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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

Armstrong and Lambert join directors in C&W revamp

A revamped structure at C&W sees Sue Armstrong and Sophie Lambert appointed as directors, joining Clare Conville and Jake Smith-Bosanquet, to future-proof the agency against "the thrilling challenges ahead".... Read more

Introvert's 'misadventures in extroverting' to Transworld

Transworld has acquired a non-fiction book "about an introvert who tries to live as an extrovert for a year". Read more

Sherwood's historical debut to be riverrun's 'lead' 2018 title

Quercus imprint riverrun has acquired Testament, an historical fiction debut novel by Kim Sherwood, winner of the Bath Novel Award.... Read more

Conville & Walsh relaunches as 'C+W'

Literary agency Conville & Walsh is relaunching under the name C+W, and taking on a new agent, Richard Pike from sister company Curtis Brown.... Read more

Lucy Luck to join Conville & Walsh

Agent Lucy Luck will join Conville and Walsh on 1st November, departing Aitken Alexander Associates where she has been a senior literary agent since November... Read more

Transworld pre-empts The Lost Pianos of Siberia

Transworld has pre-empted The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts, a story of the "forgotten" instruments and of Siberia, its people and its musical... Read more