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Square Peg buys The Book of 365
02 Nov 2013
Square Peg have bought world rights in Hugh Brazier and Jan McCann’s The Book of 365 a trivia book which consists of 365 entries, using every number from 1 to 365 as a starting point for a brief exploration of the world around us, taking in a broad sweep of science, history, art, literature, medicine, and popular culture.
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Icon buy biography of 19th century courtesan
02 Nov 2013
Icon have bought UK rights in Catherine Hewitt’s Valtesse de la Bigne: A Courtesan’s Conquest of Paris , which tells the incredible tale of the nineteenth century courtesan who clawed her way up from humble, impoverished origins to become one of the most sought-after and glamorous women in Paris.
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UK deal for Junk: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome
02 Nov 2013
Icon, who published Nessa Carey’s first book The Epigenetics Revolution, have bought UK rights in Junk: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome which explores the exciting new developments in our understanding of human DNA.
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Partying with the ghost-writers
01 Nov 2013
The agency’s traditional Halloween party for its ghostwriters was picked up by the Evening Standard:
“To an olde worlde townhouse in Westminster for a Halloween party with a twist. Literary agent Andrew Lownie asked the shadowy world of ghost-writers to convene for drinks at his offices in Great Smith Street. Among the attendees were Andrew Crofts and Lynne Barrett-Lee. “It was a strange party,” said one guest. “No-one knew who was working with whom, as ghostwriters have to be discreet about their clients.” Once collected, it was observed they were a young, attractive bunch inclined to wear black.”
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M J Trow reviewed
01 Nov 2013
There’s a good review for M J Trow’s latest, Crimson Rose, on the Historical Novel Society site.
“Lovers of early English theater (at least, those unencumbered by excessive scholarship) will enjoy this witty, often bawdy, sketch of Elizabethan London.”
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Thistle in exciting new promotion
31 Oct 2013
M J Trow’s The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade, recently published by Thistle, is part of an exciting new ‘Countdown’ promotion on Amazon, whereby customers only have a short time to purchase at the discount price - currently 99p - before the price gradually rises.
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Andrew Lownie at Kingston University
31 Oct 2013
Andrew Lownie will be speaking to MA Publishing students at Kingston University on Monday.
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Gina Ford reviews Cathy Glass
31 Oct 2013
“In this latest book from bestselling author Cathy Glass, she tells the story of her own adopted daughter Lucy. Taking us back to the start of Lucy’s life with her mother Bonnie, Cathy Glass shows us how Bonnie struggles to care for her daughter. Lucy’s Thai father disappears, leaving Bonnie to battle with her own depression and isolation. Lucy’s early years are spent outside the radar of social services, and even once her needs are brought to the attention of the authorities she spends many years drifting in and out of foster care.”
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Cathy Glass seven weeks in top ten
29 Oct 2013
Cathy Glass’s memoir Will You Love Me? The Story of My Adopted Daughter Lucy has spent a seventh week in the non-fiction paperback best seller list - five at no 1, one at no 2 and this week at no 5.
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Two agency authors in the top five
29 Oct 2013
Congratulations to Casey Watson, whose Last Kiss for Mummy is no 3, and Cathy Glass whose Will You Love Me? is no 5 in the paperback non-fiction best seller chart.
