Joseph has bought debut novel A Kindness by Regan Rose, recently pre-empted within 24 hours of submission by Penguin in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hutchinson has signed a six-figure deal with author Nancy Tucker for her debut novel, The First Day of Spring, following an auction, with rights sold in the US, Brazil and France. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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London-based production company Second Generation has secured the dramatic rights to Ashley Hickson-Lovence’s debut novel The 392 (OWN IT!). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 17:59:21 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK will publish Fearless! How to be your true, confident self by anti-bullying charity founder Liam Hackett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 13:01:07 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Vermilion has clinched the debut of psychologist Dr Pippa Grange, who has been credited with helping to transform the England team in the 2018 World Cup. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Firefly Press has snapped up a middle-grade fantasy novel by debut author Loris Owen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Puffin UK has snapped up the first fiction book from writer and social advocate Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Picador has snapped up a "blistering" debut novel about youth culture, violence and gang life in Scotland by Graeme Armstrong. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Paperback Classics, a new audiobook imprint from Oasis Family Media, will bring vintage pulp paperbacks from the 1930s to the 1970s to audio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House has snapped up rights to The House on Hoarder Hill by debut writing duo Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai, in a deal done between Chicken House publisher Barry Cunningham and Oliver Latsch of LatschLit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Oxford University Press has snapped up rights to QI assistant producer Anne Miller's debut children's series, with illustrations by Becka Moor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hutchinson will publish the debut of New York comedian Shelby Lorman, creator of the viral Instagram feed ‘Awards for Good Boys’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 02:04:26 UTC ]
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Vertebrate children’s imprint Shrine Bell has snapped up Lily Dyu’s debut children's book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 13:02:33 UTC ]
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Arrow will publish playwright Trish Harnetiaux's debut novel, a psychological thriller about a Christmas party that turns deadly, later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 21:21:49 UTC ]
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