Isabel Dempsey

United Kingdom

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Pan Macmillan to publish ‘stunning’ novel from international bestseller Jane Harper

5 days ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsJane Harper © Mrs Smart PhotographyPan Macmillan is set to publish a “stunning” new standalone crime novel from international bestseller Jane HarperYOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Hot Key Books opens the door to graphic novels with new Arcana duology

5 days ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsHot Key Books have unlocked the rights to their first graphic-novel acquisition, Arcana: The Lost Heirs. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Colette Hiller wins the CLiPPA poetry prize with Colossal Words for Kids

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

The former actor and BBC producer Collette Hiller has won the CLiPPA – the poetry award run by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) – for Colossal Words for Kids: 75 Tremendous Words Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind. Hiller was announced the winner on 20th June during a ceremony held at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre on London’s Southbank; she recieved a trophy and a cheque for £1,000.
Penguin Michael Joseph secures two debut titles from Kate Eberle in heated seven-way auction

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsPenguin Michael Joseph has acquired two titles from debut author Kate Eberle in a heated seven-way publisher auctionYOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Everything with Words bags ‘evocative’ debut novel by Fiona Goggin

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

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Fitzcarraldo acquires ‘vital’ oral testimonies of Gazan survivors

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsSamar Yazbek © Astrid di CrollalanzaFitzcarraldo Editions is set to publish Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life: Voices from Gaza, a work of oral history collating the testimonies of civilians injured in Gaza. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Penguin Michael Joseph have buzzers at the ready for autumn quizzing bonanza

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access. Subscribe from less than £3.50, and you'll receive:Every issue of The Bookseller magazineUnlimited access to thebookseller.com (single user)The Bookseller e-edition app for tablet and mobileTwice yearly Buyer's Guides worth £30Discounts on The Bookseller awards and conferences
Flight Books swoops for book based on viral essay in three-way auction

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

Flight Books at Ebury has acquired the rights to High Agency by George Mack, based on his viral essay that reached millions of people. Ebury editorial director Géraldine Collard and Flight Books head of publishing Rik Ubhi bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Rachel Berkowitz on behalf of Crown Currency in a competitive three-way auction. They will publish the book alongside Lydia Yadi, executive editor at Crown Currency.
Coronet jumps (to the left) for Rocky Horror 50th-anniversary book

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

Coronet time warps back 50 years to celebrate the anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show film. The anniversary book, showcasing rarely seen pictures by the late photographer Mick Rock and including a foreword by creator Richard O’Brien, will be published on 30 September 2025 in hardback and e-book. Coronet publisher Hannah Black acquired British Commonwealth rights from Anna Carmichael and Rachel Clements at Abner Stein on behalf of Peter McGuigan at Ultra Literary.
4th Estate secures rights to film-maker Cameron Crowe’s memoir in highly contested auction

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsCameron Crowe © Neal Preston4th Estate is set to publish The Uncool – a rock ’n’ roll fuelled memoir by journalist and film-maker Cameron Crowe. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.