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[email protected] Nonfiction Susie Alegre THINK!

We all believe our minds are our own, but are they really? Have you ever wondered why your mood has changed after checking your social media feed? Or why adverts for something you had been thinking about start to appear as you scroll through the news online? The impact of the World Wide Web didn’t hit us like a tsunami sweeping away the moorings of our minds in 1989. There is no 14th July to celebrate the technological revolution. Rather it has crept up on us like the slow and steady devastation of coastal erosion, each new delightful wave of useful and entertaining tech chipping away at the walls of our consciousness until we wake up one day to discover that our mental geography has been fundamentally altered. We have become oblivious to the impact technology has on our human rights. The idea of privacy seems consigned to the 20th Century. But imagine a world where you could never hide your thoughts or feelings. Then imagine waking up to find your thoughts and feelings have been made illegal. This is the risk we all run without protection for our right to freedom of thought. But what if you changed your mind? What if the algorithm got you wrong? Without human rights there is no fair hearing and no appeal. Think! explores the way the technology we use in our daily lives interferes with our freedom of thought and opinion and how that can change us as individuals and subvert our democratic model of society. It looks back at the way freedom of thought developed, from Greek philosophers via the Enlightenment to the dystopian visions of Atwell, Huxley and Orwell. Think! tells us why our right to freedom of thought is important, how it is under threat, and what we need to protect it for the future. It takes Noah Yuval Harari’s prediction of “the hackable human” as the basis for a call to Naomi Klein style activism. An Orwellian future is not something we have to accept. We have law on our side – we already have the rights to freedom of thought and opinion, we just need to work out what that means in the digital age and fight to preserve our rights. Think! is both a warning and a message of hope for a future where we can think for ourselves. Susie Alegre is a human rights barrister at the internationally renowned Doughty Street Chambers where her colleagues include high profile barristers such as Geoffrey Robertson QC, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC and Amal Clooney. She is regularly called on to comment on human rights issues ranging from Brexit to migration in the Mediterranean in print media, radio and television. We are confident that this book would be favourably reviewed by colleagues who are supportive of her ground-breaking work in this field. Alongside her legal work, Susie has been writing fiction, travel-writing and poetry and has published work in anthologies as well as winning and being shortlisted for literary prizes including the Bridport Prize. Currently being sold at auction in UK and US Susie Alegre is an author and international human rights lawyer. She brings her background in literature and philosophy to her writing on the law. She was appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin for her groundbreaking work on the right to freedom of thought. Originally from the Isle of Man she has lived and worked all over the world in Europe, Latin America and East Africa and is fluent in French and Spanish. Nonfiction Clive Irving THE LAST QUEEN How Queen Elizabeth II Saved the Monarchy, as it Became the Greatest Show on Earth

Surprisingly little has been written about the current queen, Elizabeth II. Conventional biographies of modern monarchs are limited in their access to the royal archives, and the Windsors have long exercised strict control over their history. Authorised biographies are notoriously anodyne, because much archival material is only released long after the death of the subject. The Last Queen is not a conventional biography, and is therefore not limited by the traditions of that genre. It follows Elizabeth and her family’s struggle to survive in the face of unprecedented changes in attitudes towards the monarchy with the critical eye of an investigative reporter who is present and involved.

UK & Commonwealth Rights: Biteback, Olivia Beattie, July 2020

Clive Irving has had a long and career in journalism on both sides of the Atlantic. He has been managing editor of the Sunday Times in London, where he created and led the Insight investigative team and authored Scandal '63, a book on the Profumo affair published by Heinemann. He was director of current affairs programming for London Weekend Television, where he was executive producer of David Frost’s programmes; and a consulting editor for Newsday in New York, during which time his book True Grit (which also coined the phrase) was published by Jonathan Cape. He was the founding editor of Conde Nast Traveler, where he is still editor emeritus, and is a regular columnist for the Daily Beast. Most recently, he was a key contributor to the acclaimed two-part BBC documentary, Margaret: The Rebel Princess, which was broadcast on PBS in America. William Morrow published his latest book, Widebody, an expiration of Boeing which has just been optioned.

Nonfiction Matthew Goodwin & Roger Eatwell NATIONAL POPULISM The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy

A crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populism. Across the West, there is a rising tide of people who feel excluded, alienated from mainstream politics, and increasingly hostile towards minorities, immigrants and neo-liberal economics. Many of these voters are turning to national populist movements, which have begun to change the face of Western liberal democracy, from the United States to France, Austria to the UK. This radical turn, we are told, is a last howl of rage from an aging electorate on the verge of extinction. Their leaders are fascistic and their politics anti-democratic; their existence a side-show to liberal democracy. But this version of events, as Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin show, could not be further from the truth. Written by two of the foremost experts on fascism and the rise of national populism, this lucid and deeply-researched book is a vital guide to our transformed political landscape. Challenging conventional wisdoms, Eatwell and Goodwin make a compelling case for serious, respectful engagement with the supporters and ideas of national populism - not least because it is a tide that won't be stemmed anytime soon. UK & Commonwealth Rights: Penguin, Tom Penn, July 2020 Brazil: Record; Greece: Epikentro; Lithuania: UAB Leidykla Vaga; Poland: Sonia Draga ; Portugal: Saida da Emergencia ; Spain: Planeta

Praise for NATIONAL POPULISM A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Compelling ... Eatwell and Goodwin do a good job of demolishing lazy stereotypes about Trump and Brexit supporters being almost exclusively white and old ... Measured and insightful (Sunday Telegraph)

A fascinating new study ... the authors analyse the long-term demographic and socioeconomic trends shaping our age of upheaval. The attraction of this book lies in its cool, dispassionate tone. The authors intend to explain and inform rather than polemicise (Jason Cowley The Sunday Times)

Intelligent, counterintuitive ... [ranging] far beyond Brexit and Britain ... they put a parochial debate in a much bigger context (Economist) Nonfiction Matthew J. Goodwin POST POPULISM

Award-winning and best-selling author, Matt Goodwin, one of the world’s leading experts on political volatility and populism, pushes our global debate in a new direction. Post-Populism is a clear, concise and compelling account of how our political lives are about to be radically and irreversibly transformed. It is a book that looks into the future to explore how the deeper trends that have pushed us into the current era of disruption will continue to impact on our societies, our politics and our societies. President Trump in the United States. Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Brexit in the United Kingdom. Marine Le Pen in France. Matteo Salvini in Italy. Vox in Spain. The Alternative for Germany. Much of the world remains obsessed with the rise populist movements and their leaders. But this debate is going wrong on a number of levels. We remain obsessed with the populists and their leaders while continuing to ignore the deeper shifts which they represent. Populism is always a symptom and never a root cause and it is these roots which still have a long way to run. We can barely imagine both the pace and the scale of change that is approaching. So, like any good doctor we need to spend less time obsessing about symptoms and more time thinking about the root cause and what will follow. This book is about what will be left when the populists have been and gone, when we will all be living in an era of ‘post-populism’. Post-Populism is an ambitious, global and hard-hitting book that offers a highly accessible and provocative account of where we are today and where we are heading tomorrow. Its core assumption is that the political disruption and chaos which we are living through today looks set to increase as unwritten laws continue to be overturned. Against this backdrop, it thinks through what this means for all of us. The book takes readers on a compelling journey and charts a future that will shock many; a future in which populism will not disappear but become a permanent feature of our societies; a future in which our societies will be utterly transformed, both politically and socially; a future in which ‘liberal’ democracy will make way for ‘direct democracy’; when political polarisation will matter as much as polarisation along ethnic and racial lines; when cultural insecurity will become far more important than economic insecurity; and when our traditional loyalties will give way to altogether new alliances. Ultimately, this is a book that will help us better navigate, and prepare for, our political future. Rights unsold

Matthew Goodwin is the author of six books including the 2018 Sunday Times bestseller National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy, which was listed by the Financial Times among the politics book of the year and has already been translated into multiple languages. Matthew is also the author of the 2015 Politics Book of the Year, Revolt on the Right, and writes frequently for national and international media, including the Sunday Times, Financial Times and Spectator. He has advised more than 300 companies around the world in political volatility, from the Prime Minister’s Office to the European Parliament, and has more than 50,000 followers on Twitter. Nonfiction Martin Robinson YOU ARE NOT THE MAN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A journey into the chaos and confusion of modern masculinity

You Are Not The Man You Are Supposed To Be is about men breaking down in the modern world, but also a look at how they may break through. It will portray a nation of men struggling to make sense of a strange new world in which the traditional ideas of masculinity are proving outmoded and unwanted. Ultimately, however, the book will be a positive aid to men, giving voice to inspirational figures and new ideas.

The ground has shifted beneath men’s feet causing a crisis of identity. Social and gender roles are changing dramatically, causing confusion, resentment and a sense of displacement. Academics have theorised that the set of skills required for the Digital Era don’t equate with the way boys and men are traditionally brought up. The notion of men as the bread winners is on the slide, with increasing equality in the workplace producing a fundamental shift in position and attitudes. This is against a backdrop of the MeToo movement which has put male behaviour under intense scrutiny. While the Mental Health Crisis is affecting everyone, men particularly seem unsuited to coping with the pressures they face since they are far less likely to seek or receive help. Suicide is the number one killer of men under 45 in the UK. You Are Not The Man You Are Supposed To Be is about men being transformed.

While there have successful celebrity memoirs related to masculinity – Grayson Perry’s The Descent of Man, Robert Webb’s How Not to Be a Boy - this book will be the first to give a journalistic overview of the myriad problems facing men today. Martin Robinson is uniquely placed to pull this together. As the Editor of The Book of Man, the fast rising and most progressive men’s magazine in the country, he writes about the issues facing men every day and has a wide set of contacts who will form the fabric of the book. In each chapter Martin experience the worlds of SAS soldiers, sensitive chefs, city workers turned yoga teachers, pop stars, footballers, media owners, mental health activists, sex activists, political activists, and artists, all of who are developing new ways of living for men. Rights sold: UK & Commonwealth: Bloomsbury, Jamie Birkett (September 2020)

Audio: Audible Nonfiction Amy Thomson MOODY My Hormones Made Me Do It

Sluggish, and slightly insane. Weepy, fatigued and starving. SO starving. Hang on, here comes the pain, searing pain. Now I’m bleeding, now I’m medicating, and now I’m anxious, and hot. I’m numb. Wait - I’m feeling better... I’m feeling major - I’m smashing life. In fact I am Winning. At. Being. A Woman! Until I feel sluggish again... Welcome to an average month for all women between the ages of 15 and 50 years old. It is a rollercoaster of an existence, one that until now, women lived without understanding why we feel so unbalanced most of the time; an existence that until now, we didn’t even know we could change. Moody: my hormones made me do it, is a life changing text that will bridge the gap between the science of female biology and first hand female experience which will weaponise women’s hormones - the way the healthcare industry and social discourse should have been doing for the past 50 years - and arm every female with the information they need to empower and better understand themselves. To hack how their hormones govern how they feel on a daily basis. Understanding how our hormones rule our minds and bodies will allow women to be the healthiest, happiest and best version of themselves, and between our cutting-edge science harvested from our app Moody Month, and hilarious first-hand anecdotes (harvested from our global network of kick ass women), Moody: my hormones made me do it, promises to make women everywhere feel better. In fact we will become our reader’s new best girlfriend, their go-to companion in the new #periodpower movement. The book’s spirit will be optimistic, inclusive and relatable; imagine if Phoebe Waller Bridge wrote: Lean in or Invisible Women; or if Lena Dunham wrote The Source. Moody: my hormones made me do it, is about to change the way women feel and talk about their health and wellbeing. Hormones are chemical signals and each governs our health and happiness. If women felt empowered and able to truly listen to their bodies without guilt or stigma, to take note and understand their menstrual cycles and how they impact their daily lives imagine how optimised, efficient and successful we could be? From sex drive and metabolism to the way we burn fat, to what we should be eating and when, with the help of our world class network of doctors and researchers, Moody: My Hormones Made Me Do It, will explore the four phases of a woman’s cycle and how we should be living within them. It will unpack the myths around periods and hormones and show women how to use their biology to their own advantage. With first hand stories and mind-bending data we will be first to market with a book that will shift the way the world thinks about women’s behaviour. Listening to our bodies and understanding its patterns is the greatest superpower we have. We are all Moody, it’s what makes us human. Rights unsold Amy Thomson – Founder and CEO of Moody Moody is a technology company dedicated to building tech for women and by women. Amy founded a communications agency at the age of 23, working with huge brands like Nike and Microsoft. In 2016 at the age of 28, her periods stopped due to stress. In the pursuit of ‘having it all’ she had pushed her body and hormones too far Since founding Moody in 2018, she has raised over $5m in funding and launched the first app Moody Month for monthly mood and hormone pattern recognition. Memoir & Biography Rahaman Ali MY BROTHER, MUHAMMAD ALI The Definitive Biography

'Rahaman has, at last, written the definitive biography on his late brother, which tells the real Ali story' - Mike Tyson More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world's most-loved sportsman. At the height of his celebrity he was the most famous person in the world. And yet, until now, the one voice missing belonged to the man who knew him best - his only sibling, and best friend, Rahaman Ali. No one was closer to Ali than Rahaman. Born Cassius and Rudolph Arnett Clay, the two brothers grew up together, lived together, trained together, travelled together, and fought together in the street and in the ring. A near-constant fixture in his sibling's company, Rahaman saw Ali at both his best and his worst: the relentless prankster and the jealous older brother, the outspoken advocate, the husband and father. In My Brother, Muhammad Ali, he is able to offer a surprising insider's perspective on the well-known stories, as well as never-before-told tales, painting a rich and intimate portrait of a proud, relentlessly polarizing, yet often vulnerable man. In this extraordinary, poignant memoir, Rahaman tells a much bigger and more personal story than in any other book on the great man - that of two brothers, almost inseparable from birth to death. It is the final and most important perspective on one of the most iconic figures of the last century.

World English Rights: Bonnier, James Hodgkinson Publication: October, 2019 Memoir & Biography Melanie Brown BRUTALLY HONEST The Definitive Biography

The tell-all memoir from the loudest, proudest Spice Girl and the truth behind the headlines. As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on X Factor and America's Got Talent, Melanie Brown, a.k.a Scary Spice, has been an international star since her twenties. Brutally Honest is an exposé of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and trademark Yorkshire humour, the book removes the mask of fame and reveals the true story behind the Spice Girls, as well as the horror of her most recent marriage and her 10 year struggle to be free.

World English: Hardie Grant, Susannah Otter Published November 2018; 296 pages

'This book will help to change lives.' Katie Ghose, Chief Executive, Women's Aid 'This book is so powerful so real, so strong and so emotional -- this is exactly Melanie.' Geri Horner (née Halliwell ) 'An unflinching account of how an icon of girl power became utterly powerless in her own life, this brave and important book deserves to be read by fans and non-fans alike. Utterly absorbing and deeply affecting.' The Guardian 'This is the most gut wrenching, punch-in-the-stomach honest celebrity autobiography I’ve ever read. Mel B, with the help of second-to-none A-list interviewer and her long-time collaborator Louise Gannon, takes us to the darkest places behind her Scary Spice persona, educating about the true horror of domestic abuse in the process.' The Sun Melanie Brown's career began with the pop phenomenon, Spice Girls. They became the biggest girl band in music history, selling more than 85 million records worldwide and becoming cultural icons around the globe. They appeared in tours that grossed $800 million dollars in just four years. Since they split in 2000, Melanie has become one of the most recognised faces on television, fronting shows from Lip Sync UK, The X Factor in Britain and Australia, Dancing With The Stars in Australia and America's Got Talent. She has also starred in a string of movies including The Seat Filler. She has appeared on Broadway in Rent and most recently as Roxie Hart in Chicago. An ambassador for Jenny Craig in Australia, she remains one of the most popular stars in Britain and America and is now a patron for Women's Aid. Melanie now lives in Los Angeles with her three daughters, Phoenix, Angel and Madison. Literary Fiction Kirstin Innes SCABBY QUEEN Scenes From A Life

Three days before her fifty-first birthday, Clio Campbell – a one- hit-wonder, protest singer and activist – kills herself in the spare bedroom of her friend Ruth’s cottage. Ruth finds the body, and isn’t sure what she’s supposed to do. Meanwhile, Neil, a journalist who’s been in love with her since they were teenagers protesting together, receives an email with her last wishes: remember me well. Stretching over four decades from the miners’ strikes to Brexit and beyond; hopping between a tiny Scottish island, a Brixton anarchist squat, Britpop-era Camden, the poll tax riots and Top of the Pops, Scabby Queen is a portrait of a woman who refused to settle down, told by her friends and lovers, enemies and fans, as well as through old interviews in music magazines and on television. As Clio’s suicide makes her a posthumous heroine for the #MeToo age, Neil and Ruth try to piece together what pushed Clio over the edge while other people’s accounts of her undercut everything they thought they understood. Did either of them ever really know her at all? Reminiscent of Our Friends In The North, Jackie Kay’s Trumpet and Rachel Cusk’s The Flamethrowers, this is a multifaceted look at a complex female character, an examination of the way we obsess over and vilify female celebrities, and a political novel for our times.

UK & Commonwealth Rights: Fourth Estate, Jordan Mulligan Publication: March, 2020 Previous novel FISHNET published by Scout Press in October 2019 Praise for Innes’ first novel, FISHNET, Winner of The Guardian Not The Booker Prize 2015: ‘Innes strikes sparks by rubbing a clandestine world (here, prostitution in Scotland) against the everyday. Unsettling and seductive, this tale of two sisters is moving, gripping and unforgettable.’ The Independent, Top Ten Debut Novels of 2015

‘…an impressive debut… asks difficult and brave questions. Crucially, the novel works because it shows how these questions matter to individual humans; because it’s so full of empathy… this is an important book.’ The Guardian

‘Thoughtful, bruising, poignant and poetic.’ Ian Rankin

Kirstin Innes works as a journalist, copywriter and arts PR, as well as an author. She has written for The List, The Scotsman, The Herald, The Independent, and The Pool. She is involved in many spoken word festivals, and founded, programmed and presented the literary cabaret night Words Per Minute, which ran from 2010 to 2014. Kirstin Innes won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2008, and the Allen Wright Award for Excellence in Arts Journalism in 2007 and 2011. She was nominated for the PPA Feature Writer of the Year Award in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Forthcoming Health & Lifestyle Kim-Julie Hansen 15 MINUTE VEGAN 15-Minute Vegan Meals - Quick, Easy and Nutritious Vegan Meals That Are Ready in 15 minutes or less!

15-Minute Vegan Meals is a cookbook for anyone on a busy schedule who’d still like to enjoy delicious and nutritious home-made meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, on-the go and even for dessert! With a combination of the right spices, condiments and fresh ingredients, as well as a little creativity, 15- Minute Vegan Meals offers recipes that are suitable for beginners and experienced home cooks alike.

In addition, all meals are 100% vegan, which means that they’re made entirely without meat, fish, dairy, eggs and honey. With plenty of gluten-free options and suggested alternatives for the most common allergies, it’s also a great resource for people following other special diets. For anyone on a tight budget, meals that are especially budget-friendly will be labeled with a “$2 meal” logo, indicating that the ingredients needed to make the meal will cost $2 or less. There is also a “high protein” logo for each meal that includes more than 15g of plant-based protein.

All recipes are ready in 15 minutes or less, from start to finish, with some taking as little as 5 to 10 minutes for those extra busy mornings. The book is divided into: Breakfast, On-The go Lunch Box Meals, Lunch & Dinner, Snacks and Desserts. It includes a picture for each recipe, with easy to follow, visual instructions in order to inspire readers to start cooking as soon as they first buy the book. From “Skillet Granola” to “Black Bean Spinach and Chickpea Frittata” and “Mini Choc Chip Cookies”, each meal is designed to provide a maximum of taste and nutritional value in the least amount of time.

Last but not least, the book includes a bonus chapter with practical tips on how to save even more time and money, as well as significantly reduce food waste. From meal prepping to smart shopping, this chapter covers it all.

Praise for VEGAN RESET 'A great way to eat more beautiful veg' – Jamie Oliver

'Healthy, simple plant-based recipes - we love this book!' – Bosh Kim-Julie Hansen is the blogger behind the brands Brussels Vegan (brusselsvegan.com), Best of Vegan (@bestofvegan - the most popular plant-based food-share account in the world), and Vegan Reset (veganreset.com). She became an ethical vegan in 2011 and, in 2013, started sharing her passion online to show people how easy it can be to adopt a vegan lifestyle. While making veganism accessible to mainstream audiences is her number-one passion, she is also a certified yoga instructor and loves to travel. Originally from Brussels, Belgium, she now lives in New York City.

Forthcoming Nonfiction Sophie Haydock THE FLAMES

Vienna. The start of the twentieth century. It's a world that turns at a dizzying, unstoppable pace, full of decadence and hidden desires. One man, Egon Schiele, emerges from obscurity, driven by his ambition to become the most talented artist the world has ever seen. He will let nothing get in his way. Over the course of a little more than a decade, four beautiful women come into his life. Each of them strikes shocking and sensual poses for the charismatic young artist. They remove their clothes, revealing all - their naked bodies, vulnerabilities and dreams. They are his muses. Without them, he is nothing. Schiele traps them on his canvas for eternity, silencing them as he does so. But beneath his confident brushstrokes, ensnared in the pigment, are secrets of heartbreak, deception and betrayal that have long been forgotten. Will any of the women who sat for the artist - Schiele's darling sister Gertrude, his penetrating muse Wally, his sweet wife Edith or his jilted sister-in law Adele - emerge unscathed from their encounter with Egon Schiele? Or will they be burnt by the flames? Each exceptional woman must ask herself what it will cost to lose her heart to the greatest and most controversial painter of his generation. Are they willing to pay the highest price imaginable? And will any of them live to tell the tale?

Sophie Haydock is a journalist and editor (Sunday Times, Financial Times, Guardian, BBC) and works for a short story organisation. She has written about Egon Schiele for the Royal Academy Magazine and Sotheby’s. She is winner of the 2018 Impress Prize for New Writers and has been shortlisted for several other prizes. Her Egon Schiele's Women Instagram account @egonschieleswomen has 85,000 followers.