Jo Unwin | The Bookseller

Fourth Estate wins auction for 'blazing' autofiction debut

Fourth Estate has triumphed in an auction for a "breath-taking" debut work of autofiction about one man’s involvement in London gang-life.... Read more

Quercus scoops 'extraordinary' memoir from Pete Paphides

Quercus has bought the “extraordinary” coming-of-age memoir Broken Greek by music journalist Pete Paphides. Read more

Trapeze signs 'touching' Christmas tale from Twitter sensation Hayley Webster

Trapeze has signed Hayley Webster’s One Christmas Night, a book commissioned off the back of a series of tweets. Read more

Ebury bags first official Black Mirror guide

Ebury Publishing has acquired the first official "Black Mirror" book, described as "an immersive, illustrated, oral history" from the show's creator Charlie Brooker and executive producer Annabel Jones.... Read more

Cunk on Everything to Two Roads

Two Roads has acquired Cunk on Everything: The Philomena Cunk Encyclopedia. Read more

'Twitter’s unofficial poet laureate' signs debut novel

Picador has scooped the debut novel of "Twitter’s unofficial poet laureate". Read more

Berthoud joins Jo Unwin's agency

Ella Berthoud is joining Jo Unwin as a literary agent at JULA, and will build a list focusing on literary, reading group and children’s fiction.... Read more

Carty-Williams' debut Queenie lands six-figure deal

Orion Publishing has acquired Candice Carty-Williams' debut novel, Queenie, in a six-figure deal. Read more

Kit de Waal pens 'sweeping love story' for second novel

Viking is publishing a second novel from Kit de Waal in spring 2018. Read more

Feminist Killjoy diary to Picador in 'closely-fought' auction

Picador has won a “closely-fought” auction for Diary of a Feminist Killjoy and a further book from one of the "No More Page Three" campaigners.... Read more

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