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- 1 2 Raju Mudhar (2019-07-10). "Meet Ashley Audrain, the Toronto author who has the publishing world buzzing". Toronto Star . Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
Viking U.S. also quickly bought the book. This is almost unheard of in the industry, as it's an unpublished debut novel, it was sold outside of a book fair and the summer is generally considered a quiet time in the publishing world.
- 1 2 Ryan Porter (2019-07-11). "Former Penguin publicist lands record-breaking deal for debut novel". Quill & Quire . Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
Penguin Canada, which bought the Canadian rights as part of a two-book deal, didn't have to look far for Audrain – the 37-year-old worked as the publisher's in-house publicity director until 2015.
- ↑ Heloise Wood (2019-07-10). "Audrain's debut thriller nets £1m in UK deal". The Bookseller . Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
The Bookseller understands the UK deal is worth £1m ($1.2m) while the subsequent deal with Pamela Dorman Books/Viking in the US is a higher seven-figure deal. Milburn did not disclose the figures. The Bookseller sourced the figures from third parties.
- ↑ "The Push Written by Ashley Audrain". PenguinRandomHouse.ca. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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