Wednesday, April 09, 2014

London Book Fair 2014: Big Books, No Huge Book

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While no single title has emerged as the hot book of this year’s London Book Fair, a number of titles were generating buzz as the fair kicked off on Tuesday. Among the hottest titles is a memoir by iO Tillett Wright called "Darling Days" that Ecco acquired for a purported $700,000 before the trade show. more »

London Book Fair 2014: Great Debate: Is Bigger Always Better?
With the recent consolidation of Penguin Random House fresh in everyone’s minds, this year’s London Book Fair Great Debate argued the proposition: "It’s all about size, bigger is always better." more »



London Book Fair 2014: Salomonsson Goes All Out for 'Made In Sweden'
The Salomonsson Agency does not go about business in a quiet way. While a number of agencies tend to keep their titles quiet and close to the vest, the Swedish super-agency came out in a big way with its top title at the London Book Fair, a crime novel called "Made In Sweden." The effort, it seems, has paid off; the book has been optioned for film and is, as of the writing, at the center of a number of multi-publisher auctions. more » »

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