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The Times reviews Christian Wolmar
02 Jan 2014
‘Christian Wolmar is Britain’s foremost railway historian, with almost a dozen books on railways in Britain and abroad. This is one of his best. Witty, fluent and opinionated, he shows a superb grasp of Russia — its people, history and mindset. Though the focus is the vast enterprise of building the railway, he ranges widely, giving us an excellent account not only of the political intrigues and dreadful social conditions of Tsarist Russia in the throes of change, but the appalling cost of the railway – in lives and subsequent conflict. The polemical chapter on the civil war is explained in an aside when he reveals that his own father was a former Tsarist army officer who deserted and fled to Paris in disgust at the cruelty and incompetence of the White army. Wolmar leaves us in awe of an achievement that has made the Trans-Siberian not only the longest but the greatest railway line ever built.’
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A new fan for Noreen Riols
02 Jan 2014
Noreen Riols has been making friends in high places, on a visit to Tempsford to unveil a memorial to the female secret agents of the Second World War.
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Andrew Lownie is number one agent
02 Jan 2014
According to Publishers Marketplace, among literary agents worldwide Andrew Lownie is:
No.1 in Agents
No.1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction
No.2 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs
The Agency overall is:
No.1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction
No.4 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs worldwide
No.8 in Agencies worldwide
In UK non-fiction, Andrew did 51 deals in 2013, 10 of which were for six figures plus. The second-placed agent in this category made 10 deals in 2013, of which 2 were for six figures plus.
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Granta buys On Mothers and Men
30 Dec 2013
Vanessa Nicolson’s family memoir, On Mothers and Men, centred around the death of her nineteen year old daughter and her own complex relationship with her parents has been bought by Granta as a lead title for next year.
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Royal Memoir to Bonnier
30 Dec 2013
Bonnier have bought World English rights in the memoirs of the Queen’s former Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter for publication next autumn. The book, already the subject of diary pieces and serial and foreign interest, will provide a rare insight into the life of the Queen and her family not least the marriage breakdown of Prince Charles and the events surrounding the death of Princess Diana.
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'Novel' reaches category top spots
29 Dec 2013
Lynne Barrett-Lee’s creative writing guide Novel: Plan it. Write it. Sell it. has reached number one in its Amazon categories Authorship, Publishing and Books.
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BBC feature for Jeremy Clay
29 Dec 2013
‘Life in Victorian times was arguably considerably more dangerous than now, if the newspaper reports of the time are anything to go by, writes Jeremy Clay…’
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Pegasus buy two further Desmond Seward titles
21 Dec 2013
US publisher Pegasus has bought two further Desmond Seward titles - The Last White Rose: Fear and Paranoia in the Tudor Court and his forthcoming history of the Plantagenets The Demon’s Brood.
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Lance Armstrong's whistleblower memoir to Transworld
21 Dec 2013
Transworld has bought Race to Truth in which Lance Armstrong’s soigneur Emma O’Reilly lifts the lid on life behind the Tour de France and one of the biggest sports scandals this century.
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Child of Courage: My Escape From a Satanic Sex Cult goes to S&S
21 Dec 2013
Annabelle Forest’s Child of Courage: My Escape From a Satanic Sex Cult, ghosted by Katy Weitz, has been sold to Simon & Schuster at auction with Sidgwick as the under-bidder.
