W&N News

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has pre-empted a “thrilling story of fame, fortune, and impossible choices” by debut novelist Andrew Lipstein after discovering it in the slush pile.   Federico Andornino, publishing director, acquired UK and Commonwealth […]

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired John Higgs’ exploration of the “unexpected connections” between The Beatles and the Bond films and what they tell us about British culture.   The publisher explained: “The Beatles are the biggest […]

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in The Moth Trap: Deciphering Nature’s Hidden Rules by Tim Blackburn. Publisher Jenny Lord acquired rights at auction from Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit. Rebecca Bright, associate […]

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has snapped up the “dazzlingly clever” second novel by This Happy (W&N) author Niamh Campbell. Lettice Franklin, publishing director, acquired world rights to We Were Young from Matthew Turner at RCW. It will be published in […]

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish a memoir by critic and publisher Catherine Taylor, after securing The Stirrings at auction. Lettice Franklin, editorial director, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Eleanor Birne at PEW Literary.   […]

Editorial director Maddy Price acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Adam Gauntlett of Peters Fraser & Dunlop. US rights were acquired by Vicky Wilson at Knopf.   If Love Could Kill will look at the […]

Publisher Lee Brackstone bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Barbara Zitwer at the Barbara J Zitwer Agency. UK publication is slated for 8th July 2021, with a mass market paperback to follow in 2022. Hachette […]

Throughout history, people have sought to improve themselves – and society – by eliminating disease, or enhancing desirable qualities in their children. Others have imposed control over populations with rules about who can marry, who […]

Weidenfeld and Nicolson are delighted to announce that the unabridged audiobook of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason will be narrated by Emilia Fox. Spiky, sharp and told with heart-breaking tenderness, Sorrow and Bliss is […]

Lettice Franklin, Editorial Director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, will publish Jane is Trying by Isy Suttie in July 2021 – in hardback, trade paperback, ebook and audio.   World Rights were acquired from Robert Kirby […]

Lettice Franklin, Editorial Director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, has acquired World English Language rights for Andrea Abreu’s Donkey’s Belly at auction, from Marina Penalva at Casanovas & Lynch.   Abreu’s novel was published in Spanish […]

W&N Essentials hand-picks titles from the past to create an irresistible reading list for your future.  Fiction or non-fiction, cult or classic, each Essential is a literary jewel – a book that has stood the […]