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MARTEL
MAXWELL
Scandalous
Penguin (UK)
Published April 2010
'A waspish, funny, insightful portrayal of the mad, bad, hilarious world of Planet Showbiz' Piers Morgan
'Smart, sexy and shocking' The Sun
'A funny and original fusion of sex, glamour and romance' Heat
'A sexy, funny, sassy story from a woman who knows the bizarre world of showbiz from the inside out' Lorraine Kelly
Meet Max and Lucy Summers – half-sisters and the best of friends. Max is a gorgeous showbiz reporter whose life is a whirlwind of celebrity parties, glamorous bars, juicy gossip and gorgeous men. Lucy, a beautiful, elegant fashion writer, has always been the sensible one, taking care of her little sister and never seeking the limelight. But that all changes when she falls for Hartley, Britain’s sexiest royal bachelor, and her love-life is suddenly splashed across the front pages of the tabloids. And when Hartley's ex-girlfriend starts scheming to get her man back, Lucy realizes that she’s up against more than just the paparazzi… Meanwhile Max, tired of the non-stop partying that her job entails, has finally met the perfect man but when she finds out who he really is, she realizes that they can’t be together. Can Max walk away from the love of her life? And will Lucy play the fame game in order to keep hers?
New Robot Series to Egmont Books
Jo Litchfield's new picture-book series Bit Bot The Robot, has been acquired by Lara Hancock at Egmont in a good five-figure deal. The deal, which is for the first two titles in the series, is for World Volume rights. Jo is the designer and illustrator for literally hundreds of titles for young readers, mostly published by Usborne, all featuring Jo's trademark model-making skills.
New
historical fiction from debut author Michael Arnold
Kate Parkin at John Murray has acquired Traitor’s Blood by Michael Arnold, a debut full-blooded historical adventure novel of the English Civil Wars. It follows the adventures of the one-eyed and battle-scarred Captain Stryker, a superb, tough but emotionally-damaged soldier fighting for the Royalist cause. The deal, which includes a further two books in the ‘Stryker Chronicles’ series, is for UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada.
Bowie’s
Golden Years to Bodley Head
Will Sulkin at the Bodley Head has acquired Speed of Life, the first book to trace David Bowie’s Golden Years – the period between 1969 and 1980 during which he created and released masterpiece after masterpiece, from ‘Space Oddity’ and ‘Ziggy Stardust’, to ‘Heroes’ and ‘Ashes to Ashes’. The book will be a major exploration of the 1970’s from political, psychological and social perspectives, using Bowie’s musical and lyrical explorations as a lightning rod. It will cover every song he recorded during this time, in a detailed study of one of popular music’s most important, best-loved yet least-understood figures. The deal is for UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada.
Requiem completes Brethren trilogy’s record-breaking run
Requiem, the final book in the Brethren trilogy, has now been published in mass-market paperback in the UK. It entered the top ten again in its first week, as have all Robyn’s publications in hardcover and paperback. The Brethren trilogy has been the biggest success story in debut British fiction of the past three years, selling over 500,000 copies in the UK alone, and published in a further 19 countries.