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Andrew Lownie Literary Agency is no 9 in agency rankings worldwide

26 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 Affairs

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26 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

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