AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBook Deals: Tor Bramble has acquired three books by bestselling author Emily Varga, including two in a new series, in a six-figure deal. Reading Access: Penguin Random House is funding a 50,000-copy Quick Reads print run for people supported by probation services across England and Wales. Macmillan Children’s Books is also expanding its Operation Storytime school visits for armed forces families. Publishing People: Transworld has named Simon Michele head of design for commercial fiction and Wayward, while literary agency LBA and London Writers Centre have launched a year-long programme for under-represented romance writers. Big Sellers: Sarah J. Maas’s latest book set a UK record as the fastest-selling adult fantasy novel; her sixth A Court of Thorns and Roses title reportedly sold 1.7 million copies on release day. Literary Spotlight: M. John Harrison, 81, is shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize with The End of Everything and could become the prize’s oldest winner.
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