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Tings fall apart for Moby Faber Social has signed Then It Fell Apart, US musician Moby’s “shocking and riotously entertaining” follow-up memoir to Porcelain, which Faber issued in 2016. The “journey into the dark heart of fame and the demons that lurk beneath the bling and bluster of the celebrity lifestyle” will be published in May 2019. World English- language rights were acquired by Lee Brackstone from Abner Stein, in association with Levine Greenberg Rostan. Faber will distribute the title in the US.


Aster looks to make its Intention known Octopus imprint Aster has acquired a “powerful” title that promises to “get to the true heart of your intentions for this life” by psychotherapist Andrew Wallas. Due in June 2019, Intention aims to impart the message that “if we leave the outside world alone for a while and concentrate on our inner world, our outer world will reflect any internal shift we make”. Octopus consultant publisher Kate Adams acquired world rights in all languages.


Pasta maker dishes up a deal with with Picador


Début Picador senior commis- sioning editor Sophie


Jonathan signed world rights to Kyra Wilder’s début Little Bandaged Days from Jon Curzon at Artellus. Jonathan called the book “a beautifully written, painfully claustrophobic story [which] details a house- wife’s descent into madness while trapped in the confines of her perfect life”. Wilder previ- ously worked as a pasta maker at the Michelin-starred San Francisco eatery Quince.


BCB goes plastic free Bloomsbury Children’s Books is going plastic-free at this year’s fair to support the environ- mental message of its newly acquired title The Sea: Exploring our Blue Planet. Miranda Krestovnikoff and Jill Calder’s book looks at how plastic use affects the planet. To demon- strate its commitment to reduc- ing plastic use, BCB is using plastic-free cups and recyclable wooden cutlery at this year’s fair. World rights to The Sea were acquired by Saskia Gwinn, head of children’s non-fiction.


HQ goes nuts for vegans HarperCollins has signed two further cookery books from Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, co-authors of BOSH!, the UK’s bestselling vegan title. HQ executive publisher Lisa Milton bought world, all-language rights to two books from Bev James, talent manager at her eponymous firm. The first will be published in the UK in April 2019. Milton said HQ hopes to “further develop” the vegan cookery trend. HQ Australia and William Morrow (in North America) will publish in September 2019.


The Bright Agency launches film and TV division


The Bright Agency is launching an in-house film and TV division and has hired Courtney Arumugam, formerly of Matel Creations, to match Bright’s creators with studios and broadcasters.


BRIGHT FOUNDER VICKI WILLDEN-LEBRECHT REMAINS FOCUSED ON ‘FINDING THE RIGHT HOME FOR MY ARTISTS’


Arumugam will identify which Bright titles would make compelling TV or film content and work with studios and broadcasters to bring them to the screen, either as joint ventures, co-productions or full option agree- ments. She will also work with creators to make new content specifically for the screen. Vicki Willden-Lebrecht, founder and m.d. of The Bright Agency, said “there has never been a time quite as ripe” to invest in exploring film and TV rights. She added: “My absolute focus remains with finding the right home for my artists and authors, [one] where they are financially and creatively recognised. I am so


Shamsie: Women’s Prize forced others to shift on gender


Te creation of the Women’s Prize for Fiction made it “embarrassing” for other prizes to have all-male short- lists, Golden Booker judge Kamila Shamsie has said, while arguing it triggered a “shift” in the representa- tion of women’s voices. Shamsie, who won this year’s


Women’s Prize for Fiction with Home Fire (Bloomsbury), was discussing the impact the prize has had on the industry, as well as how winning the prize has affected her career. In her role as a judge for the Golden Booker— the award created to celebrate 50 years of the Man Booker—Shamsie was tasked with reading the 10 books that won the prize in the 1990s.


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Looking at the decade’s shortlists, Shamsie found that in six years either no women were shortlisted, or only one. “It was astonishing,” she said. “Now, it’s very clear that once the Women’s Prize was four of five years in, that the figures [regarding authors’ gender on prize shortlists] shifted. Te prize made it embarrass- ing to have shortlists that were only men, or with just one woman.” Joanna Prior, m.d. of Penguin


General and chair of the Women’s Prize’s board, agreed. She said women are now better represented on prize shortlists, but said it may not be a direct result of the award. Prior also went on to say that despite the increased reach and notoriety of the Women’s Prize, the need for female voices to be celebrated “could not be more important than it is now. [Te prize aims] to remain a constant commitment to women’s voices and ensuring those voices are celebrated.”


FRENCH SENSATION MUSSO HAS YET TO TRANSLATE HIS SUCCESS TO THE UK MARKET


Hachette hat-trick look to take Musso to new global heights


excited with what this new landscape offers. “I strongly believe that the very best-loved


characters, brands and TV series and films are born in the pages of books, where they are defined by real depth and integrit. For many of these beloved books, where rights have been sold in more than 30 territories to date, the characters are truly international.” Since its launch in 2007, Bright has retailed the film, TV and merchandising rights for “nearly all” of its author-illustrated titles, Willden- Lebrecht added.


Arumugam spent four years at Matel developing IP and content for brands aimed at children aged two to 12, and has worked in commissioning and production for Channel 4, BBC and Fremantle Media. She starts this week and reports to Richard Scrivener, non- executive director for Bright’s media deals.


Three Hachette Livre publishers are embarking on a combined strategy to publish the latest novel by bestselling French author Guillaume Musso. W&N acquired UK and


Commonwealth rights (exclud- ing Canada) to The Reunion, in deal struck between Federico Andornino, commissioning editor at Musso’s French publisher, Calmann-Lévy. North American rights went to Little, Brown. The novel—set on the French


Riviera during a high-school reunion, “as dark secrets and past crimes are revealed”—has been a bestseller in France, shifting more than 500,000 units. Last month France Télévisions announced it will adapt it into a six-part series; international broadcast- ers will “be announced soon”. One of France’s most popular authors, Musso has yet to make a real mark in the UK, where he has been published by Gallic Books. His titles have earned £20,000 through Nielsen BookScan UK.


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