At Allison & Busby we have a backlist packed full of fantastic books and we are always trying to come up with a tasty new way of selling/promoting them. This month, we've been hugely helped by those lovely Borders people who have put Anchee Min's stunning novel Becoming Madame Mao, into their historical fiction promo. Min has written a number of novels but is perhaps best known for her Richard & Judy pick Empress Orchid, which we shamelessly plug on Madame Mao, of course.
More backlist gems coming up this year include On the Waterfront (altogether now .. "I coulda bin a contender" said in a gruff, Brando-esque manner) with a stunning new cover courtesy of our in-house design supremo Christina. And we've got two of Manette Ansay's novels, Sister and River Angel scheduled in the summer - I'll post about her another time as she really warrants undivided attention. Oh, and a new look for Richard Stark's classic Point Blank which we'll have out shortly. We're working that backlist ... any thoughts/tips/advice gladly received.
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