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Picador gets Morland's 'irresistible' account of country GP's life

Picador has pre-empted Polly Morland's true story account A Fortunate Woman: The Story of a Country Doctor, securing rights in a six-figure deal. ... Read more

Picador wins auction for 'superlead' Maddie Mortimer debut

Sophie Jonathan, editorial director at Picador, has acquired Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by debut author Maddie Mortimer in a "hotly contested" auction.... Read more

Picador wins Polzin's 'irresistible' Brood in six-way auction

Picador has won a six-publisher auction for Jackie Polzin's “irresistible” debut Brood, a novel about grief, motherhood and chickens. Read more

Picador buys Lee's history of Venetian Ghetto

Picador has bought an “enthralling” history of the Venetian Ghetto by Alexander Lee. Read more

Picador buys 'remarkable' graphic novel from McGovern

Picador has bought a “remarkable” graphic novel, Twelve Percent Dread, from Emily McGovern. Read more

Douglas Stuart | 'Representation of the working-class is essential for diversity in literature'

Scottish author Douglas Stuart talks to us about his Booker Prize 2020-shortlisted début novel, Shuggie Bain. Read more

Picador serves up Auslander's Mother for Dinner

Picador has snapped up Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander, billed as the “funniest novel of the 2020s” and looking at identity, inheritance and cannibalism.... Read more

Secret Barrister breaks cover to promote new book

The Secret Barrister broke cover this week to deliver copies of new book Fake Law (Picador) to stores and put up promotional posters.... Read more

Picador picks up new novel from Ridgway

Picador has picked up the first novel in eight years from award-winning Irish author Keith Ridgway. Read more

Picador signs Antrobus collection at auction

Picador has snapped up a new collection of poetry from 2019 Rathbones Folio Prize winner Raymond Antrobus in a multi-publisher auction. Read more

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