News
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This is After memoir sold to John Blake
26 Mar 2015
This is After by Amanda Wright with Katy Weitz , a memoir of how aged four she witnessed her mother’s brutal murder, has been bought by John Blake
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US rights in Word Drops sold to University of New Mexico Press
26 Mar 2015
US rights in Paul Jones’ Word Drops: A sprinkling of literary curiosities have been bought by the University of New Mexico Press.
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Houghton Mifflin buys Networks of Resistance: A New History of the German Resistance to Hitler
26 Mar 2015
North American rights in Harvard historian Danny Orbach’s Networks of Resistance: A New History of the German Resistance to Hitler have been sold to Houghton Mifflin with Public Affairs the under-bidder.
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Guardian Masterclass with Andrew Lownie and Andrew Crofts
25 Mar 2015
‘Ghostwriting can be a rewarding experience in more ways than one, given the enduring public appetite for revealing memoirs by celebrities, sports stars and ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges. Publishers are on the lookout for smart writers who can win the trust of subjects and turn in-depth interviews into gripping writing that puts your reader in the centre of the action, whether you are writing about someone’s abused childhood, exotic sex life or rise to global power or fame. This comprehensive day course, led by professional ghostwriter Andrew Crofts and leading literary agent Andrew Lownie, introduces all the skills you’ll need to get started in this potentially lucrative field. You’ll learn how to find and recognise great stories, and how to build a relationship with your subject that enables you to get to the heart of their life story.’
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Saving Danny remains at no 4
24 Mar 2015
Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose Saving Danny has retained its Number 4 position this week in the Sunday Times Bestsellers.
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Rachel Kelly in the Telegraph
23 Mar 2015
Rachel Kelly has written a fascinating article for the Daily Telegraph on the healing nature of poetry.
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The New Statesman review Blair Inc.
23 Mar 2015
There’s a great review for Blair Inc. from Peter Oborne in the current New Statesman.
‘This invaluable book… It is scrupulously researched, accurate… This book is, among other things, a story about the collapse of morality in British public life… The section on the role played by Blair and his allies in wrecking Miliband’s general election campaign is of first-class political importance.’
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Gavin Evans in the New Internationalist
20 Mar 2015
Gavin Evans, the author of Black Brain, White Brain, has written an interesting new piece for the New Internationalist.
Race science rears its ugly head
Gavin will be discussing the book on the Vanessa Feltz show on BBC London on Thursday April 2 at 11am.
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Mummy's Little Angels in #1 in 'Movers and Shakers'
20 Mar 2015
Denise Williams’ powerful new book Mummy’s Little Angels has gone to #1 in Amazon’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list of hot new titles.
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Good review for Beyond the Call
20 Mar 2015
There’s a nice fragment review of Lee Trimble’s new book Beyond the Call in Military History Monthly.
