Yellow Kite signs Unf*ck Yourself

Yellow Kite has snapped up rights to the alternative self-help guide, Unf*ck Yourself: Get out of your head and into your life by life coach Gary John Bishop.

Senior commissioning editor Tamsin English pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights from Sarah Manning on behalf of Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency.

"A bestselling self-published title, Unf*ck Yourself is a handbook for the resigned and uninspired. A manifesto for real life change, the book shows you how to look within yourself for answers to problems seemingly out of your control", the publisher said.

English said she was "immediately drawn" to Bishop's "non-nonsense" approach, and is "thrilled" to be welcoming him to the Yellow Kit list.

Born and raised in Glasgow, Bishop now lives in the US. Previously a senior programme director for a personal development organisation, he now runs his own practice and has coached top athletes and fortune 500 company executives.

Yellow Kite will publish Unf*ck Yourself on 27th July 2017, alongside HarperOne in the US.