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W&N pre-empts 'thrilling' Lipstein debut found in slush pile

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has pre-empted a “thrilling story of fame, fortune, and impossible choices” by debut novelist Andrew Lipstein after discovering it in the slush... Read more

Fairlight Books acquires 'inspiring' debut from Jenkins

Fairlight Books has acquired Deborah Jenkins’ debut novel Braver, an "inspiring work of ‘uplit’ fiction" focused on the importance of kindness.... Read more

Transworld reels in Tallack’s literary fishing memoir

Transworld has acquired Malachy Tallack’s literary memoir Illuminated by Water, described as a "eulogy to and meditation" to his lifelong personal passion of fishing.... Read more

Pan Mac picks up Anderson's next MacLeod title plus standalone thriller

Pan Macmillan has acquired a standalone thriller from Lin Anderson, plus the 17th instalment of the author's forensic crime-fiction series featuring Rhona MacLeod. Read more

Corvus nets Brook's 'sparkling' debut

Corvus has landed Kate Brook's Not Exactly What I Had in Mind, a "brilliantly sparkling" debut, which will be released as a lead title for the Atlantic... Read more

Cassava Republic boards Mudzingwa's 'dizzying' train journey debut

Cassava Republic has acquired Avenues by Train, the "immersive, gritty" debut novel by Zimbabwean writer Farai Mudzingwa. Read more

Riverrun picks up 'subversive' tale from Vaye Watkins

Riverrun has acquired Claire Vaye Watkins’ I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, a "subversive" novel narrated by a woman experiencing post-partum depression during a publicity tour... Read more

#Merky lands 'deeply moving' memoir by Olympian runner Caster Semenya

PRH imprint #Merky Books has landed the "powerful and deeply moving" memoir by Olympic champion and elite runner Caster Semenya. Read more

Bloomsbury swipes 'stellar' kleptomaniac story from Rich in pre-empt

Bloomsbury has pre-empted Dublin-based screenwriter Senta Rich’s debut novel Hotel 21 in a two-book deal. Read more

HarperCollins signs 'stunning' middle-grade series by debut author Hastings

HarperCollins Children’s Books has scooped a "stunning" new magical-historical middle-grade series by debut writer Natasha Hastings. Read more

Penguin Life triumphs at auction for Joi's 'deeply personal' memoir

Penguin Life has won a five-way auction for British Indian journalist Priya Joi's "powerful" memoir exploring race and motherhood. Read more

Coronet scoops book on 'why snowflakery is good' from journalist Jewell

Coronet has scooped a book on "why snowflakery is a good thing" from journalist Hannah Jewell. Read more

Bulley and Berry join Faber's 2022 poetry list

Faber has acquired "distinctive" works by Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Emily Berry for its 2022 poetry list. Read more

Century pre-empts Cook's 'page-turning' novel in two-book deal

Century has pre-empted the “page-turning” contemporary debut novel by Lorna Cook, writing under the pseudonym Elle Cook, in a two-book deal. Read more

Cico Books to publish The Body Tarot by McArthur

Ryland Peters & Small imprint Cico Books will publish The Body Tarot, written by its own export manager and former bookseller Emma McArthur.... Read more

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Yellow Kite wins five-way auction for psychotherapist's debut

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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