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Martin Shaw
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Literary agent @shawliterary.bsky.social, formerly head book buyer at Readings Books, Melbourne. Kafka, Sebald, the Antipodes.
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Deal news! So delighted at @shawliterary.bsky.social@pipadam.bsky.social's latest novel, the extraordinary 'Audition', has been acquired for publication in the US by Coffee House, and by Strange Light in Canada! Here's what the two publishers had to say:

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EHemmahislop.bsky.social

It was only matter of time, so stoked for Pip the world's catching on and congratulations everyone

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AGanthgarrett.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to hear this.

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DSds228.bsky.social

Ooh exciting!

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FBfergusthw.bsky.social

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

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Jeremy Davies at CH: "It's easy for editors to get jaded. Hell, it's easy for any reader to get jaded. 'Audition' blew all of that cynicism out of my head. Just reading the first page, I knew at once that I was in the presence of the Real Thing. That's what novels are for – to be new & to carry the

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ARroffwrites.bsky.social

Huge congrats to you and Pip, Martin! Audition deserves to be read around the world and across the cosmos.

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MScallmesipo.bsky.social

Terrific news, hoping she finds a wide readership there!

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Martin Shaw
@thebooksdesk.bsky.social
Literary agent @shawliterary.bsky.social, formerly head book buyer at Readings Books, Melbourne. Kafka, Sebald, the Antipodes.
873 followers721 following205 posts