Eleanor Oliphant has now sold over 1.4m copies
Gail Honeyman‘s Eleanor Oliphant Is Completley Fine has had another fantastic run this week, ranking at No. 1 in the UK charts yet again. The book,… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: the international trends
As the dust settles on Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, we take a look at what we learnt about trends in overseas book markets. With… Read More
Madeleine Milburn wins Literary Agent of the Year 2018
We were immensely proud and emotional to cheer on Madeleine Milburn on Monday night, as she collected the Nibbie for Literary Agent of the… Read More
Job opportunity: a 2nd Rights Agent
We are delighted to offer a unique opportunity for another experienced Rights Agent to join our dynamic and award-winning literary agency. Representing bestselling authors,… Read More
Beth Morrey’s debut the toast of Frankfurt Book Fair
UK & Commonwealth rights for Beth Morrey’s debut novel, The Love Story of Missy Carmichael, have been won by Martha Ashby at HarperFiction following an “extraordinary”… Read More
Weekly Highlights 13th – 19th October
What a week it’s been – everyone at the agency is slowly recovering from the madness of Frankfurt, and we’re back as normal to… Read More
tweets via @agentmilburn
Rounding off another week with the agency highlights. Wishing everyone the most fantastic weekend!… t.co/up2KFTBDdD
Celebrating the Queen of Crime at the paperback launch of #HushHush in Waterstones! @mel_sherratt… t.co/9qJtR3tHaH
Abbie Greaves’ The Silent Treatment in heated 6-way auction
As reported in The Bookseller this morning, Abbie Greaves‘ moving debut novel The Silent Treatment has been bought by Century (Penguin Random House) following a highly competitive six-way… Read More
Warner Bros. acquires film rights to Beautiful Bad
We are absolutely delighted to announce that film rights to Annie Ward’s debut thriller, Beautiful Bad, have been acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures, on… Read More
Owen Nicholls’ debut romance novel, Love, Unscripted bought by Headline
We’re thrilled to have sold another stunning debut in the run up to next week’s Frankfurt Book Fair: Love, Unscripted by Owen Nicholls. As announced in… Read More
Producers of The Bodyguard option detective thriller for new series
Charlie Bird’s The Mindful Detective: Art of Death has been optioned for TV by World Productions, the team behind the hit series’ The Bodyguard and Line… Read More
UK & Commonwealth rights for Clare Pooley’s debut book-club novel go to Transworld
As announced in The Bookseller this week, UK & Commonwealth rights for Clare Pooley‘s charming debut book-club novel, The Authenticity Project, have been snapped up by… Read More
Holly Bourne’s YA novel optioned by Duck Soup Films
Bestselling author Holly Bourne’s latest offering in the world of Young Adult fiction, Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?, has been optioned for TV by… Read More
Publication day for dynamic duo’s cheesecake recipe book
It’s not often we get to post about cheesecake so today is a happy day. Joe Moruzzi & Brendon Parry’s cheesecake recipe book, Pleesecakes, hit… Read More
The Queen of Crime, Mel Sheratt, is published in paperback today
It’s publication day for our acclaimed author Mel Sheratt, the Queen of gritty crime with heart. The first of Mel’s twelve crime thrillers to be published… Read More
Bookouture publishes Kathryn Croft’s seventh psychological thriller
No. 1 bestselling author, Kathryn Croft’s newest psychological thriller, The Warning, is published today by Bookouture. Kathryn’s previous novels, including The Girl with No Past which reigned for… Read More