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UCLan snaps up bookseller Clapham's first teen novel

UCLan Publishing has acquired the “funny and heart-warming” first teen novel from author and bookseller Katie Clapham. Read more

PMJ snaps up Dunbar's book on overcoming self-doubt

Penguin Michael Joseph has acquired the first book from clinical psychologist Dr Michaela Dunbar. Read more

Scribner pre-empts 'intensely moving' debut from Mensah

Scribner has pre-empted rights for an "intensely moving" debut novel from Elvin James Mensah in a two-book deal. Read more

Ilex Press to publish Landscape Photographer of the Year title

Ilex Press will publish a book to accompany the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, to showcase the winning and commended entries in each of the competition’s sections. ... Read more

Pan Mac lands 'beautiful' book from Yorkshire Shepherdess Owen

Pan Macmillan has landed a “beautiful” new book from Amanda Owen, star of Channel 5 show “Our Yorkshire Farm”. Read more

Private Eye to release 60th anniversary book by Macqueen

Satirical magazine Private Eye will mark 60 years in October with the release of a celebratory book viewing six decades as they were recorded in its pages.... Read more

Weidenfeld & Nicolson picks up Bouysse's French bestseller

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, for the word-of-mouth French bestseller Born of No Woman by Franck Bouysse.... Read more

Bluebird bags 'pioneering' creative business guide from SAGE Flowers duo

Bluebird has picked up an “accessible and pioneering” guide to starting a creative business by the duo behind SAGE Flowers, Iona Mathieson and Romy St... Read more

HQ lands 'compulsive' menopause Miller thriller

HQ has landed the first adult novel from Kirsten Miller, which follows three women who are brought together when they realise that each of them developed... Read more

Bloomsbury nets 60th anniversary history of Panini football stickers

Bloomsbury Sport has netted The Official Celebration: A Nostalgic Journey Through the World of Panini by Greg Lansdowne, to be released in celebration of the brand's... Read more

Embla snaps up two from Coleman

Embla Books has acquired two seasonal women’s fiction titles from Lucy Coleman. Read more

Ebury Spotlight signs 'compelling' story of spycops scandal women

Ebury Spotlight has acquired Deep Deception, the "incredible" true story of five UK women who were manipulated into sexual relationships by an elaborate, state-sponsored spy ring,... Read more

Wiles' first fantasy novel to be published by Angry Robot

Angry Robot has acquired Will Wiles' first fantasy book, The Last Blade Priest, to be published under the name W P Wiles.... Read more

Moore's Follet Valley series optioned for TV by Agatha Raisin producers

Comedian Ian Moore’s mystery series Follet Valley, including the first book Death and Croissants (Farrago), has been optioned for TV by the company behind Agatha Raisin.... Read more

Hachette scoops award-winner Pang's first children's book

Hachette Children’s Group will publish Perfectly Weird, Perfectly You: A Scientific Guide to Growing Up, the debut children’s book from Dr Camilla Pang, the youngest... Read more

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PRH Children's triumphs in 15-way auction for Fadugba debut

Chatto signs Invisible Women follow-up from Caroline Criado Perez

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