Trade

Viking has pre-empted Our New Names, a “heartbreaking” debut novel from Khashayar J Khabushani.

Indie publisher Canbury Press is released the Unbound-funded illustrated book 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great, featuring an introduction from Bonnie Greer.

Mantle has snapped up Hare House, a “gripping” contemporary gothic novel by Sally Hinchcliffe.

Hutchinson will publish a new novel, Malibu Rising, by US author Taylor Jenkins Reid, who won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award this summer for her sixth novel Daisy Jones & The Six (Ballantine Books, 2019). 

Prize-winning writer Kapka Kassabova is moving to Jonathan Cape in a two-book deal, with first title, Elixir, exploring the human hunger for healing and a search for a cure.

John Murray has acquired Emily Layden's debut novel All Girls, already optioned by HBO, exploring assault, consent and "what it means to be a young female in today’s world".

Macmillan is raising the entry-level salary of its US trade publishing staff to $42,000 (£33,000).

From Finland, the United States, Canada, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and France, many of our titles today are new to the rights market. The post Rights Roundup: Getting Over ‘Virtual’ and Down to Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In an upcoming digital discussion, World Kid Lit, focused on translated literature for children, will hear from translators. The post World KidLit: Translation Rights and Challenges in Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In an upcoming digital discussion, World Kid Lit, focused on translated literature for children, will hear from translators. The post World KidLit: Translation Rights and Challenges in Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.