Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a title written by The Queen, or rather the author of Twitter account HM @Queen_UK, offering a tongue-in-cheek look at 2011 through the eyes of the monarch.
Editorial director Fenella Bates bought world rights in the title, Gin O'Clock, through Sarah Williams of the Ed Victor Agency, and plans to publish as a £12.99 gift hardback on 27th October.
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Hodder & Stoughton has bought world rights to a début crime series written by the c.e.o. of an iPhone game development studio.
Francesca Best bought rights from Eve White to three books by Fergus McNeill. The first book, Eye Contact, will be published in 2013. It is about a serial killer who kills victims at random, based on the first person to catch his eye. The narrative is split between the killer and the series policeman, Detective Inspector Harland.
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By: Maryann Yin,
on 4/8/2011
In a pre-London Book Fair auction, publisher Hodder and Stoughton has acquired the world rights to an updated and revised version of Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography authored by Lesley-Ann Jones. Although an exact number was not revealed, the deal is reportedly worth “high five-figures.”
According to The Bookseller, nonfiction editor Hannah Black negotiated the deal, securing world rights, with Mulcahy Conway Associates literary agent Ivan Mulcahy. A publication date has been set for 2012 to synchronize with the release of the Freddie Mercury biopic starring Sacha Baron-Cohen as Queen’s lead singer.
Jones (pictured, via) released the original version of her Freddie Mercury biography with Hodder and Stoughton in 1997. In the past, she has also written titles profiling pop star Kylie Minogue and supermodel Naomi Campbell.
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