Rosie Day’s debut novel cover revealed, a Booklover Spotlight from Georgia Moorhouse and Patrice Lawrence at the Children’s Conference – here’s what’s been happening at Midas this week.
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Patrice Lawrence at the Children’s Conference
Waterstones Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence spoke at this weeks The Bookseller’s Children's Conference about the power of books, and how they can create connection and belonging through stories.
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Georgia Moorhouse’s Booklover Spotlight
For this week’s Bookshop.org Booklover Spotlight, Georgia Moorhouse - who was shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize Discoveries programme with an early draft of her upcoming debut novel, Imaginary Forces - curated a sparkling list of recommendations featuring debuts published by fellow Discoveries alumni and books that have inspired her writing. Discoveries, the Women’s Prize Trust’s transformative writer development programme is currently open for submissions until 11 January 2027.
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Rosie Day’s Vipers cover revealed
This week, Serpent’s Tail revealed the cover of actress and writer Rosie Day’s debut novel, Vipers. Inspired in part by Rosie Day’s own tumultuous experiences of the entertainment industry, I’m Glad My Mom Died meets I’m a Fan in this tale of female friendship, obsessive love and the dark side of Hollywood.
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Midas at the Publishers Association webinar
This week, Midas’ very own Anna Zanetti took part in the webinar ‘High impact publicity in practice’, organised by the Publishers Association and part of their Impact series. Featuring fellow publicists Jessica Dean (S&S) and Rachel Alexander & Kate Burton (Faber), and chaired by Jasmine Joynson, the event explored real-world campaign case studies across fiction, non-fiction and children’s publishing.
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