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Finn examines world of ultra running in Guardian Faber acquisition

Guardian Faber has acquired a book about ‘ultra running’, one of the “toughest sports in the world”, by Adharanand Finn. Read more

Michelle Paver's Wolf Brother series acquired for TV

Kindle Entertainment has bought TV and film rights to Michelle Paver's bestselling Wolf Brother series. Read more

Quercus wins debut The Split in six-way auction

Quercus has won a six-way auction for Laura Kay's debut novel The Split—described as "a Louise Rennison for grown-ups".... Read more

W&N wins Sweeney's 'beguiling' short story collection at auction

W&N is publishing Irish author Cathy Sweeney's debut collection of short stories, described as a "look at the world from a lopsided perspective", following a "heated" auction.... Read more

Audible acquires audio-exclusive title on animal behaviour

Audible is to publish audio-exclusive title, Animal Societies: How Co-Operation Conquered the Natural World, by Professor Ashley Ward. Read more

Myriad pre-empts You, Me & The Sea by Elizabeth Haynes

Myriad has pre-empted Elizabeth Haynes’ You, Me & The Sea, a love story set on a remote windswept Scottish island. ... Read more

Gollancz signs Louise Carey trilogy

Gollancz has acquired a trilogy of "hi-tech thrillers", set in a post-apocalyptic world where people live in corporate campuses, by Louise Carey.... Read more