Blink acquire historian and Antiques Roadshow presenter Steve Moore’s book, The Stuff of History for publication this autumn.
Faber has appointed Dr Emily MacGregor, a musicologist and cultural historian, broadcaster and author, as well as a visiting research fellow at King’s College London, as editor-at-large, classical music.
MacGregor appears regularly on BBC Radio 3 and 4 and has a forthcoming memoir on grief and music, While the Music Lasts: A Memoir of Music, Grief and Joy (September Publishing) publishing this year.
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/faber-appoints-emily-macgregor-as-classical-music-editor-at-large
Publisher Helen Conford acquired world rights from Ben Dunn at DunnFogg for publication in September 2025. Rights have also been sold in the US, Germany, Spain and a complex Chinese edition will be published in Taiwan in 2026.
With original artwork by Shrigley, How to Art aims to show how making art and looking at art can “be an enriching part of all our lives”.
Bryan said: “I have always wanted to write this book. I hope it offers an antidote to the academic and elitist structures that often keep people feeling on the outside looking in. Art is for everyone, it has been since the dawn of humankind, it’s time we took if back on our own terms!”
Shrigley added: “Kate’s mission to demystify art and to make it accessible to everyone is a noble undertaking and I am flattered that she chose my work to accompany it.”
Conford commented: “I love the humour, knowledge and spirit of inclusion and enjoyment that runs through How to Art. Unlike choosing the movies we like or the books we don’t, art retains a mysterious air. Here, it becomes something for everyone. I was delighted that Kate and David chose us as their partners for this mission.”
Mountain Leopard Press, an imprint of Headline, has scooped False Idols, a suspenseful novel about the wellness industry from actor and screenwriter Karla Marie Sweet.
The novel follows Sadie who becomes a member of Deep Flow, an exclusive wellness class, after a chance encounter with its magnetic leader, Lilith. As she becomes more embroiled in the world of Deep Flow, Sadie finds herself having to defend the community and insists it is not a cult. However, when the group comes under threat, she learns the cost of being part of Lilith’s inner circle.
Sweet has previously penned Another Life, an Audible Original originally published in September 2024. False Idols is her print debut.
The author commented: “The wellness industry has undoubtedly offered me so many valuable tools over the years but it’s also fraught with capitalism, cultural appropriation and false idols. There’s a lot to satirise and I hope readers see something massively recognisable as they delve deeper into the world that exists within this novel.”
Publisher and founder Hannah MacDonald bought UK and Commonwealth rights in an exquisitely written exploration of music and grief by broadcaster, journalist and musicologist Dr Emily MacGregor – to be published in hardback, audio and e-book in spring 2025.
Radar has scooped Hexy B*tch, a spooky new book by actress and bestselling writer Daisy May Cooper.
“For as long as Daisy May Cooper can remember, she’s been fascinated with the unexplained: Ghosts, spirits, tea leaves, big cat sightings, astrological charts, paranormal activity — you name it. In the hilarious Hexy B*tch, Daisy sets out to probe the otherworldly and investigate how her own experiences with forces we can’t explain have influenced all parts of her life.”
The book will be published in October 2024, in hardback and digital editions.
Headline has acquired No One Wants To See Your D*ck: A Handbook for Survival in the Digital World, a new first-hand investigation by Jess Davies. Written by women’s rights campaigner and TV and radio presenter Jess Davies, No One Wants To See Your D*ck looks at the rise of masculinity influencers, the popularity of misogynistic content and the lack of social media regulation. It will also “help readers to question society’s understanding — or lack of — when it comes to consent, as the epidemic of male violence towards women and young girls reaches terrifying new heights through new and expanding technologies”.
Dan Schreiber’s first children’s book to Hachette Children’s Group for 2024 publication
https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hcg-snaps-up-schreibers-non-fiction-title-for-kids