Affirm acquires Croydon debut

Affirm Press has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to The Turing Protocol by Nick Croydon in a two-book deal, via The Story Factory’s founder, Shane Salerno.

‘In the midst of World War II, Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing has created a machine named Nautilus that can send a message back into the recent past,’ said the publisher. ‘After Turing uses it to help the Allied forces succeed on D-Day, he sees the power – and potential danger – of what he has created. He knows he can only entrust it to one person: Joan, the mother of his secret child. Over the next 70 years, the Nautilus is passed down through the Turing family, who all must decide for themselves when to use this powerful invention.’

Croydon is the CEO of QBD Books, and has twenty-five years of experience in many segments of the Australian and international retail, publishing and media industries.

Affirm Press publishing director Cate Blake said: ‘For decades now as a bookseller, Nick Croydon has been building and sharing his wisdom about what delights and inspires readers. Now, he’s applied that wealth of knowledge and experience to this extraordinary thriller. The Turing Protocol is a race through the biggest moments of the 20th and 21st centuries, a captivating page-turner with a powerful moral dilemma at its heart.’

Croydon said: ‘I’m extremely excited to publish my debut novel, The Turing Protocol, and its sequel with Affirm Press in ANZ and with the larger Simon & Schuster family in the UK and Commonwealth.’

The Turing Protocol is scheduled for publication in August 2025.

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