Annual Archives: 2018

13th December 2018

Rachel Richardson to join Watson, Little as Rights Director

Rachel Richardson is to join Watson, Little Ltd as Rights Director starting 3rd Janaury 2019. Richardson joins from Rights People, where she spent nine years... more »
27th November 2018

Wren & Rook buys digital detox book by Vincent Vincent

Vincent Vincent’s latest book TURN OFF, LIVE ON, which encourages children to spend time away from screens will be published by Wren & Rook (part... more »
1st November 2018

Martin Edwards wins the 2018 CWA Dagger in the Library Award

Congratulations to Martin Edwards who was announced as the winner of the 2018 CWA Dagger in the Library Award. The Dagger in the Library is... more »
15th October 2018

Lee Rourke’s new novel, GLITCH, sold to Dead Ink Books

Lee Rourke’s third novel, GLITCH, tells the story of L-J who after spending two decades in the US is returning home to his native Suffolk... more »
12th October 2018

Hutchinson pre-empts Anika Scott’s historical debut THE REMAKING OF CLARA FALKENBERG

Anika Scott’s debut historical novel, THE REMAKING OF CLARA FALKENBERG, has been sold to Sarah Rigby at Hutchinson, Penguin Random House. Hutchinson pre-empted world rights... more »
10th September 2018

Martin Edwards wins the 2018 Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction

Last weekend mystery and crime writers gathered at Boucheron, the World Mystery Convention in St. Petersburg, Florida for four days of panels, interviews, signings—and, of course, the... more »
27th July 2018

The Bodley Head acquires Michael Taylor’s new history of the British abolition of slavery in a five-way auction

The UK & Commonwealth rights to The Garden of Good and Evil by debut historian Michael Taylor have been acquired by Will Hammond, deputy publishing... more »
28th June 2018

Evie Wyld named on the Royal Society of Literature’s new 40 under 40 Fellowship list

Evie Wyld, among others, has been elected into the Royal Society of Literature’s Fellowship under the new 40 Felllows under 40 scheme, three quarters of... more »
25th June 2018

Head of Zeus to publish new Golden Age murder mystery from Martin Edwards

Nicholas Cheetham, publisher at Head of Zeus, has acquired world rights from James Wills for GALLOWS COURT, the new ‘Golden Age murder mystery’ from Martin... more »
21st June 2018

Gordon Doherty revealed as the author behind the new Assassin’s Creed Odyssey novelisation

Ubisoft is teaming up with three companies to publish a line-up of books to support the game, one of which is a novelisation scheduled to... more »
24th May 2018

Martin Edwards nominated in two categories at this years CWA Dagger Awards

Congratulations to Martin Edwards who has been nominated in two categories at this years CWA Daggers. He is up for the Dagger in the Library,... more »
19th May 2018

Christopher Fowler and Martin Edwards nominated at the CrimeFest Awards

Christopher Fowler was up for the Last Laugh Award for the best humorous crime novel with the excellent BRYANT & MAY: WILD CHAMBER (Transworld, 2017) and... more »
28th February 2018

Jean Adamson, creator of TOPSY AND TIM, celebrates 90th birthday

Topsy and Tim creator, Jean Adamson MBE, celebrates her 90th birthday today! Since 1960 over 140 TOPSY AND TIM titles have been published, selling upwards... more »
25th January 2018

Jenny Blackhurst awarded the Silver Bestseller Award for debut, HOW I LOST YOU

Congratulations go out to Jenny Blackhurst! Her debut, HOW I LOST YOU, was awarded the Silver Bestseller Award at the Specsavers Bestseller Awards (powered by... more »