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8th September 2023
Renard Press signs Diell’s ‘beautifully crafted’ debut novel about a woman who lays an egg
Renard Press has acquired Rose Diell’s debut novel Fledging, which was longlisted for the Reflex Press Novella Award 2022 and is described as “a brilliantly original... more »
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29th August 2023
Mirror Books scoops Lederer’s ‘riotously funny’ memoir
Mirror Books has acquired Helen Lederer’s “riotously funny” memoir Not That I’m Bitter – A Truly, Madly, Funny Memoir, scheduled for release in April 2024.... more »
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11th August 2023
Canelo lands two Australian-set rom-coms from debut author Lauren Ford
Emily Bedford at Canelo has acquired World English Language rights to two standalone, Australian-set rom-coms, by debut author Lauren Ford from Megan Carroll. Liv Is Not... more »
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19th July 2023
S&S gets its paws on Mara’s ‘joyful’ series THE DOG PARK DETECTIVES
Simon & Schuster UK has snapped up The Dog Park Detectives series by Blake Mara. Katherine Armstrong, deputy publishing director for adult fiction, acquired world... more »
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7th July 2023
Michael O’Mara to publish new biography of Elizabeth I
Michael O’Mara Books is to publish Young Elizabeth: Princess, Prisoner, Queen by Dr Nicola Tallis, the first fully comprehensive biography of the young Elizabeth I in over... more »
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30th June 2023
Walker Books snaps up ‘riotously funny’ Totally Chaotic History series
Walker Books has bought UK & Commonwealth rights in a “riotously funny new series” called TOTALLY CHAOTIC HISTORY from public historian, author and You’re Dead... more »
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24th May 2023
Orbit acquires Emma Vieceli and Malin Ryden’s enemies-to-lovers queer BREAKS
Orbit has acquired three manga volumes of BREAKS, a popular webcomic by Emma Vieceli and Malin Rydén. Editorial director Jenni Hill bought World English rights... more »
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2nd May 2023
Watson, Little acquires Juliet Burton Literary Agency
Watson, Little has acquired the Juliet Burton Literary Agency, the agency founded by Burton in 1999. Juliet Burton joins the agency as Consultant, with the... more »
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24th April 2023
Harvill Secker signs two more in Chowdhury’s Detective Kamil Rahman series
Harvill Secker has acquired two more thrillers in Ajay Chowdhury’s Detective Kamil Rahman series. World all-language rights were acquired by deputy publisher Katie Ellis-Brown, from... more »
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13th April 2023
The Bookseller: Sheila Watson, co-founder of Watson, Little has died aged 92.
Sheila Watson, co-founder of Watson, Little has died aged 92. Mandy Little, chairman at Watson, Little writes: A graduate of King’s College London, Sheila joined Heinemann... more »
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