Congratulations to Fiona Neil whose novel The Secret Life Of A Slummy Mummy has gone straight into The Sunday Times Hardback Fiction bestseller list at Number 10 in its first week of publication. It is a hilarious debut novel about modern motherhood from the writer of the hugely popular and entertaining Slummy Mummy column in The Times Magazine. Continue reading ‘SLUMMY MUMMY TOP TEN DEBUT’
Monthly Archive for January, 2007
John Boyne’s global phenomenon THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYAJAMAS has been shortlisted in three categories of the Irish Book Awards. John’s book has won hundreds of thousands of fans around the world and is being translated into upwards of 28 languages and a feature film is about to go into production with Disney/Miramax/Heyday.
The Peters Fraser and Dunlop Group Limited have appointed Jessica Craig as foreign rights agent for adult books to work from their London offices in Covent Garden. She will be selling rights in translation worldwide on behalf of PFD London and will start on February 5th. Jessica was most recently Associate Rights Director at Canongate Books and prior to that worked in her native America at the agency Burnes and Clegg and for the scouts Franklin and Siegel. Continue reading ‘PFD Announce New Foreign Rights Agent’
Catherine Banner, whose trilogy THE EYES OF A KING will be launched around the world in 2008, is one of the 14 subjects of Emma Hardy’s exhibition EXCEPTIONAL YOUTH at the National Portrait Gallery in London which runs until 8 April 2007. It is supported by Teen Vogue and has been curated by its European editor Jenny Dyson.
I am delighted that Patrick’s startlingly good novel CITY OF TINY LIGHTS has got the recognition it deserves in the U.S. He has been shorlisted for an EDGAR – the most important Crime fiction awards in the U.S.A
Continue reading ‘Patrick Neate Shortlisted For An EDGAR’
Steven Hall’s debut novel THE RAW SHARK TEXTS is one of those curious beasts – a phenomenon before it is even published – rights sold in 25 countries (and counting), film rights optioned to Film4, worldwide author tour already underway and, underpinning it, a book so original that it will more than underpin the exposure Steven is getting at the beginning of his career.
Check out Steven’s page on MySpace and THE RAW SHARK TEXTS website. And if you want something really special check out the amazing Dave Headley’s bookshop Goldsboro Books where a very special limited edition will be available shortly.
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