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Joanna Cannon to edit mental health collection for Borough Press

The Borough Press has bought a collection of 12 stories based on the real lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK, conceived and... Read more

Canongate dives in for Kidd's maritime epic in two-book deal

Canongate has acquired Jess Kidd's The Night Ship, a tale of "heart and salt and tears", in a two-book deal.... Read more

Doubleday pre-empts two from 'electrifying new voice' McGill

Doubleday has landed a "major" pre-emptive deal for two new books from "electrifying new voice" C E McGill. Read more

Borough Press lands Glen novel in 'significant' deal

The Borough Press has landed All My Mothers by Costa shortlistee Joanna Glen in a “significant” five-figure deal. Read more

'Major' literary debut The Hollow Sea to Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has acquired The Hollow Sea by Annie Kirby, a literary debut about grief, recovery, and identity, set to be a lead hardback for 2022.... Read more

Borough Press signs Jeans' 'moving' tale of 'lavender marriage'

The Borough Press has signed a “hilarious, heart-breaking and sometimes utterly filthy” new book by Crystal Jeans. Read more

Jess Kidd's first children's book goes to Canongate

Canongate will publish novelist Jess Kidd’s "mischievous and mysterious" first children’s book. Read more

Mantle scoops 'compulsive' debut novel from journalist Wharton

Pan Mac imprint Mantle has scooped the “compulsive” debut novel from journalist Anna Wharton in a two-book deal. Read more

Transworld lands Henderson's 'powerful' debut in six-figure pre-empt

Transworld has pre-empted The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by debut author Julietta Henderson in a "significant" six-figure deal. ... Read more

4th Estate lands gothic debut in six-figure pre-empt

Adam Gnuse’s “haunting” gothic debut, Girl in the Walls, has gone to 4th Estate in a six-figure deal. Read more

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