Non-fiction the focus on London Book Fair
April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - Vicky :: Category - Book publishing
According to an analysis of the day’s deals published by The Bookseller Daily, non-fiction was the key focus of the 39th London Book Fair. The analysis shows that:
• A total of 36 rights deals were done during the fair
• Of these, 21 were non-fiction and just 15 were fiction
• Successful agents included PFD, AP Watt and United Agents
Top of the non-fiction deals included the acquisition of ‘This is a call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl’ by HarperCollins and a new history publication by Max Hastings, snapped up by HarperPress. Also confirmed was Transworld acquiring the rights to Britain’s Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle’s memoirs.