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Picador Acquires Irish Author's Debut

September 30, 2010 – 10:43 am

Picador LogoThe Picador division of Macmillan has acquired world English Language Rights to John Butler‘s debut novel, The Tenderloin. It will be published in July 2011.

Mulcahy Conway Associates represented Butler and the acquiring editor was Paul Baggaley, Picador’s Publisher.

Speaking about the acquisition Baggaley said, ‘I am hugely excited to be publishing John Butler’s first novel, The Tenderloin. It is a very funny but also very moving story of a young Irishman coming of age in San Francisco in the 90s. John’s feel for time and place is pitch perfect and Tenderloin heralds the arrival of a very exciting new talent.’

Set in 1995, The Tenderloin follows Evan as he embarks on an adventure that will change his life. An innocent born and bred in Dublin, when Evan lands in San Francisco with his best friend Milo, they discover a city on the cusp of a revolution. The bright lights of Microsoft, Netscape and Yahoo! illuminate this town and the rave scene has supplanted the Old World Order of peace, love and Deadheads.

Butler is a film-maker and script writer with a number of award-winning projects behind him. He has also written occasional columns for The Irish Times and other publications.

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Jedward Biography Deal For John Blake

August 24, 2010 – 10:06 am

John Blake has signed a deal with Prizeman & Kinsella client and Showbiz editor for Irish Sun newspaper, Jennifer O’Brien for an authorised biography of ‘Jedward’, John and Edward Grimes, the former x-factor contestents.

The journalist will have ‘full access to their manic schedule in the run up to the festive season’ according to her agent Yvonne Kinsella.

The book will trace their route from birth to superstardom with exclusive material featuring judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Danni Minogue.

According to Kinsella the book will help ‘us understand just what celebrity judge Louis Walsh saw in the two lads who got booed off the stage from day one, only to become overnight sensations securing advertising deals, a number one album in Ireland, their own fashion line, a single due for release in the UK and Ireland for Christmas and a panto role.’

The book will be released in time for christmas and will coincide with the duo’s tur which starts in November.

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Liberties Sells German Rights For The Gathering Of Souls

April 20, 2010 – 12:10 pm

The Gathering of Souls, Gerry O'CarrollLiberties Press has sold the German rights for their first original fiction novel, The Gathering of Souls by Gerry O’Carroll.

Claudia Negele at Goldmann Verlag part of Random House Germany was the acquiring editor and the deal was for a good five figures.

The Gathering Of Souls not only marks Liberties’ first origonal fiction, it is also subject to a new profit sharing form of contract between Liberties, the author and the authors literary agent, Robert Kirby (United Agents).

The book will be released in Ireland in early May.

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