John Murray Press News
JOHN MURRAY PRESS LAUNCHES BASIC BOOKS UK IMPRINT
John Murray Press (London) and Basic Books (New York) today announce the opening of a new UK office of the award-winning US non-fiction publisher. Basic Books UK will be an imprint of John Murray Press […]
Read MoreTWO ROADS ACQUIRES JEREMY HARDY SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR FEBRUARY 2020 PUBLICATION
Two Roads, an imprint of John Murray Press, has acquired JEREMY HARDY SPEAKS VOLUMES: words, wit, wisdom, one-liners and rants, which will bring together for the first time the very best from one of Britain’s […]
Read MoreUNEXPECTED HEROES IN THE WAR: THE PARIS LIBRARY ACQUIRED BY TWO ROADS
Lisa Highton at Two Roads has pre-empted UK rights to The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles from Linda Kaplan for the Heather Jackson Literary Agency. This follows a lengthy twelve-way publisher auction for U.S. […]
Read MoreCLIMATE CAPITALISM: WORLD EX. NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS SECURED FOR AKSHAT RATHI’S FIRST BOOK
John Murray, an imprint of John Murray Press, has acquired the first book by award-winning journalist Akshat Rathi at auction, beating four other publishers. Georgina Laycock secured World ex. North American rights from Jonathan Conway […]
Read MoreGARY OLDMAN TO STAR AS JACKSON LAMB IN APPLE TV ADAPTATION OF MICK HERRON’S SLOUGH HOUSE SERIES
Gary Oldman will star in a small screen adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slough House books that will be streamed on the newly launched Apple TV. As reported by Variety magazine, the show will be titled “Slow […]
Read MorePITCH PERFECT: AFTER MEETING SHAHNAZ AHSAN AT A WRITERS’ PITCHING EVENT, JOHN MURRAY MAKES HASHIM & FAMILY THEIR 2020 LEAD DEBUT
John Murray, an imprint of John Murray Press, has signed up novelist Shahnaz Ahsan and her debut Hashim & Family. John Murray publisher Mark Richards bought world rights from Lucy Luck at C&W, after they […]
Read MoreUK AND COMMONWEALTH RIGHTS ACQUIRED FOR YOUNG BLOOMSBURY BY NINO STRACHEY
Lisa Highton at Two Roads has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in Young Bloomsbury by Nino Strachey from Martin Redfern at Northbank Talent Management. John Murray Press will publish in hardback, ebook and audio in […]
Read MoreJOHN MURRAY ACQUIRES BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIGHTS TO THE OFFICIAL AND FULLY AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF STEPHEN HAWKING
The Stephen Hawking Estate announced today that the official biography of the world famous theoretical physicist and global bestselling author will be published in the UK and Commonwealth by John Murray Publishers, an imprint of […]
Read MoreJOHN MURRAY ACQUIRES NEW BOOK BY BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR GEORGE SOROS
Joe Zigmond, Editorial Director at John Murray, an imprint of John Murray Press, has acquired U.K. Commonwealth rights to the new book by one of the world’s leading figures, 88 year old legendary investor and […]
Read MoreEXCITING NEW VOICE FROM THE IRISH BORDERLANDS BOUGHT BY THE PUBLISHER OF BOOKER SHORTLISTED ELMET
John Murray Editor Becky Walsh has acquired world rights for Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen from Marianne Gunn O’Connor, after meeting Gallen at the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair earlier this year. Inspired […]
Read MoreJOHN MURRAY TO PUBLISH COSTA-WINNER HURLEY’S NEW NOVEL, STARVE ACRE; OPTIONED FOR FILM BY HOUSE PRODUCTIONS
John Murray, an imprint of John Murray Press, will publish bestselling author and Costa First Novel winner Andrew Michael Hurley’s third novel, Starve Acre, this autumn. Mark Richards bought world rights from Lucy Luck at […]
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