Kevin Brophy, who has previously been published by Marino among others, has been picked up by Hodder UK.
The publisher paid a substantial advance for the two book deal which was agreed in Frankfurt earlier this year.
The Rupert Crew agency represented Brophy and the acquiring editor was Claire Baldwin senior commissioning editor at Hodder UK.
The first book, The Berlin Crossing, is due out in spring 2012.
Historian and writer William Sheehan has sold World Rights for his latest work, A Hard Local War: The British Army And The Guerrila War, 1919-1922 to The History Press in the UK.
Sheenan’s previous books, Fighting for Dublin: The British Battle for Dublin 1919-1921 and British Voices: From the Irish War of Independence 1918-1921, were published by Collins Press in Cork and he also published an illustrated book on Sarsfield Barracks with The History Press Ireland.
The deal was negotiated by Paul Feldstein of The Feldstein Agency in Belfast and the acquiring editor was Shaun Barrington.
Food blogger, pop singer and amateur chef, Donal Skehan has signed a two book deal with HarperCollins.
The first book, Kitchen Hero, will be released in March 2011.
‘It’s about other people becomeung kitchen heroes,’ said Skehan. He also said that he, ‘will be doing all photography this time!’
Skehan’s first book, Good Mood Food* was published by Mercier Press in 2009.
The commissioning Harper Collins was Editorial Director, Jenny Heller.
*Declaration of Interest: The editor of Irish Publishing News, Eoin Purcell, commissioned Donal’s first book while working at Mercier Press.
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