23 Mar 2011
Many congratulations to Peter Forbes who, at a prize-giving at the Royal Festival Hall last night, was awarded this year’s Warwick Prize. The prize “given biennially for an excellent and substantial piece of writing in the English language, in any genre or form” was for his book Dazzled and Deceived.
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/32671
His new book , The Milk of Human Conquest, just going out on submission, looks how lactose tolerance shaped the history of the world.
23 Mar 2011
Harry Keeble and Kris Hollington’s Little Victim remains in the paperback non-fiction list at no 15.
18 Mar 2011
Shed Simove’s self-published What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex (Blank Inside) ,
a self-help guide which is completely blank , has been a worldwide success reaching 44 in Amazon over the weekend.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/14/blank-book-on-what-men-think-about-besides-sex-outsells-harry-po/
The Agency took on Shed’s representation earlier this week and has already sold rights in several territories including Australian rights to Random House (Australia).
15 Mar 2011
Congratulations to Harry Keeble and Kris Hollington whose Little Victim is no 12 in the paperback nonfiction charts - up three from last week.
15 Mar 2011
Congratulations to Connor Rowntree who has been awarded The News of the World Children’s Champion 999 Award for his work in school and colleges raising awareness with teenage kids about the dangers of fire. Normally for the Police, Fire or Medical services, Connor is the first civilian and child to receive the 999 award.The awards are being shown on April 3rd on Sky TV.
06 Mar 2011
Duncan Falconer’s screenplay The Alpha Directive to Slingshot and his novel Hostage to Amber Entertainment.
Harry Keeble’s experiences in the anti-terrorist squadTerror Cops to Mammoth and his Crack House to Start Films.
Kevin Ivison’s bomb disposal memoir Red One to the BBC.
Ben MacFarlane’s Holiday SOS to Fremantle for a new drama series (in various territories).
02 Mar 2011
Harry Keeble and Kris Hollington’s Little Victim remains in the paperback non-fiction list at no 13.
25 Feb 2011
Little Victim by Harry Keeble and Kris Hollington and Cathy Glass’s Mummy Told Me Not To Tell remain in the paperback non-fiction list respectively at no 11 and no 20.
25 Feb 2011
Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose Damaged was no 3 and Saddest Girl no 14 in the Top 50 General Biography bestseller list last year.
20 Feb 2011
John Bradley ,author of Inside Egypt published in 2008, has been touring television stations this week as his book predicted many of the events of the past month. His Fox TV appearance can be seen here.