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Autumn Rights Guide 2020 the ORION PUBLISHING GROUP WHERE EVERY STORY MATTERS Autumn Rights Guide 2020 Autumn Rights Guide 2020 THE ORION PUBLISHING GROUP WHERE EVERY STORY MATTERS Autumn Rights Guide 2020 Fiction 1 Crime, Mystery & Thriller 2 Historical 15 Women’s Fiction 17 Upmarket Commercial & Literary Fiction 26 Recent Highlights 35 Science Fiction & Fantasy 36 Non-Fiction 53 History 54 Science 60 Music 65 Sport 69 True Stories 70 Wellbeing & Lifestyle 71 Parenting 77 Mind, Body, Spirit 78 Gift & Humour 79 Cookery 82 TV Hits 85 The Orion Publishing Group Where Every Story Matters The Orion Publishing Group is one of the UK’s leading publishers. Our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Open, agile, passionate and innovative – we believe that everyone will find something they love at Orion. Founded in 1991, the Orion Publishing Group today publishes under ten imprints: A heartland for brilliant commercial fiction from international brands to home-grown rising stars. The UK’s No1 science fiction and fantasy imprint, Gollancz. Ground-breaking, award-winning, thought-provoking books since 1949. Weidenfeld & Nicolson is one of the most prestigious and dynamic literary imprints in British and international publishing. Commercial fiction and non-fiction that starts conversations! Lee Brackstone’s imprint is dedicated to publishing the most innovative books and voices in music and literature, encompassing memoir, history, fiction, translation, illustrated books and high-spec limited editions. Francesca Main’s new imprint will be a destination for books that combine literary merit and commercial potential. It will focus on literary fiction, book club fiction and memoir characterised by voice, storytelling and emo- tional resonance. Orion Spring is the home of wellbeing and health titles written by passionate celebrities and world-renowned experts. For the very best commercial non-fiction, leading brands, commercial bestsellers and beautiful cookbooks. Orion Dash is a digital-first commercial fiction imprint to “connect readers with stories, fast”. Thousands of classic science fiction, fantasy and crime titles, made available once more through the digital Gateway platform. Orion Rights: Contact Details GENERAL ENQUIRIES Tel: + 44(0)20 3122 6444 www.orionbooks.co.uk [email protected] US RIGHTS Susan Howe – Executive Director, Rights & Audio Direct line: +44(0)20 3122 6905 [email protected] Jessica Purdue –Rights Director Direct line: + 44(0)20 3122 6838 [email protected] TRANSLATION RIGHTS Chinese (simplified and complex), Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Spanish and Vietnamese language rights Krystyna Kujawinska – Foreign Rights Director Direct line: + 44(0)20 3122 6853 [email protected] Croatian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian & Swedish language rights Jessica Purdue – Rights Director Direct line: + 44(0)20 3122 6838 [email protected] Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, and Turkish language rights Richard King – Senior Rights Manager Direct line: +44(0)20 3122 6886 [email protected] General Enquiries Louise Henderson - Rights Assistant Direct line: +44(0)20 3122 6534 [email protected] TV AND FILM RIGHTS Susan Howe – Executive Director, Rights & Audio Richard King – Senior Rights Manager Direct line: +44(0)20 3122 6886 [email protected] = Film/TV rights controlled by Orion HIGHLIGHTS BESTSELLER EDITOR’S PICK DEBUT Truth or Dare The Unwanted Dead Careless M.J. Arlidge Chris Lloyd Kirsty Capes Page 3 Page 10 Page 17 TRENDSETTING DEBUT EDITOR’S PICK New York I Love You Fault Lines The Paper Lantern Rachel Winters Emily Itami Will Burns Page 23 Page 28 Page 28 BESTSELLER EDITOR’S PICK BESTSELLER The Trouble with Peace This Fragile Earth The World Joe Abercrombie Susannah Wise Simon Sebag Montefiore Page 37 Page 51 Page 57 BESTSELLER DON’T MISS EDITOR’S PICK How to Argue with a Why Calories Don’t The Story of Heavy Racist Count Metal Adam Rutherford Giles Yeo John Doran Page 60 Page 62 Page 65 Fiction Crime, Mystery & Thriller 2 Fiction | Crime, Mystery & Thriller BEN AARONOVITCH Ben Aaronovitch’s highly-acclaimed series featuring PC Peter Grant has sold over 500,000 copies and has been translated into twelve languages (in Germany it is a major sensation and has sold over 1 million copies). Every title has been a Sunday Times bestseller (False Values recently hit the #1 spot) and is perfect for both the crime and genre fans alike. TV rights are optioned by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production company Stolen Pictures (Shaun of the Dead). Rivers of London Series Discover the million-copy bestselling series everyone is talking about. Rivers of London (Book 1) Lies Sleeping (Book 7) Moon Over Soho (Book 2) False Value (Book 8) Whispers Under Ground (Book 3) The Furthest Station (Novella 1) Broken Homes (Book 4) The October Man (Novella 2) Foxglove Summer (Book 5) What Abigail Did That Summer The Hanging Tree (Book 6) (Novella 3) My name is Peter Grant and I’m a Detective Constable in London, and ever since I became the first trainee wizard the Met Police has had in fifty years, my life has got a helluva lot more complicated: nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the Thames, and digging up graves in Covent Garden ... and there's something festering at the heart of the city of London, and it’s falling to me to bring order to chaos - or die trying. The Rivers of London series is a spellbinding mashup of crime and supernatural, with wit and humour to rival the very best of Terry Pratchett. “An incredible fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups ” - The Times Also by Ben Aaronovitch: Rivers of London (2011); Moon Over Soho (2011); Whispers Under Ground (2012); Broken Homes (2013); Foxglove Summer (2014); The Hanging Tree (2016); The Furthest Station (2017 novella); Lies Sleeping (2018); The October Man (2019); False Values (2020) Orion | Editor: Emad Akhtar | 2011- 2020 | 320pp | MS available Rights: World excluding US, French, German US, French, German rights: Zeno Agency Sub Agents: China/Taiwan: Grayhawk | Japan: EAJ | Turkey: Anatolialit Option publishers: Chinese Complex: Cite | Czech: Argo | Spanish: Atico de los Libros 3 Fiction | Crime, Mystery & Thriller MJ ARLIDGE Bestseller MJ Arlidge is a screenwriter and producer on TV shows such as Innocent and Silent Witness. Each of his D.I. Helen Grace thrillers have been Sunday Times bestsellers and international bestsellers in Europe. Truth or Dare From the mind of the million-copy bestseller M. J. Arlidge comes his biggest and best D. I. Helen Grace thriller. A crimewave sweeps through society and no one is safe. A vicious arson at the docks. A violent carjacking near the hospital. A fatal attack in a country park. Crimes without motive, without suspects, and without any leads. Each crime is a piece of a puzzle – with many more pieces still to come. And as they all fall into place, Helen Grace will face the case that may be the end of her… “DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone” - Daily Mail Also by MJ Arlidge: Eeny Meeny (2014); Pop Goes the Weasel (2014); The Doll’s House (2015); Liar Liar (2015); Little Boy Blue (2016); No Way Back (2016); Hide and Seek (2016); Running Blind (2017); Love Me Not (2017); Down to the Woods (2018); All Fall Down (2019) Orion | Editor: Emad Akhtar | June 2021 | 400pp | MS due October Rights: World Sub Agents: China/Taiwan: Grayhawk | Japan: Japan Uni | Korea: EYA Rights Sold: Dutch: Meulenhoff 4 Fiction | Crime, Mystery & Thriller ISABEL ASHDOWN Isabel Ashdown joined the Trapeze launch list in 2017 with her brilliantly twisty thriller Little Sister, which has sold over 30,000 copies and has been published in seven languages. 33 Women A gripping psychological thriller set in a women's commune with a dark side. When their mother dies, two sisters, Celine and Pip, are forced to return home and confront ghosts from their past - namely, the unsolved mysterious and violent death of their sister, Vanessa. A fresh murder brings to light new information. What do the mysterious women of Two Cross Farm, the women's commune, have to do with it? What secrets are lurking behind their gates? Also by Isabel Ashdown: Little Sister (2017); Beautiful Liars (2018); Lake Child (2019) Trapeze | Editor: Sam Eades | November 2020 | 304pp | MS available Rights: World Sub Agents: China/Taiwan: Grayhawk | Japan: Japan Uni | Korea: EYA | Turkey: Nurcihan Kesim Option publishers: Greek: Psichogios ALISON BELSHAM Alison Belsham’s debut novel, The Tattoo Thief, was a rights sensation. Foreign rights sold in twelve territories and TV rights have been optioned at auction by Media Lab. The Tattoo Thief Series: The Tattoo Thief (2018); Her Last Breath (2019); The Embalmer (November 2020) A gripping new thriller in the Sullivan and Mullins series, which has been optioned for television. When the body of a woman is found hidden within an Egyptian mummy at the Museum of Natural History, Detective Francis Mullins is called in to investigate. A serial killer is on the warpath, and the streets of Brighton are no longer safe. Francis must fight to uncover the truth about the murders, before it's too late... Trapeze | Editor: Sam Eades | November 2020 | 416pp Rights: World Sub Agents: China/Taiwan: Grayhawk | Japan: Japan Uni | Korea: EYA | Turkey: Anatolialit Option publishers: Chinese (Complex): Crown Culture | Czech: Albatros | Dutch: The House of Books | German: Penguin | Greek: Psichogios | Hungarian: Muvelt Nep | Italian: Newton Compton | Japanese: Take Shobo | Polish: Foksal | Portuguese (Portugal): Bertrand | Slovak: Albatros 5 Fiction | Crime, Mystery & Thriller SHARON BOLTON Sharon Bolton is an award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author. The Pact A dark thriller about a group of six friends and the secret that binds them.
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