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Senior editor Kate Miles has made her first acquisition for Headline, signing a book of games designed "for everyone" from primary school teacher and children’s author Ivan Brett.
Miles acquired world rights to The Floor is Lava: and 99 more games for everyone, everywhere from Eve White at Eve White Literary Agency.
According to Miles, the book is about "spending quality time together with family and friends". Games featured in the book can be used to start a party or trigger conversation or beat boredom in the car. There are also "story-telling setups" and "fiendish" puzzles, plus physical challenges and "activities to soothe a weary brain".
"We are thrilled to be publishing Ivan’s book on the Headline Home list this summer," said Miles. "Ivan’s passion and enthusiasm for creating and sharing games is completely infectious and from the moment I received the proposal I knew this was going to be something special. The book is most importantly about spending quality time together with family and friends. It is packed full of games for all scenarios and there really is something for the whole family to enjoy."
Brett, who is also author of HarperCollins' Casper Candlewacks children's book series, said: "Games provide such an incredible opportunity to connect with people. Creating, collecting and testing them for this book has been a phenomenal amount of fun, and I’m so excited to let them loose on the world. If I can give each person who picks up the book one new way to be playful, then I’ll have done my job."
The Floor is Lava will be published in trade paperback and e-book in July 2018 by Headline Home.