Blake Friedmann

Gallic Books has landed THE SPIRIT GUIDE, the latest novel from Bridget Walsh and the third in the Variety Palace Mysteries series. Gallic’s Managing Director Joe Harper acquired world Engli...

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Credit: Netflix HEART OF THE HUNTER, the first feature-length adaptation of one of Deon Meyer’s bestselling novels, has proven an instant worldwide success on its Netflix debut, becoming the ...

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Photo credit: Urszula Soltys For the first time ever, Between The Covers, the nation’s favourite TV book club, is taking to the road with a live version of the hugely successful BBC Two serie...

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Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint has acquired two books from acclaimed author, Paul Finch. DEATH LIST and an untitled second novel were acquired from Senior Agent Kate Burke at Blake...

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Credit: Euan Anderson A CASE OF MATRICIDE – Graeme Macrae Burnet’s moving, witty and startling conclusion to the Chief Inspector Gorski trilogy – will be published by Saraband on 3 Octobe...

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Image: Netflix Crime fiction powerhouse Deon Meyer has continued his supreme run of form, with his first feature film adaptation, HEART OF THE HUNTER, set for release as a Netflix Original late...

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Credit: Allan House We are thrilled to announce that naval expert and author of the landmark KYDD series Julian Stockwin has written a new non-fiction book, STOCKWIN’S GUIDE TO NELSON’S ENG...

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We are delighted to announce that ITV has recommissioned the popular Brighton-based detective drama GRACE. Based on the internationally bestselling Detective Superintendent Roy Grace books by Pet...

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We are delighted to announce that SNAKE – the film adaptation of Tracey Farren’s haunting and riveting novel, published by Modjaji Books in South Africa – has been selected as the closing f...

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We are thrilled to announce that MY FATHER’S HOUSE by Joseph O’Connor has been longlisted for the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction . This is the second time Joseph O’Connor’...

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THE LAST PASSENGER by Will Dean is one of six titles selected for the ever popular Spring W H Smith Book Club with Richard and Judy . The titles selected for the Book Club include bonus content...

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We are delighted to announce that DINNER TONIGHT, the second cookbook from cook, food writer and bestselling author Meliz Berg, has been snapped by Ebury Press, to be published in hardback and eb...

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We are delighted to share that a fine array of six Blake Friedmann authors have been picked by The Bookseller in their Spring/Summer Buyers’ Guide Season Highlights. Three of our authors’ tit...

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Sally Andrew, creator of the inimitable Tannie Maria, will publish her first cookbook with Penguin Random House South Africa (PRHSA) in May 2024. RECIPES TO DIE LIVE FOR features recipes from Sal...

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We’re delighted that so many of our upcoming fiction and non-fiction books have been chosen as 2024 highlights! Take a look at the list here:  A WOMAN LIKE ME BY DIANE ABBOTT  A BBC �...

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Photo credit: Isobel Dixon Already a Nielsen Bestseller Platinum Winner, this year Peter James took home four Silvers from the Nielsen BookData Bestseller Awards – the highest number of awar...

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Image: Recorded Picture Company We are delighted to announce that THE DREAMERS – the 2003 film adapted by the late Gilbert Adair from his own novel, and directed by Academy Award-winning Bern...

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Following its successful home debut in South Africa on M-Net ,  DEVIL’S PEAK – the 5-part miniseries adaptation of Deon Meyer’s prize-winning 2005 novel – has been picked up for further ...

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We’re delighted to have so many author achievements from 2023 to celebrate! Congratulations to our writers! ‘A SHORT TRIP TO TESCO’ BY SHANI AKILAH Shortlisted for the Writers’ & A...

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Joseph O’Connor’s highly acclaimed novel MY FATHER’S HOUSE has been longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. The Dublin Literary Award is one of the world’s most significant liter...

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