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Debut novelist Patrick Easter’s first two books sold to Quercus
Posted: March 5, 2010 Rights to the first two books by Blake Friedmann’s newest client, Patrick Easter, have been sold to Jane Wood of Quercus in a deal brokered by Oli Munson. THE WATERMEN will be published in spring 2011 and THE RIVER OF FIRE the following year. Read details -
Tess Stimson’s voice to be ‘one of the loudest in women’s fiction’ following a 3-book deal with Pan Macmillan
Posted: March 4, 2010 Carole Blake has sold UK and commonwealth rights in the next 3 books by best-selling author Tess Stimson to Wayne Brookes of Pan Macmillan, his first acquisition for the publisher, for a six-figure sum. Pan Macmillan have exciting plans for the author whose latest book, WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE, will be published in April this year. Read details -
RISE OF THE HEROES wins Weald Book Award
Posted: March 1, 2010 RISE OF THE HEROES, the first in the thrilling HERO.COM/VILLAIN.NET series of young adult books has been awarded the Weald Book Award 2010. Read details -
Peter James No. 1 on last week’s Waterstone’s Top Ten eBooks!
Posted: February 26, 2010 DEAD TOMORROW has hit the top spot on last week’s Top Ten eBooks at Waterstone’s and NOT DEAD ENOUGH is at No. 4. Read details -
Oli Munson to take part in the Writing Industries Conference 2010
Posted: February 26, 2010 Oli Munson will take part in the Writing Industries Conference 2010 at Loughborough University on Saturday 6 March, engaging with writers in one-to-one sessions and taking part in a question and answer panel entitled ‘Everything you ever wanted to ask an agent’. Read details -
Two Blake Friedmann authors to take part in events at Foyles
Posted: February 26, 2010 Joseph O’Connor and Charles Lambert will both take part in events at Foyles Charing Cross over the next few weeks. O’Connor will speak at Harvill Secker International Writing Day on Saturday 27 February while Lambert will talk at Picador Day on Saturday 20 March. Read details -
Margie Orford to join SA PEN Executive
Posted: February 25, 2010 Margie Orford, whose ‘addictive’ thriller BLOOD ROSE is published by Atlantic in the UK on Monday 1 March 2010, is to replace Shaun Johnson on the Executive of South African PEN. She is also joining the editorial board of the 2011 PEN/Studzinski Literary Award, of which Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee is the final judge. Read details -
THE MANGO ORCHARD features on THE HOLIDAY SHOW
Posted: February 25, 2010 Robin Bayley appeared on The Travel Channel’s THE HOLIDAY SHOW to talk about his debut book, THE MANGO ORCHARD. Read details -
Peter James’ fans enjoy some downtime Down Under
Posted: February 23, 2010 Australian fans of Peter James took some time out to catch up on their reading of James’ Roy Grace series in anticipation of the sixth instalment, DEAD LIKE YOU. Read details -
Pan-South African Language Board’s Multilingualism Award to Deon Meyer
Posted: February 22, 2010 On the eve of International Mother Tongue Day on 21 February, best-selling South African crime writer Deon Meyer won the Afrikaans literature category of the PanSALB awards for multilingualism, with Andre Brink and Antjie Krog as runners-up. Former President Nelson Mandela was awarded the PanSALB Chairman’s Lifetime Multilingualism award. Read details
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