W&N News
W&N pre-empts ‘thrilling’ Lipstein debut
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 […]
Read MoreW&N to publish ‘mind-expanding’ exploration of Beatles and Bond by Higgs
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 […]
Read MoreW&N acquires Blackburn’s ‘captivating’ title on the rules of nature
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 […]
Read MoreW&N snaps up Campbell’s ‘beautiful’ second novel
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 […]
Read MoreW&N TO PUBLISH A MEMOIR BY CRITIC AND PUBLISHER CATHERINE TAYLOR
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. […]
Read MoreW&N PRE-EMPTS FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST ANNA MOTZ’S PROFESSIONAL MEMOIR
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 […]
Read MoreWEIDENFELD & NICOLSON HAS ACQUIRED AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR JAMIE MARINA LAU’S UK DEBUT, GUNK BABY.
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 […]
Read MoreW&N ACQUIRE EYE-OPENING BOOK ON THE SCIENCE AND HISTORY OF EUGENICS
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 […]
Read MoreEMILIA FOX TO READ W&N’S DAZZLING NOVEL, SORROW AND BLISS
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 […]
Read MoreWEIDENFELD & NICOLSON TO PUBLISH JANE IS TRYING, DEBUT NOVEL BY BELOVED COMEDIAN, ISY SUTTIE
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 […]
Read MoreWEIDENFELD & NICOLSON ACQUIRES SPANISH LITERARY SENSATION, ANDREA ABREU’S DONKEY’S BELLY
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 […]
Read MoreWEIDENFELD & NICOLSON ANNOUNCES NEW LIST OF ‘CLASSIC BOOKS FOR MODERN READERS’
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 […]
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