05 Aug 2016
Patrick Garrett has written a fascinating new piece for Quartz magazine, based on his new book Of Fortunes and War: Clare Hollingworth, first of the female war correspondents, published last month by Thistle Books.
‘From the 1930s onward, veteran war correspondent Clare Hollingworth made a century-long journey from rural Leicestershire, through wars and revolutions in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, to Hong Kong in the final days of the British empire. A recently released biography of her life, by her nephew Patrick Garrett, chronicles her “uncanny Zelig-like ability to appear on the front lines of world events.”’ Inside Romania’s 1941 failed coup, with the world’s first female war correspondent
03 Aug 2016
Matt Wilven’s debut novel The Blackbird Singularity has made the longlist for the Not the Booker prize, organised by the Guardian. It’s a wonderful book, please consider giving Matt your vote.
01 Aug 2016
Helen Fry’s documentary Spying on Hitler’s Army, based on her book The M Room, was shown this weekend on More4.
30 Jul 2016
Cathy Glass’s The Silent Cry to Sri Lanka
Sam Pivnik’s Survivor to Germany
Gary Smith’s What the Luck to China
30 Jul 2016
Head of Zeus have bought world rights in Maryam Sinaiee’s book of authentic and little-known Persian recipes for publication in spring 2018.
26 Jul 2016
According to Publishersmarketplace Andrew Lownie is worldwide
1 in Agents 1 in Non-fiction: Biography 1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction26 Jul 2016
Andrew Lownie single handed is a top ten world agency according to Publishersmarketplace, with forty-one deals in six months, ahead of major companies such as Sterling Lord, William Morris and Janklow & Nesbit.
The agency worldwide is
1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction 3 in Non-fiction: Biography 4 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs26 Jul 2016
Oxford University Press have bought World English rights in Philip Walker’s Beyond the Lawrence Legend: The Forgotten Few who Shaped the Arab Revolt
26 Jul 2016
Congratulations to Julie Shaw whose latest memoir in the Hudson family series Bad Blood has gone from no 3 to no 1 on a full week’s sales into the non-fiction paperback list.
22 Jul 2016
According to publishersmarketplace, Andrew Lownie continues to be the top selling agent in the world with thirty-five books sold in the last six months, five books ahead of his nearest rival.
He is also
1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction 2 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs