Swordfish hands Brooker two-book deal

Orion Books imprint Swordfish has acquired two books by Guardian columnist and TV presenter Charlie Brooker, signing the titles through Jo Unwin at Conville & Walsh.

Publisher Rowland White bought world rights in all languages to the two titles, with the first, Everybody's Got One, described as "a typically spiky, entertaining and surprising romp around the human body".

The book will address questions such as "Could our bodies become obsolete?", "How can we rid ourselves of bothersome thoughts?", and "Which is the least useful finger?". It will be published in October 2012 as a £20 hardback and £10.99 e-book.

White said: "Thought-provoking, honest, and unpredictable, Charlie is a true original, 
a writer with a unique voice that's often been imitated, but never equalled. And he makes me laugh out loud in public."

He added that the subject matter of the second book was still to be decided on.

Brooker won this year's Press Award for columnist of the year, and has worked as a screenwriter, journalist and cartoonist, as well as presenting on programmes such as Channel 4's "The 10 O'Clock Show".