Trade

Stephen McGinty’s The Dive (HarperCollins) has been optioned for film by Mark Gordon Pictures, in a deal made with The bks Agency following a "fierce" seven-way auction.

Puffin has acquired two books from Cerrie Burnell including Wilder Than Midnight, an "inclusive and bold" middle-grade fairytale adventure. 

Author and literary agent Andrew Lownie has launched a crowdfunding campaign to gain access to Lord Mountbatten's diaries, branding it a "David and Goliath" scenario. 

The Guardian's online books editor Sian Cain is moving to its new Saturday magazine as part of an overhaul, while deputy head of books Paul Laity has left.

Transworld has signed another "nerve-jangling and truly twisty" Rizzoli and Isles thriller from author Tess Gerritsen. 

Chelsea Green Publishing and author Martin Shaw have launched a podcast with an all-star line-up including Oscar-winner Mark Rylance.

Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has booked a slot at the top of the UK Official Top 50 chart through Nielsen BookScan's TCM, selling 44,096 copies in its first three days on sale in paperback.

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award will present commentary from–and conversation with–many of its winners, from both 2020 and 2021. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Abu Dhabi’s Book Fair: Its Cultural Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award will present commentary from–and conversation with–many of its winners, from both 2020 and 2021. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Abu Dhabi’s Book Fair: Its Cultural Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

This year, the honors go to writers from countries including Bulgaria, Latvia, Iceland, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden. The post European Union Prize for Literature: The 2021 Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.