The Bookseller - Frankfurt Book Fair Special

FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR NEWS: DAY ONE  Visit us at the fair Hall 6, C104

Robust trading as publishers embrace ‘the new normal’ A raft of big-money deals in Anglophone territories—and in translation—on the eve of the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair has convinced publishers and agents that the international rights market has reverted to a position of strength.

Christmas comes again for Canongate with new Matt Haig deal Canongate has signed two Matt Haig titles, a follow-up to his forthcoming Christmas-themed children’s book, and his first adult novel since The Humans.

Fierce auction for débutante's book nears seven figures A flurry of deals on the eve of the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair is understood to have pushed rights sales for a Glaswegian début author near seven figures

HarperCollins closes deal for Poirot casket British crime writer Sophie Hannah has been commissioned by the Agatha Christie estate to write a second Hercule Poirot novel to mark the centenary of the creation of the Belgian sleuth.

Todiwala's Spice Box to Mitchell Beazley Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley will publish a new title by celebrity chef, restaurateur and “spice sensation” Cyrus Todiwala.

T&H partners with the British Museum Thames & Hudson (T&H) and the British Museum have entered a four-year publishing agreement, the second major deal the museum has signed with a UK publisher in the past fortnight