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WBN authors’ recommendations revealed

17.02.12 | Charlotte Williams

Brighton Rock, The Moonstone and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit are among the titles to be recommended by the World Book Night 2012 authors, with Stephen King’s recommendation of The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats leading to its acquisition by Hodder imprint Mulholland Books.

An extract from the recommended titles will be included within the WBN edition of the matching title. WBN c.e.o. Julia Kingsford said: “Asking our World Book Night authors to recommend something seems like the perfect way to introduce new books and writers to readers, and encourage people to keep on reading.”

King, whose book Misery is among the WBN 2012 picks, selected The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats by Hesh Kestin, which had not been published in the UK.

Mulholland Books editor Ruth Tross then acquired British Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in the title, set in 1960s New York, from Sylvie Rosokoff at Trident Media, on behalf of Ellen Levine. The Hodder imprint will publish on 12th April—11 days before World Book Night 2012.

Brighton Rock was chosen by Martina Cole, with Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone picked by Penguin, who will publish A Tale of Two Cities for WBN 2012. Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was selected by the estate of Dodie Smith, author of I Capture the Castle.

The full list of recommendations:

Half of the Human Race by Anthony Quinn, chosen by Austen's publishers

Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore, chosen by Iain M Banks

The Creeper by Tania Carver, chosen by Mark Billingham

In Trouble Again by Redmond O'Hanlon, chosen by Bill Bryson

The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges, chosen by Paulo Coelho

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, chosen by Martina Cole

Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride, chosen by Bemard Comwell

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, chosen by the Dahl estate

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, chosen by Dickens' publishers

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, chosen by Emma Donoghue

Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beauman, chosen by the du Maurier estate

Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig, chosen by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats by Hesh Kestin, chosen by Stephen King

The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E M Delafield, chosen by Sophie Kinsella

The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, chosen by Andrea Levy

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick, chosen by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstem, chosen by Audrey Niffenegger

Our Spoons Come from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns, chosen by Maggie O’Farrell

King Crow by Michael Stewart, chosen by David Peace

The Man Who Was Thursday by G K Chesterton, chosen by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Life: An Exploded Diagram by Mal Peet, chosen by Meg Rosoff

Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, chosen by Joe Simpson

Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, chosen by the Dodie Smith estate

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, chosen by Markus Zusak
 

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