News
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South African rights sold in Black brain, white brain
03 Jul 2013
South African rights in Gavin Evans’s study of racial science Black brain, white brain have been bought by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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US rights in Sisters, Secrets and Sacrifice to Little Brown
03 Jul 2013
Little Brown have bought US rights in Susan Otaway’s best-selling Sisters, Secrets and Sacrifice: The True Story of WWII Special Agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne.
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Croatian island memoir to John Blake
03 Jul 2013
Anthony Stancomb’s memoir Playing in the Sun, about his move to the Croatian island of Vis ,has been bought by John Blake for publication next summer.
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New word origins book to Constable
03 Jul 2013
Constable, who are about to publish Paul Jones’s word origins guide Haggard Hawks & Paltry Poltroons, have just commissioned Jedburgh Justice & Kentish Fire, a fascinating exploration of the origins of 500 English phrases and expressions.
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Bloomsbury buy Super Diet from Gurpareet Bains
03 Jul 2013
Bloomsbury, who published Indian chef Gurpareet Bains’s Indian Superfood, have bought a new book on healthy Indian food Super Diet.
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Book on Prime Ministers and Intelligence to Harper Collins
03 Jul 2013
Richard Aldrich has stayed with Harper Collins for his new book Behind the Black Door: : Secret Intelligence and 10 Downing Street to be delivered next year to tie in with a tv series.
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Two agency titles in top 10 non-fiction paperback list with third at no 20
02 Jul 2013
Congratulations to Casey Watson, whose Breaking the Silence is no 8, and Cathy Glass, whose Please Don’t Take My Baby is no 9 making it 10 weeks in the top 10.
Jail Bird:The Life and Crimes of an Essex Bad Girl by Tracy Mackness and Deborah Crewe enters the list in its first week of publication at no 20.
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Thistle titles on promotion
02 Jul 2013
Three books published by Thistle are currently on promotion, priced at just £1.49 each:
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade by M J Trow “Dry neo-Wodehosian wit runs through this bold revisionist mystery…The true sleuthing brain of the times belongs to Scotland Yard’s Inspector Sholto Lestrade…The buffoonish Holmes and his idiotic disguises are a hoot.” - Publishers’ Weekly
Tennis and the Masai by Nicholas Best “The funniest book of the year” - Daily Telegraph
The Man Who Won by Guy Bellamy “Bellamy has produced a novel that is every bit as exciting as The Secret Lemonade Drinker…one of the funniest books on winning the lottery around.” - Daily Express
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'Rise and Fall' wins at The People's Book Awards
02 Jul 2013
Casey Kelleher’s gripping thriller Rise and Fall has won the ebook category at The People’s Book Awards, and continues to generate terrific sales and reviews.
“It won’t be long before Casey can join the ranks amongst some of the other legends of British crime such as Lady Heller, Kim Chambers and Martina Cole.” ~ Bestcrimebooks.co.uk
“An interesting window into the scummy world of crime, the failure of the system and those who get caught in the crossfire.” ~ BestChickLit.com
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Thistle Publishing in The Bookseller
02 Jul 2013
This week’s Bookseller includes a feature on agency publishing imprints, focusing on Thistle Publishing:
Agents are reporting strong sales for in-house e-book ventures, with their success helping to generate better publishing deals for their clients.
Lownie said: “We are still selling 50 titles a year in the conventional way, but we’re now a hybrid agency.” He added: “It’s quite lucrative. Some books are getting into promotions, some are free. The most successful are those priced at 99p, but we’re pricing a lot at £3.50.”
