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Deals roundup: Greystone acquires Reggie Leach memoir, Haunted Girl and Infidelity optioned for film, and more

Knopf Canada publisher Anne Collins has acquired Fugitives from Mercy, a new novel by Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted author Billie Livingston for March 2016 publication. The deal was arranged by Grainne Fox at Fletcher and ... Read More »

January 29, 2015

Now or Never acquires new fiction by Brett Josef Grubisic

By Becky Robertson

Chris Needham, publisher of Now or Never Publishing, has acquired Canadian rights to a new novel by Vancouver author Brett ... Read More »

January 29, 2015

Drawn & Quarterly acquires new collection by Adrian Tomine

By Becky Robertson

Drawn & Quarterly editor Chris Oliveros has acquired North American rights to Adrian Tomine’s latest collection, Killing and Dying. Raincoast Books will serve as the Canadian distributor and Farrar, Straus & Giroux will distribute in ... Read More »

January 29, 2015

Flavia de Luce sells in Hungary

By Becky Robertson

Maxim has acquired Hungarian rights to Alan Bradley’s A Red Herring Without Mustard, the third title in his best-selling Flavia de ... Read More »

January 29, 2015

Knopf Canada to publish new Salman Rushdie novel

By Becky Robertson

Random House of Canada executive publisher Louise Dennys has acquired Canadian English-language rights to the 12th novel by Salman Rushdie, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, which "blends history, mythology, and a timeless love ... Read More »

January 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, People

The Troop shortlisted for James Herbert Award, Mr. Men and Little Miss series opted for film, and more

By Becky Robertson

Nick Cutter's The Troop shortlisted for inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror Writing Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men and Little Miss books slated for film adaptation Researchers suggest computer science courses should include study of science-fiction ... Read More »

January 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Haunted Girl and Infidelity optioned for film

By Becky Robertson

Nimbus Publishing has sold film rights to Laurie Glenn Norris and Barbara Thompson’s 2012 historical non-fiction title, Haunted Girl: Esther Cox and the Great Amherst Mystery. Director Larysa Kondracki (The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul) ... Read More »

January 28, 2015

Greystone acquires Reggie Leach memoir

By Becky Robertson

Greystone Books publisher Rob Sanders has acquired world rights to aboriginal Canadian NHL superstar Reggie Leach’s memoir, tentatively called The ... Read More »

January 28, 2015

Penguin Canada to publish continuation of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Canada has acquired Canadian rights to the authorized fourth book in Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium series, which is slated for publication in more than 35 countries Aug. 27, including in the U.S. by Knopf. ... Read More »

January 28, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

Costa Book Awards chairman calls BBC books coverage a disgrace, Harlequin partners with Professional Bull Riders, and more

By Becky Robertson

Chairman of Costa Book Awards judging panel Robert Harris calls BBC books coverage "an absolute disgrace" Harlequin teams with Professional Bull Riders for new series Voltaire's Treatise on Tolerance climbs bestseller lists in France How ... Read More »

January 28, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Deals roundup: Greystone acquires Reggie Leach memoir, Haunted Girl and Infidelity optioned for film, and more

Now or Never acquires new fiction by Brett Josef Grubisic

Drawn & Quarterly acquires new collection by Adrian Tomine

Flavia de Luce sells in Hungary

Knopf Canada to publish new Salman Rushdie novel

The Troop shortlisted for James Herbert Award, Mr. Men and Little Miss series opted for film, and more

Haunted Girl and Infidelity optioned for film

Greystone acquires Reggie Leach memoir

Penguin Canada to publish continuation of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy

Costa Book Awards chairman calls BBC books coverage a disgrace, Harlequin partners with Professional Bull Riders, and more

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