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W&N wins auction for debut work Ghost Moth

Publication Date: Tue, 22/01/2013 - 07:45

Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Orion have acquired Ghost Moth by debut novelist Michele Forbes following an auction.

Editor Sophie Buchan bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Kent D Wolf at Lippincott Massie McQuilkin, with plans to publish in December 2013. It will be published by Bellevue Literary Press in the US.

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Two-book Golden deal for W&N

Publication Date: Fri, 27/04/2012 - 11:15

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired one of the hotly-tipped books of London Book Fair, Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin, signing a six-figure, pre-emptive two-book deal.

Deputy publishing director Arzu Tahsin bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Jo Unwin at Conville and Walsh, having first read the manuscript overnight...

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