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Ebury imprint Rider have acquired Scorpions, the extraordinary memoir about living with OCD by British actor Tuppence Middleton. Rider will publish in February 2025 and you can read the full announcement here.
Titan have acquired The Captive a 'brilliantly subversive' horror novel by Ned Beauman written under the pseudonym Kit Burgoyne. Screen rights have already been optioned and Titan will publish in 2025. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Annie Worsley has been longlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards 2024 for her book Windswept; Life, Nature and Deep Time in the Scottish Highlands. You can see the full longlist here.
Head of Zeus have acquired The Wedding Forecast the debut adult novel from Australian YA author Nina Kenwood. An 'addictive, feel-good romantic comedy', they will publish under their Aria imprint in July 2025. You can read the full Bookseller article here.
Scholastic have acquired Kill Creatures, a 'mind bending' YA thriller from Rory Power. You can read the full Bookseller article here.
We are thrilled that THE SEARCH PARTY by Hannah Richell has been shortlisted for the 2024 Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction. You can see the full shortlist here.
Sarah Perry has been longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize for her breath-taking new novel ENLIGHTENMENT. The judges called it 'a novel of great ambition..... full of passion for the life of ideas, richly and satisfyingly written'. You can see the full longlist here.
Doubleday have acquired Greater Sins the debut historical novel from Gabrielle Griffiths. Set in Cabrach, Aberdeenshire in 1915, Greater Sins follows what happens in an isolated community when a woman’s body is discovered perfectly preserved in a peat bog. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Little, Brown have acquired three more novels from Sunday Times bestseller Mark Billingham. The novels will include the third instalment of his new DS Miller series as well as the landmark twentieth book in his award-winning Tom Thorne series. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Brilliant to see that THE LAST DANCE by Mark Billingham has been shortlisted for this year's Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. You can see the full shortlist here.
Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow has won the 2024 Author's Club Best First Novel award for her brilliant debut novel All The Little Bird Hearts. You can read the full announcement here.
We are thrilled that Kate Grenville has been shortlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction for her brilliant novel Restless Dolly Maunder, congratulations Kate. You can see the full shortlist here.
Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow has been shortlisted for the Author's Club Best First Novel Award for her brilliant book All The Little Bird Hearts. Congratulations Viktoria. You can see the full shortlist here.
Dinner the new cookbook from Meera Sodha will be published by Fig Tree. Dinner is “a fresh and joyful celebration of the power of a good meal” and will be published this August. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Sort Of Books have acquired the latest novel from Folio Prize winner Michelle de Kretser. Theory & Practice follows a young woman in Melbourne who is researching Virginia Woolf when she makes a discovery that throws her work into disarray. The book will be published in February 2025. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Simon & Schuster have acquired Wild About You, a romance novel by Sophie Loxton in a 24hr pre-empt. The perfect swoon-worthy romance, the novel will be published in summer 2025. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
We are thrilled that Kate Grenville has been longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction for her brilliant novel Restless Dolly Maunder. You can see the full longlist here.
All the Little Bird Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow has been longlisted for the 2024 Author's Club Best First Novel Award. You can see the full longlist here.
Fourth Estate will publish The Scapegoat the new book from prize winning biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett. The Scapegoat charts the meteoric rise and fall of James I’s favourite, the Duke of Buckingham and will be published by Fourth Estate in October 2024. You can read the full bookseller announcement here.
We are thrilled to announce Ottolenghi Comfort the upcoming cookbook from Yotam Ottolenghi. Written alongside Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller and Tara Wigley Ottolenghi Comfort features over 100 recipes, including "classic new takes" on pasta, potatoes, tray bakes and soups - this is comfort food Ottolenghi style. The book will publish this September and you can read the full announcement here.
Annie Worsley has been shortlisted for the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award for nature writing for her brilliant book Windswept. You can see the full shortlist here.
Tom Lamont has been chosen as one of The Observer's 10 best new novelists for 2024. Tom's debut novel Going Home will be published by Sceptre in June. You can read the full Observer feature here.
Manilla Press have acquired The Swans Of Harlem by Karen Valby, the story of five Black ballet dancers who changed the classical dance world forever. The book will be published on August 30th as a lead publication. You can read the full announcement here.
Headline Publishing have acquired a new book on Open AI and its founder Sam Altman by Ashlee Vance. Vance said '“I consider this the chance of a lifetime to give readers a front-row seat to such a momentous period in history". You can read the full announcement here.
Jodie Comer, Emmy award winning star of Killing Eve will narrate the audiobook of Suzie Miller's upcoming novel Prima Facie. Comer who won an Olivier for her performance in Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre said "It has been a joy to return to Tessa’s story while recording this audiobook. My hope is that it will reach the widest number of people, perhaps who weren’t able to see the play.” You can read the full announcement here.
Closure by Dr Gary McClain an 'empathetic, insightful guide is for anyone putting themselves back together after a fight, loss or heartbreak' has been acquired by Piatkus Books who will publish in 2024. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Bedford Square Publishers have acquired the 'propulsive' debut novel from Bonnie Burke-Patel. I Died At Fallow Hall is a brilliant contemporary twist on the country-house mystery and will be published in 2024. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Emma Forrest has been longlisted for the 2024 Gordon Burn Prize for her memoir Busy Being Free. The prize, aimed at recognising fiction and non-fiction books that are fearless in their ambition and execution will be awarded in March 2024. You can see the full longlist here.
Canongate have acquired The Secret Painter and account of the life of Eric Tucker written by his nephew Joe Tucker. Described as 'A true story about class and ambition, loneliness and community, success and failure' The Secret Painter will be published in 2024.
John Vaillant has won the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for his urgent and brilliant book Fire Weather. You can read the full announcement here.
Black and White Publishing have acquired Murder Ballad, the new historical novel from Lucy Ribchester. Described as 'a dark, historical mystery set in Edinburgh’s dazzling 18th-century music scene' Murder Ballad will be published in June 2024. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.
Sceptre have acquired the debut novel by journalist Tom Lamont. Going Home is described as 'a tender novel set in a north London Jewish community' and will be published in May 2024. You can read the full Bookseller announcement here.