Pushkin Press' new imprint, ONE, has made its first world English-language acquisition, with editor Elena Lappin buying The Fishermen by 26-year-old Nigerian debut novelist Chigozie Obioma.

Lappin signed the deal with Jessica Craig at United Agents and Peter Steinberg of The Steinberg Agency, New York.

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Penguin division Michael Joseph is seeing big international sales for debut thriller Eeny Meeny after signing the book in a pre-LBF deal.

Publishing director Rowland White signed the book by MJ Arlidge from Hellie Ogden at Janklow and Nesbit, and has now sold it to territories including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, France,...

Pan Macmillan has acquired rights in a memoir by the blind Chinese rights advocate and social activist, Chen Guancheng.

In a deal with US sister company Henry Holt, Pan Macmillan bought world English language rights, excluding US and Canada, in the title. Henry Holt imprint Times Books will publish in the US, simultaneously with Pan...

Canongate has acquired world rights in Creating Freedom, a book by artist, writer and documentary maker Raoul Martinez.

The book, on the nature of freedom, is part of a book and three-part film project. The narrative non-fiction book is based on the films which contain interviews with thinkers and activists including Noam...