CK will be sending correspondance from the Frankfurt Book Fair this week:
From The Bookseller (UK):
Beautiful US deal
UK independent Beautiful Books has made its first US deal, selling North American rights in a debut novel by a 20-year-old Cambridge University student. Publisher Simon Petherick concluded the “good five-figure sale” with Carrie Kania of Harper Perennial US. Christina Spens’ The Wrecking Ball is about “bright young things” who live for “parties and music and drugs”. Beautiful will release the novel next May, and HP in autumn 2008.
So, yes, you’ve guessed it. I have a thing for books about bright young things who live for parties, music and drugs. As evidenced by the above. Exciting news.
Loved Frankfurt – the food (bratwurst!), the weater (a tinge cold) and the books. Ran around like mad for days, met a million people, made two deals and pitched books. And Doris Lessing won!
Viva The Olive!
