flair: she combines deep empathy for her interviewees with a clear analytical eye, and handles the many ethical, financial and technical complexities the industry throws up with impres- sive dexterit. This is set to be a generation-defining book and I am delighted Allen Lane will be publishing it.”


Nilsson grew up in Sweden and has lived and worked in Shanghai, London, Istanbul and Frankfurt, where she now lives. She has covered German affairs for the FT as well as the tobacco, cannabis and pornog- raphy industries. Her year-long investigation into the shadowy ownership structure of one of the world’s biggest pornography companies led to her fronting, along with her editor Alex Barker, the eight-part FT podcast “Hot Money: Who Rules Porn?” in 2022.


Nilsson said: “I have in the past few years become fascinated by the porn industry—why it makes us so uncomfortable and how the batles fought in this world represent some of the most pressing issues of our time. I could not be more pleased that Guilt Pleasure will be published by Chloe Currens and Allen Lane, the perfect home for this book, which will seek to navigate some of the most morally complicated facets of our world.”


internationally on 28th November 2023, with Never Lie out on 5th December. McFadden’s next frontlist title, The Teacher, will follow on 6th February 2024. “We’re so excited to bring these


incredible books by Freida to readers all around the world,” said Shawn Abraham, vice-president of interna- tional sales at Sourcebooks. “She’s a global phenomenon, and a block- buster addition to our publishing.” Dominique Raccah, publisher and


c.e.o. of Sourcebooks, added: “Freida McFadden’s books are compulsively readable, and she sits at the forefront of an independent mystery market that has the potential to grow to the level of popularity we’re now seeing in romance. We are thrilled at the opportunity to work with this dynamic author.”


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PFD’s Steel industry generates raft of new deals


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Salman Rushdie 10.00


Congress Center, Level 3, Room Illusion


Sir Salman Rushdie returns to Frankfurt


to formally accept the annual Peace Prize of the German Book


Trade tomorrow (21st October), preceded


by a press conference today. It has been a year of gongs for Rushdie, including being given the British Book Award for


Freedom to Publish in May and the Hay Festival’s Medal for


Prose. Just prior to the fair, it was announced that next Rushdie


would be publishing a memoir about the near-fatal stabbing at a book event in 2022.


Murrone said: “Danielle excels


at developing characters that are very true to life. Her characters are relatable and evoke various emotions such as sympathy, empathy and pity. She discusses essential life issues, creating a wonderful world for read- ers to escape into. We at HarperCollins Germany are delighted to offer Danielle’s titles to our readers and new fans alike. We will create more fans and provide current fans with exciting new material.” Lucy Barry at PFD also closed a


“major” six-figure deal with Saga Global and Saga Egmont, with Adam Conti and Grethe Schafranek, in a multi-title deal in Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. Saga has “ambi- tious plans” to relaunch Steele’s titles on streaming platforms across the Scandinavian markets.


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eters, Fraser + Dunlop (PFD) reports a “flurry of deals” for Danielle Steel at this year’s


Frankfurt Book Fair, with the billion- copy selling author finding a number of new houses. Translation rights agreements


have been closed for new publishers in Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. There is also an offer with a new Arabic publisher currently on the table. Pascalina Murrone of HarperCollins


Germany acquired 15 Steel titles, three frontlist and 12 backlist, via Rebecca Wearmouth at PFD. HC is reportedly planning “an ambitious publication programme” for Steel launching in autumn 2024, to re-establish her in the market; she has been out of print in the territory for many years.


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