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Bad Blood is no 1

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.

Andrew Lownie continues to be top selling agent in world

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

Andrew Lownie on John Buchan

22 Jul 2016

John Buchan biographer Andrew Lownie discusses the great man’s life and work in this interesting interview.

Matt Wilven shortlisted as an Amazon Rising Star

22 Jul 2016

Matt Wilven’s extraordinary debut novel The Blackbird Singularity has been selected as an Amazon Rising Star for August. You can find more details here, under the ‘August’ tab.

US rights in The Lives Of Tudor Women to Pegasus

21 Jul 2016

US rights in Elizabeth Norton’s The Lives of Tudor Women, the first comprehensive look at the experiences of 50% of the English population in the period, have been sold to option publisher Pegasus.

History of Medici family to Head of Zeus

21 Jul 2016

Head of Zeus have bought World English rights in Mary Hollingsworth’s history of the Medici family for publication next year.

Book on Spanish Flu Epidemic to St Martin's Press

21 Jul 2016

North American rights in Catharine Arnold’s Pandemic 1918 have been sold to St Martin’s Press.

Eating the Elephant serialised in Mirror

21 Jul 2016

Alice Well’s Eating the Elephant , serialised in the Mirror today , has gone to 386 on Amazon

1 in Books > Biography > Social & Health Issues > Pornography 1 in Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Social Issues > Ethical Issues 1 in Books > Science & Nature > History & Philosophy > Philosophy of Science

It can be found at

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-married-paedophile-abused-daughter-8459680

Bad Blood enters charts at no 3

20 Jul 2016

Congratulations to Julie Shaw whose latest memoir in the Hudson family series Bad Blood has gone straight into the non-fiction paperback list after a half week of sales at no 3.

Fantastic reviews for Patrick Dillon's Ithaca

18 Jul 2016

Patrick Dillon’s new novel Ithaca, a retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, has been getting fantastic reviews: ‘A vibrant retelling of The Odyssey … The book deftly chronicles the 16-year-old’s feelings of abandonment, humiliation, and anguish …as rich as it is complex. This is a smart and highly readable adventure, and a fresh take on a classic story.’ Publishers Weekly (available online here): ‘Dillon’s done an excellent job of reimagining The Odyssey… Smoothly told and suspenseful … invites a sequel.’ Michael Cart, Booklist ‘An extraordinary reimagining … daring and completely successful. The prose is at once spare and rich, the descriptions intense and compelling. This is a book not to be missed.’ Terence Hawkins, author of The Rage of Achilles