Oli Munson of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency sold world English language rights to Black by Design to Pete Ayrton, publisher, and John Williams, editor at Serpent’s Tail. It will be published in late summer 2011.
After the group split in 1982, Black developed an acting career in television and theatre, appearing in dramas such as The Vice, The Bill, Hearts and Minds and 2000 Acres of Sky.
Ayrton said Black's book would be a "wonderful addition" to the list. Among other recent music titles Serpent's Tail has publshed Jah Wobble's autobiography Memoirs of a Geezer.
Ayrton added: "A 2-tone memoir, a women's insider account of the music business and a story of growing up as a black child in a white family, Black by Design is brilliant in many varied ways."
Black said: "I believe that Black by Design has found the perfect home at Serpent's Tail. I have long admired their maverick commitment to new voices and in particular the diversity and breadth of their catalogue... It is an enormous thrill to be on such a list."
The band reformed in 2010 and have a new CD entitled "Made In Britain"coming out on 1st September. Prior to that a new single entiled "Back To Black" will be released on 30th July.
For more information and tour dates, visit the offical website at: http://www.theselecter.net/concerts.htm
We had a chat with Pauline about her book and the forthcoming CD and tour and you'll be able to hear that interview in our "Best Kept Secrets... In Conversation" show on Preston FMon Friday 29th July at 7pm.
However, just to give you a bit of a taster, you can hear s ahort clip of Pauline Black talking about the book NOW by clicking on the sound icon below:
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A review of Black By Design by Pauline Black will be posted here shortly.
