Nell Stevens moves to Scribner UK in two-book deal
© Juliana JohnstonNell Stevens has moved to Scribner UK in a two-book deal, including a new novel, The Original, and a collection of stories, The Good Time.
Publishing director Sophie Missing acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Rebecca Carter, and The Original will be published in hardback, e-book and audio in summer 2025.
The blurb reads: “An orphan, a wealthy family, a disputed inheritance, valuable art, and a history of madness and confused identity: The Original takes pleasure in riffing on the 19th-century inheritance novel [...] this is a story of con artists and hidden queer lives that asks enduringly important questions about authenticity.”