Yellow Kite to explore young people's mental health

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired A Beginner’s Guide to Losing Your Mind by Emily Reynolds, to be published under the Yelllow Kite imprint in 2017.  Assistant editor Maddy Price acquired UK and commonwealth rights in a pre-emptive deal from Robyn Drury at Diane Banks Associates. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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