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Hunger for the new – the engine which powers publishing

Karolina Sutton looks at publishing's appetite for debuts. Read more

Joined agency

Are there are too many literary agencies? All other sectors of the industry have consolidated in response to digital disruption—publishers, booksellers, wholesalers and public relations... Read more

Deaver moves to HarperCollins in a three-book deal

Crime writer Jeffery Deaver has signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins. Read more

Picador pre-empts Curtis Brown student Ladner's 'urban' debut

Picador has pre-empted a “funny, urban, literary” debut from a Curtis Brown student. Read more

HQ bags fitness guide for mid-lifers

HQ has acquired a personal trainer's guide catering to the "under-served" mid-life market. Read more

Fatima Bhutto's second novel The Runaways to Viking

Viking has acquired world rights to an "electrifying" new novel by Fatima Bhutto called The Runaways. Read more

Marian Keyes to fund Curtis Brown scholarship for budding author

Bestselling author Marian Keyes is funding a £2,600 place on Curtis Brown’s online six-month writing course for one “talented writer with limited financial means”.... Read more

Howard Jacobson pens novel about love in old age

Jonathan Cape has acquired a new novel by Man Booker prize-winning author Howard Jacobson about love in old age. Read more

'Irish Bridget Jones' gets film deal with Element

The "Irish Bridget Jones" by journalists Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen will be adapted for film by Element Pictures. Read more

'Defend and nurture' UK publishing, Wise urges policymakers

Curtis Brown agent Gordon Wise, former president of the Association of Authors' Agents, has urged parliamentarians to defend the achievements of UK publishers. ... Read more

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