Picador acquires The Bloggess

Picador has acquired a memoir by US blogger Jenny Lawson, known as "The Bloggess", with plans to release in two months' time. Editorial director Francesca Main bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada and Australia, in the title, Let's Pretend This Never Happened , through Neeti Madan at Sterling Lord Literistic in the US. Picador plans to publish on 10th May as a £12.99 trade paperback