IN DEPTH Publishers’ Hotlists
Scripts from the Big Three
The three biggest publishers in the UK give the inside story on the manuscripts they are hoping will light up the virtual Messe in the coming days
Publishers’ Hotlists Manuscripts at Virtual FBF
Penguin Random House
The Great Dream Robbery Greg James & Chris Smith New series from the creators of Kid Normal, featuring a hospital heist, a talking cat called Bin-Bag and some unlikely superheroes. DIVISION Penguin Children’s (Puffin) CONTACT Alice Grigg
One by One Ruth Ware The bestselling thriller writer’s newest has a group of colleagues trapped by snow in their chalet in the French Alps, with deadly consequences. DIVISION Vintage CONTACT Jane Kirby RIGHTS Russian (AST), German (Dtv), Spanish (Ediciones Salamandra), Romanian (Editura Trei), Finnish (Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava), Dutch (Luitingh- Sijthoff), Estonian (OU Helios Kirjastus), Polish (Wydawnictwo Poznanskie)
Urban Jungle Ben Wilson Cities have seemed to represent our separation from the natural world and our victory over it, but in this “eye-opening and urgent” exploration, Wilson reveals that nature has always been at the very heart of citites. DIVISION Vintage CONTACT Jane Kirby
The Flames Sophie Haydock “Stunning” novel about the intertwining lives of four remarkable women, muses who inspired the charismatic but controver- sial artist Egon Schiele. DIVISION Transworld CONTACT Jane Kirby RIGHTS Italian (Adriano Salani), Czech (Grada), Serbian (Vulkan), Polish (Wydawnictwo Albatros)
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Latitude Nicholas Crane “Page-turning” account of the egos, funding crises and betrayals in the first major expedition by data gatherers and qualified observers to interior Peru, to discover the shape and magnitude of the Earth. DIVISION Michael Joseph CONTACT Jane Kirby
The Hollow Sea Annie Kirby
“Mesmerising” literary début about grief and recovery, following a woman’s escape to a fictional North Atlantic archipelago, exploring themes of motherhood, identity and reconnection with nature. DIVISION Michael Joseph CONTACT Jane Kirby
The Upper World Femi Fadugba The British-Nigerian Oxford physicist-turned- YA writer’s genre-busting, time-travelling thriller is soon to be a Netflix film, starring Daniel Kaluuya. DIVISION Penguin Children’s CONTACT Alice Grigg RIGHTS German (CBJ), Italian (Mondadori)
Head Over Tail Rachel Bright & Nicola Kinnear Bestselling author Bright and award-winning illus- trator Kinnear team up for a new Peter Rabbit story, full of “mischief, adventure and fun to delight a new generation of fans”. DIVISION PRH Children’s CONTACT Alice Grigg
The Summer Job Lizzy Dent Birdy Finch escapes London for a dream summer job at a luxury Scottish hotel and has to impersonate her best friend, Heather… but Heather is a world-class wine expert. DIVISION Penguin General CONTACT Amelia Evans RIGHTS Czech (Grada), German (Heyne), US (Putnam)
Downfall Luke Kemp “Ambitious” history by Kemp, a scholar at Cambridge University’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, looking at civilisation through its greatest downfalls. DIVISION Penguin General CONTACT Amelia Evans RIGHTS German (Penguin Verlag)
The Mismatch Sara Jafari Split across two centuries, this “stunning” coming- of-age début is about two young women struggling to reconcile their hopes and dreams with the expectations of those around them. DIVISION Cornerstone CONTACT Amelia Evans RIGHTS US (Ballantine)
The Shadow Child Rachel Hancox After a happily married couple’s life is upended by a tragic event, they attempt to rebuild their lives by buying a rental property. Their first tenants remind them of a time when they were full of hope. But this new friendship has the power to heal or destroy… DIVISION Cornerstone CONTACT Amelia Evans
Ice Rivers Jemma Wadham Geologist Wadham’s “memoir like no other” is a “love letter” to the glaciers that have been her lifelong obsession, and a “riveting tale of icy landscapes on the point of irreversible change”. It explores how glaciers, previously thought to be freezing, sterile environments, teem with microbial life. DIVISION Penguin Press CONTACT Amelia Evans
Work Will Never Love You Back Naomi Shragai Business psychotherapist Shragai aims to transform how you think about your- self and your working life, showing you that what is holding you back is within your gift to change. DIVISION Ebury CONTACT Amelia Evans
Living While Black Guilaine Kinouani This “must-have guide to resisting racism without exhausting yourself” is based on psychologist Kinouani’s popular anti- racism blog, and gives insights into the psychol- ogy of race, the science of trauma and the politics of self-care. DIVISION Ebury CONTACT Amelia Evans
The Sweet Roasting Tin Rukmini Iyer The fifth offering in Iyer’s bestselling Roasting Tin cookery series, which has sold more than half a million copies to date, focuses on one-tin baking recipes. DIVISION Vintage CONTACT Anjali Nathani
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