February 2012
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“Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something.”
—
Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary
(Last words, 1923)
Too good to be true
Two of the three Scottish Scouse brothers were digging a shaft on Claim Number Fifteen on Eldorado Creek, when one bucket came up that was not like the others. This time, the gravel and sand sparkled with nuggets and fine gold dust.
Bill called to his brother down the shaft, “What in hell do you think you sent up, the Bank of England?”
S&S orders Darkness for Gregory's YA novels | The Bookseller →
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Historical writer Philippa Gregory’s first YA novel is to be called Changeling, and will form the first of a four-book series titled Order of Darkness.
Simon & Schuster, who acquired world rights in the four titles in a joint acquisition with S&S US, will publish the first title in hardback on 24th May 2012. The books will receive a coordinated worldwide publication in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and India, according to the publisher.
Changeling is set in 1453; 17-year-old Luca Vero has been expelled from his monastery and recruited by a stranger to record the end of times across Europe. On his journey, he meets 17-year-old Isolde, a lady abbess who has been trapped in a nunnery to prevent her claiming her rich inheritance.
Publishing director Ingrid Selberg said: “We are tremendously excited to welcome Philippa Gregory to the Simon & Schuster Children’s list. Her magical storytelling, combined with romance and strong characterisation, will have enormous appeal to the young adult audience. We look forward to working with our colleagues across all of Simon & Schuster to bring her stories to young readers worldwide.”
J.K. Rowling to publish first adult novel
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling reached all ages with her books about “the boy who lived,” but her next work will be specifically for adults, publisher Little, Brown said Thursday.
This will be Rowling’s first adult novel, but other than that, little is known about her new effort. The publisher says more information about the title, story and release date are to come later this year.
Rowling, who started an international phenomenon with her seven-book “Harry Potter” series, said in a statement that her new work of fiction will definitely be a departure from Harry and his Hogwarts crew.
“Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the ‘Harry Potter’ series, which has been published so brilliantly by Bloomsbury and my other publishers around the world,” Rowling said in a statement. “The freedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me, and with that new territory it seemed a logical progression to have a new publisher.”
In its statement, Little, Brown says it will publish Rowling’s upcoming novel in print and e-book in English worldwide.
