
Melina Spanoudi
Reporter at The Bookseller
Journalist at @TheBookseller 📚 and @thetimes | Words in @VICEWorldNews @HuffPostUK @The_NewArab @Newsweek | Newspaper Journalism MA @cityjournalism
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Hutchinson Heinemann has signed a collection of essays by novelist Sebastian Faulks. Venetia Butterfield, managing director of Cornerstone, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights for Fires Which Burned Brightly from Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander. Hutchinson Heinemann will publish on 4th September 2025.
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Rights Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) has snapped up A More Perfect Union by human rights barrister and mediator Marina Wheeler, who is also Boris Johnson’s ex-wife. W&N publishing director Ed Lake acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Gordon Wise at Curtis Brown. The book will be published by in 30th October 2025 in hardback. "Ten years after the Brexit vote, championed and enforced by Wheeler’s ex-husband Boris Johnson, the world has changed," the synopsis reads.
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NewsAlexa Allen-Batifoulier has been appointed senior commissioning editor at Del Rey, as the imprint expands its editorial team. 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.
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