HarperCollins has signed a world English language six-book deal with thriller writer Wilbur Smith, with some of the new books to be written with co-authors, the first time the author has worked in this way. The author is moving from Pan Macmillan after more than 45 years with the publisher.

William Morrow executive editor and vice...

Corona Pictures has acquired the television and film rights to three titles by Wilbur Smith.

The London-based production company bought the rights in Birds of Prey, Monsoon and Blue Horizon, which tell the story of three generations of the Courtney family in 17th-century Africa. It is launching TV production wing...

Publishing juggernaut James Patterson's 9th Judgement (Arrow), co-written with Maxine Paetro, was the bestselling book in the UK last week, giving the American novelist his seventh Official UK Top 50 number one of the past five years. The thriller, the ninth in his Women's Murder Club series, sold 26,192 copies at UK booksellers in...