Palgrave acquires 2014 economic outlook title
Palgrave Macmillan has acquired world rights for an undisclosed sum for Going South: Why Britain will have a Third World Economy by 2014 by economics journalists Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson.
Commissioning editor Taiba Batool bought world rights in the title through Ivan Mulcahy of Mulcahy Conway Associates, with plans to publish as a paperback original on 14th June, priced £14.99. Elliott is economics editor of the Guardian and Atkinson is economics editor at the Mail on Sunday.
Batool said: "This is such an important book as Britain is a country in crisis and the time for quick fixes is over, Going South explains how and why Britain is in decline and it should be required reading for anyone wondering what the future holds for us as a nation."
http://thebookseller.com/news/palgrave-a…
Canongate to move into cookery with Lily Vanilli
Canongate are to make a move into cookery publishing this Autumn, with editor Jenny Lord acquiring Lily Vanilli’s Sweet Tooth, by British baker Lily Jones. Lily's book will be released in September. One of the founders of The Young British Foodie Awards, Lily runs a popular bakery in East London. Sweet Tooth is packed with techniques, unusual ingredients and imaginative decorating tips, as well as focusing on the core skills of baking.
Lord pre-empted World rights to Lily Vanilli’s Sweet Tooth from Jonathan Conway at Mulcahy Conway Associates.
Jenny Lord comments:
‘Aside from her thriving bakery, Lily is one of the most exciting, talented and intelligent young voices in food at the moment.'
http://canongate.tv/news/canongate-cooke…
Title announced for John Taylor's autobiography
Duran Duran bassist John Taylor's book will be titled "In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death and Duran Duran," the band announced Monday on Facebook.
The autobiographical book will be released through Penguin in the United States; Little, Brown in the United Kingdom; and Hachette in Australia. The release date is set tentatively for September/October.
Taylor, Duran Duran co-founder, has been working on the book with co-writer Tom Sykes.
Taylor also did a photo shoot for the book in Australia, where Duran recently toured; visit duranduran.com to see photos from that day.
Late last year, Taylor said of the book: “Here is my journey and where it took me; into fantastic success, more than a little decadence, darkness, and finally, I like to think, a little enlightenment.”
http://examiner.com/article/duran-duran-…
Jules Evans on BBC Radio 4
Jules Evans, author of "Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations", explores what ancient Greek and Roman philosophy can tell modern society about wellbeing, for the Four Thought strand on BBC Radio 4. His talk was in front of a live audience at the RSA.
Jules celebrates the link between modern psychotherapy and the wisdom of Socrates, the Stoics and other ancient philosophers but warns that the new politics of happiness is in danger of becoming illiberal.
http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g63w6
Quercus pays six figures for debut novel by Paul Lynch
A second sub-editor from the failed Sunday Tribune newspaper has landed a six-figure book deal with a British publisher.
Quercus, best known for publishing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy, has bought Red Sky in Morning, a debut novel by Paul Lynch. Set in 1832, it tells the story of Coll Coyle, who flees his Donegal home after killing a man. Chased by a dangerous foreman, he ends up in Philadelphia, where 57 Irish immigrants have died from cholera while working on a stretch of railroad known as Duffy’s Cut.
Six publishers were interested in the book, and the final offer from Quercus, which was in the “low six figures” for two books, was accepted by Lynch on Tuesday. “I knew I had written something strong, but I had no idea it was going to attract this much excitement,” he said. “The response in London was almost feverish. It was quite surreal.”
Ivan Mulcahy, Lynch’s agent, said the large advance was a “demonstration of strong commercial faith” in Lynch’s novel, which will be published next spring. “As an agent, when you get multiple publishers bidding you are in a stronger position to extract the true value of the book for the author,” Mulcahy said. “But publishers are in business, and they don’t pay out more than they think they can recoup.”
Gavin Corbett, Lynch’s former colleague at the Sunday Tribune, secured a six-figure deal for his novel This is the Way, with Fourth Estate, a British publisher, in November.
“We both had very modest ambitions,” said Lynch, 34. “I got an agent, then he got an agent, and landed himself an extraordinary book deal, and then the same thing happened to me. It is often said that writers are enormously competitive, but I felt nothing but happiness for him. We are both supportive of each other.”
Eoin Purcell, editor of Irish Publishing News, said the deal was a “very impressive achievement” for a new author. “It is remarkable in this environment for anyone to get that kind of advance. For a new Irish author, it is very impressive.”
Ciara Kenny, The Sunday Times
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news…
The Wicked Girls e-book is published by Hachette Digital
THE WICKED GIRLS by Alex Marwood is out now as an e-book, with the paperback to follow in June 2012. Alex Marwood's Amazon Kindle Post 'Alex Marwood Leads a Double Life' can be found at http://www.kindlepost.co.uk/. The blog helped launch Alex up the kindle chart.
THE WICKED GIRLS has received glowing endorsements from a number of authors, including:
The Wicked Girls is utterly compelling. It's psychologically rich, complex and masterfully plotted. I couldn't put it down, even when I sensed it was taking me somewhere very dark indeed. I can't wait to see what Alex Marwood comes up with next.
Jojo Moyes
Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling INTO THE DARKEST CORNER: ‘I loved it. I thought it was a brilliant exploration of the sins of the past colliding with the mistakes of the present… So having read it and devoured every page, I will debase myself and say… I really wish I’d written it! It was cleverly plotted and pacy, with all the storylines thundering towards a final, gripping conclusion.’
Elizabeth Haynes
‘The best thriller I’ve read since Sister. Taut, gritty and utterly compelling.’
Lisa Jewell
‘A psychological thriller which jumps off the page, grabs you and takes you on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.’
Bookseller
‘I got through some great books this summer but the one that really blew me away was Alex Marwood’s The Wicked Girls… I won’t tell you what happens next but I will tell you that I could not put this book down. It is full of unexpected twists and turns that will leave you gaping at Alex Marwood’s ingenuity.’
Chris Manby
Chrissie Wellington debuts at Number One on The Sunday Times Bestseller List
Congratulations to Chrissie Wellington, whose autobiography A Life Without Limits has gone to Number One in the Sunday Times Hardback bestseller list, in its first full week of sale.
Chrissie Wellington is the world's No 1 female Ironman triathlete, a four times World Champion, having recently won the her fourth title in October 2011 and the World Record holder. In 2009 she was voted 'Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year' and in 2010 was awarded the MBE.
Chrissie has displayed unprecedented levels of stamina, strength and competitiveness in becoming Ironman World Champion in only her second event at Ironman level. Her victory in Kona, Hawaii in 2007 finishing five minutes ahead of her nearest rival was described as the 'biggest upset in Ironman history' and 'a remarkable feat, deemed to be near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their first Ironman World Championships'.
A Life Without Limits is the remarkable story of how a Norfolk girl - a 'sporty kid, swimming, playing hockey, running, but never excelling and always more interested in the social side of the sports scene' - became a world champion.
© Mulcahy Conway Associates Ltd, 2012
