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HarperFiction snaps up Thornton thriller

HarperFiction will publish journalist and author Rebecca Thornton's thriller about a toxic friendship between a group of mums. Read more

PFD's Agora Books launches writing community and prize

Peters Fraser + Dunlop e-book imprint Agora Books has launched a prize to celebrate its new writers’ group, Lost the Plot, which offers "no-nonsense advice, industry insight, and community... Read more

Headline scoops official Downton Abbey film companion

Headline has scooped an official companion book to the forthcoming "Downton Abbey" movie, bringing the world and characters of the fictional country house to life.... Read more

Trapeze lands Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book follow-up

Trapeze has landed the follow-up to last year’s gift book runaway hit The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book (Trapeze). Read more

Quadrille scoops self-promotion guide from Sword-Williams in four-publisher auction

Quadrille has scooped F*ck Being Humble, a “clever and timely” guide to self-promotion by Stefanie Sword-Williams in a four-publisher auction.... Read more

Drama Republic wins TV rights for Collins' debut

Drama Republic has won the auction for TV rights to The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins, with the author adapting her debut novel... Read more

Picador buys 'gripping' Hadlow true story of Regency love triangle

Picador has bought Janice Hadlow’s “gripping” true story of a Regency love triangle involving the Duchess of Devonshire's sister and a rakish aristocrat.... Read more

Soho House astrologer Faulkner 'harnesses universe energy' for HarperCollins

HarperNonFiction will publish an astrology journal that "will teach readers how to harness the energy of the universe in the year 2020” from Soho House’s resident... Read more