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Translation Rights Guide SPRING HIGHLIGHTS 2021 MICHAEL JOSEPH TRANSWORLD VINTAGE PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE UK RIGHTS DEPARTMENT Michael Joseph | Transworld | Vintage Chantal Noel, Group Rights Director Email: [email protected] Sarah Scarlett, Adult Rights Director USA & Canada | Ebury & Transworld Email: [email protected] Jane Kirby, Rights Director USA & Canada | Michael Joseph & Vintage Email: [email protected] Lucy Beresford-Knox, Head of Translation Germany, France & Netherlands Email: [email protected] Josh Crosley, Senior Rights Manager Spain, Portugal, Brazil & Italy Email: [email protected] Rachael Sharples, Rights Manager Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Poland, Russia, Greece & Turkey Email: [email protected] Inês Cortesão, Senior Rights Executive Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia & Croatia Email: [email protected] Maddie Stephenson, Rights Executive Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indian languages, Arab World & Israel Email: [email protected] Agnes Watters, Rights Assistant Email: [email protected] Lucie Deacon, Rights Assistant Email: [email protected] CONTENTS MICHAEL JOSEPH TRANSWORLD VINTAGE Please click on each division to go directly to that section. Cover illustration © Alicia Fernandes Michael Joseph specialises in women’s fiction, crime, thrillers, cookery, memoirs and lifestyle books. Many of its authors are now, or soon will be, household names in the UK and around the world. GENERAL FICTION Michael Joseph specialises in women’s fiction, publishing established brands like Marian Keyes, Jojo Moyes, Liane Moriarty, Conn Iggulden and Fredrik Backman as well as signing and launching debut novelists. Other authors include Dawn French, Sylvia Day, Giovanna Fletcher, Stephen Fry and Lesley Pearse. CRIME FICTION Michael Joseph publishes crime fiction by authors at home on the bestseller lists, whether they’re up-and- coming or established in the genre, including M.J. Arlidge, Tim Weaver, Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler. NON-FICTION MEMOIR Either the secrets behind the success of the already famous, or a story that no-one has heard before, the authors writing memoirs include Sue Perkins, Tom Jones, Stephen Fry, Jeremy Clarkson, Michael McIntyre, and Steven Gerrard. COOKERY Whether it is the country’s bestselling cookery writer – Jamie Oliver – or a debut from the brightest and freshest young chefs, Michael Joseph’s list covers everything from gourmet baking to healthy eating, to catering for events or how to eat well on a budget. As well as Jamie Oliver, authors include Rachel Khoo, Nadiya Hussain and Chrissy Teigen. NON-FICTION LIFESTYLE Health and wellbeing is a core specialist area for Michael Joseph, and from exercise and style advice to mindfulness and well-being, its range of publishing is extensive. Key authors include Lucy Mecklenburg, Chloe Brotheridge and Tanya Burr. ‘A commercial publishing house with heft.’ We are first and foremost lovers of great stories. It is this collective passion that drives all our publishing – fiction and non-fiction. We publish fewer books annually than any other division within Penguin Random House, but have a greater number of titles on the bestsellers lists - year in, year out - than anyone else, with 566 titles in the Sunday Times top ten charts in the last 10 years, 134 of them reaching No.1. Doubleday Where the greatest stories begin. Our literary and ideas-led imprint, Doubleday is home to prize-winners Kate Atkinson, Bill Bryson, Hallie Rubenhold (Baillie Gifford), Sue Black (Saltire), Sarah Jane-Blakemore (Royal Society Science Prize), John Boyne, Paula Hawkins, Anna Hope, Rachel Joyce, Terry Pratchett, Donal Ryan, Diane Setterfield, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Markus Zusak. Bantam Press Transworld’s commercial hardback list Bantam Press publishes many of the biggest brand-names in fiction - including Belinda Bauer, Dan Brown, Lee Child, Jilly Cooper, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth, Ruth Jones, Sophie Kinsella, Shari Lapena, Andy McNab and Simon Mayo - and ‘expert voices for a mainstream audience’ in non-fiction - including Jason Fox, Bear Grylls, Stephen Hawking, James Holland, Alan Johnson, Robert Iger and Paul McKenna. Corgi The paperback imprint for Bantam Press titles. Black Swan The paperback imprint for Doubleday titles. World class writing. Beautiful design. Ideas that matter. We publish some of the world’s most thought-provoking, unforgettable, beautifully designed books – from contemporary trail blazers to our red-spine Vintage Classics. We’re not just publishers – we’re passionate book lovers, dedicated to creating beautiful books for people who love to read. The Bodley Head Founded in 1887, the Bodley Head publishes influential, compelling non-fiction that explores the ideas, the people, the human obsessions that shape our world. Its authors are united by their originality, by their expertise and by their gifts as communicators. Jonathan Cape Jonathan Cape has been the home of some of the finest writing in the world for nearly a century. With more Booker Prize wins and shortlistings than any other publisher, Cape is renowned for its prizewinning fiction, non-fiction, poetry and graphic novels. Chatto & Windus Chatto & Windus can trace its origins back to 1855, continuing a long tradition of publishing outstanding literary fiction and contemporary international writers as well as the best literary biography, memoir, history, cultural commentary and poetry. Harvill Secker Founded in 1910, Harvill Secker is the dynamic, international imprint at Vintage, with books ranging from prizewinning literary fiction and non-fiction to bestselling crime and thrillers. Hogarth In 1917 Virginia and Leonard Woolf started The Hogarth Press from their Richmond home – Hogarth House – armed only with a hand press and a determination to publish the newest, most inspiring writing. Hogarth continues to be a home for a fresh generation of literary talent: an adventurous fiction imprint with an accent on the pleasures of storytelling and a broad awareness of the world. Square Peg Square Peg publishes 10 to 12 standout, contemporary non-fiction books each year. Across a range of genres including trend-led narrative, humour and entertaining reference. Yellow Jersey Launched in 1998, Yellow Jersey Press has become synonymous with quality sports writing, covering all sports from the perspective of player, professional observer and passionate fan. Sport is about more than simple entertainment; it represents a determination to challenge and compete. It binds individuals with a common goal, and often reflects our experiences in the wider world. Yellow Jersey understands this as much as its readers. Vintage Classics Vintage Classics is home to writers from across the centuries and around the world. With striking red spines and stylish design, world-renowned writing and lost classics alike are championed by leading cultural figures, making Vintage Classics a list that’s open to the world. Vintage Paperbacks Vintage Paperbacks does things differently. It takes the literary gifts handed to it by its hardback colleagues and reimagines them – from cover and copy to the marketing and publicity campaign – for a paperback market. This makes it unique in UK publishing. MICHAEL JOSEPH MICHAEL JOSEPH COMMERCIAL FICTION BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE Emily Bell Ten years ago Norah and Andrew promised to meet on Christmas Eve if they're still single. Now the time has come, but will Andrew be waiting there for her? After another year of heartbreak, Norah's excited about Christmas until her mother says she's going out of town. To make up for it, she gifts Norah her air miles. But Norah doesn't want to spend Christmas alone. Then she remembers Andrew, who she fell for ten years earlier. Fate pulled them apart, but not before they made a promise: If they're both single on Christmas Eve 2019, they'll meet under the clock on Grafton Street, Dublin. So Norah decides to go to Dublin. And, hopefully, to Andrew. But will he be there? Or will she be lonely (again) this Christmas? Emily Bell grew up in Dublin and moved to London after university. She has had various jobs including tour guide, bookseller and pub singer, and now writes full time. She lives in north London with her husband and daughter. 14 October 2021 | Rebecca Hilsdon for Michael Joseph | 400 pp MICHAEL JOSEPH CRIME & THRILLER THE INSIDER Matthew Richardson A thrilling new novel of espionage from one of the most exciting new names in British spy fiction. When retired spy Solomon Vine is sent off-books to investigate the murder of a Russian media tycoon and double agent, he soon discovers an explosive secret. A mole has infiltrated the highest levels of British security. They will stop at nothing to keep their identity hidden. And the only four suspects are the most important and powerful figures in Whitehall. Working in total secrecy at the heart of Westminster, Solomon Vine must unravel the mystery – or the fate of Britain itself hangs in the balance… Combining the enthralling atmospheric writing of writers like Mick Herron and Jason Matthews, with the heart-stopping suspense of James Swallow’s Nomad, The Insider is a thrilling novel combining major writing talent with an insider's