W&N pre-empts debut in six-figure deal

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 20/10/2011 - 15:13 Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a debut novel in a "major" six-figure pre-empt deal, with the agent likening it to The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. W&N fiction publishing director Kirsty Dunseath bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Puppet Boy of Warsaw by Eva Weaver through Charlotte Robertson at Aitken Alexander. Dunseath said publication is currently planned for spring 2013. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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