You are viewing your 1 free article this month. Login to read more articles.
Fourth Estate has signed a novel from journalist Andrew Marr.
Executive publisher David Roth-Ey signed UK and Commonwealth rights following an auction held by Ed Victor.
The novel, Head of State, set among the world of politicians and journalists, will be published in autumn 2014.
Victor said: "Ever since I began representing Andrew Marr many years ago, I've been secretly dreaming he would turn his talents towards fiction. Head of State is everything I hoped for—a first-rate political mind giving birth to a first rate political novel."
Marr said: "After the last few years, it is often argued that the reality of British politics is so extraordinary and sometimes grotesque that no satirist could come near. I partly agree, but only partly: after 30 years of reporting on the facts, I have turned to fiction to try to yank back a few remaining curtains."