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Writing News

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KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
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U.K. Author Cynthia Murphy Lands Three-Book Deal with Delacorte Press

The first in Murphy’s forthcoming trio of releases is Keep Your Friends Close, which she describes as “if [Mean Girls’] Regina George murdered everybody, rather than just being horrible.” The standalone novel, which is set within the Win, Kill, Lose, Die universe, will release on September 2, 2025. 

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Penguin acquires three new novels by YA author Cynthia Murphy in a six-figure deal

Editorial director Amina Parchment-Youssef secured UK and Commonwealth rights from Hannah Babcock at Penguin Random House US. Murphy is represented by Stephanie Thwaites at Curtis Brown.

©2025 by Cynthia Murphy.

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