THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST to be published by Harvill Secker!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008, 10:13 PM
Some of you have known about this for a while, but I've kept a lid on it - until now. My ever excellent agent Nat Sobel tells me it's okay to let the cat out of the bag, so here goes:
THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST will be published in the UK and Commonwealth by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Random House, late 2009, as part of a two-book deal. The nitty gritty contract stuff is still being sorted, but that's the gist of it. :)
Needless to say, I'm thrilled and excited. Harvill Secker is a prestigious imprint with a reputation for literary fiction, and international thrillers. Some of the stable's best known European crime writers are Jo Nesbo (The Redbreast has been a huge success in Europe) and Henning Mankell, and many others. My editor is Geoff Mulligan, who as it happens originally hails from Belfast.
More to follow.
THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST will be published in the UK and Commonwealth by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Random House, late 2009, as part of a two-book deal. The nitty gritty contract stuff is still being sorted, but that's the gist of it. :)
Needless to say, I'm thrilled and excited. Harvill Secker is a prestigious imprint with a reputation for literary fiction, and international thrillers. Some of the stable's best known European crime writers are Jo Nesbo (The Redbreast has been a huge success in Europe) and Henning Mankell, and many others. My editor is Geoff Mulligan, who as it happens originally hails from Belfast.
More to follow.
Labels: novels, publishing, the ghosts of belfast
posted by Stuart Neville at 10:13 PM
24 Comments:
Congratulations!! That's terrific news.
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That was me, hit finish before I was..er...finished.
You know I said it would happen from the first time I saw that first short story that started it all, way back on Crapometer, I think it might've been. Even your first draft was brilliant.
Couldn't be happier for you!
WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Awesome news! I cannot wait to buy a copy which you will have to sign for me, somehow!!!!
Congrats, Stuart!
that's AWESOME!! i'm so thrilled for you, stuart!!!! YAYAYAYAA!!!
Oh, wow. You jammy git!
Actually, that's not fair. You've obviously knocked your pan in for that. Huge congrats. Will post about this on CSNI in a bit.
gb
Congratulations! (Recent arrival to your fanbase, but great news is great news.)
Btw, read about this over at Moonrat's place.
Stuart, I'm delighted for you mate. Many congratulations on this richly-deserved success.
Hurray!!!!!! Thanks for sharing! I hope you can soon share when it will be released in the US!
Thanks for letting us share in your excitement. I read your excerpt, and I can see why it was snatched up so quickly. (At least, it seemed quick to me!) Do let us know when it's available in the US.
Congratulations!
Congrats, Stuart! That's fantastic news! Any idea when we'll see it on this side of the pond?
Congratulations, the book sounds fantastic.
Looking forward to reading it.
I need a translator for Gerard's comments! lol
Glad you could finally go public w/the news. I hope you're as happy every day of your career as you are on this day.
So glad to hear your editor is a local man who understands the local scene and all it means.
Also came over from moonie's blog -
fab news - congratulations!
Congratulations!!!! I'm doing a little happy dance for you!
Have to say, after reading the pitch some months back and knowing you landed such a great agent, I knew it wouldn't be long...
Be sure to keep your ever growing fanbase in the states apprised of how to get our hot little hands on a copy.
Just heard the news on Moonrat's blog! Many congratulations!! I LOVE your website, and cannot wait to get this awesome book in my hands!!!!!!
:-)
Just heard the news. Many congrats!
Congrats! Two books - even better! The same protag? Enjoyed the excerpt and the trailer - signs of a movie in the works? Very Bondish... Peace, Linda
WOOOOOTIE-WOOT-WOOT! Congratulations!
That's incredible news! And that rustling noise you hear? That's me shaking my pom-poms hard enough to be heard over the Atlantic. Well done, Stuart!
WOW! So happy for you; this is wonderful, wonderful news.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
And coming out next year ... we don’t have to wait too long. :)
Thanks to everyone for your kind words. :)
On the issue of an American release - as far as I know, Nat will start submitting once we have a final edit. That means it'll be a month or two yet before there's an American deal secured, I think, unless something mad happens in the meantime.
Stuart, you know we had the discussion of whether your book would interest me or not. Someone pointed me to your short story and I have pretty much been sold on you as a writer since then. After reading the excerpt from the novel, any doubts I had were removed. I can't wait for you to release in the states so I can read it.
I'm so thrilled for you.
Julie
Thanks Julie, that means a lot to me. :)
Congrats! I spent three summers in a row in Belfast, one of which I studied at QUB for their Irish Studies Programme. This book sounds right up my alley congrats!!
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