Atlantic Fiction acquires The Book of George

Joanna Lee, editor at Atlantic Fiction, acquired UK & BC ex Can rights from Flora Esterly at Holt in Kate Greathead’s The Book of George. The Book of George will be published in hardback in January 2025 with a paperback to follow.

Kate Greathead is the author of Laura & Emma. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, and on PRX’s The Moth Radio Hour. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, the writer Teddy Wayne, and their children.

We all know a George. He’s the kind of guy who might cook pasta inside the kettle; he doesn’t know if he’s in love with his girlfriend but he definitely likes having her around; he meant to text his mum for Mother’s Day but… forgot; he swears he’ll finish his novel one day. This is the story of one life, but George is a thousand men. Perfect for fans of Fleishman is in Trouble, Good Material and Cleopatra and Frankenstein, this is a deft, unexpectedly moving never-coming-of-age for anyone who has ever been a reluctant mother, cleaner or therapist to a George of their own.

Kate Greathead says,

‘I am thrilled to be working with Joanna Lee and the rest of the team at Atlantic Books, and can’t wait for George to have such a brilliant home in the UK.’

Joanna Lee says,

‘As soon as I picked up The Book of George, I knew this was magic: Kate writes the kind of contemporary man we’ve all met, with a humour, compassion and intelligence that leap off every page. This set the entire team at Atlantic alight, and we can’t wait to bring George to readers over here with the energy, wit and fun that this book deserves.’

 

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