From The Bookseller:
The popularity of psychological thrillers shows little sign of abating, with commissioning editors at the London Book Fair signing up many such titles—including one pre-empted for a seven-figure sum in the US.
Sphere publishing director Lucy Malagoni snapped up UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) to The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy from Jenny Meyer, acting on behalf of Elisabeth Weed at The Book Group, and plans to publish the title in 2018. The thriller, set in the wake of the abduction of a six-week-old baby, was pre-empted by HarperCollins in the US for seven figures.
Film rights to the title were sold to TriStar, with actor Kerry Washington to star and Amy Pascal to lead production. The book has sold in 12 territories to date, with Malagoni stating that “the writing really gets under your skin”.
Link to the rest at The Bookseller
i wonder what causes 7 figure, what the thinking is… do they think something like one of the most compelling stories, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case, is somehow modernized in this book, and think audience would be similar, or what magic be there, there?
I’ve always thought romance novels would be the big winners after a nuclear fallout. If people are digging in to shelters, they’ll want something comforting and familiar to take with them. Wishful thinking maybe, but then, so is survival.
2018?
What makes them think thrillers will still be popular, I mean, considering the way the world is going, I would imagine the next big trend Will be stories of survival after a nuclear Fallout.
Remembering the Muppets, read the title and add the words ‘In Spaaaace’ to it. 😉