Eleanor Oliphant wins in UK and abroad
It’s been a fantastic week for Gail Honeyman. The special Hardback edition of Eleanor Oliphant hit the shelves in Waterstones this week, and we… 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
Illustrator and writer Anya Glazer’s book-loving dinosaur to HarperCollins
HarperCollins has bought The Story of Thesaurus and a second title from author/illustrator Anya Glazer, marking further growth in the agency’s picture book list.… Read More
Weekly Highlights 3rd-9th November
It’s been a brilliant week for our children’s authors this week. The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards 2019 nominations have been… Read More
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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
Shortlist for Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 announced
The Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 shortlist has been released, and it’s exciting news for Gail Honeyman and C.J. Tudor. Gail has been shortlisted… Read More
Publication Day for Lesley Sanderson’s debut
It’s publication day for Lesley Sanderson’s chilling debut novel, The Orchid Girls. Published by Bookouture, it follows the dark story of two childhood friends… Read More
Publication day for Irish Times Bestselling author Fionnuala Kearney
Irish Times Bestselling author Fionnuala Kearney’s epic love story, The Book of Love, is published in trade paperback in Ireland today (HarperCollins). For everyone who has loved and… 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
Rights to Hayley Nolan’s explosive expose go to Amazon Publishing
Rights to acclaimed historian Hayley Nolan’s expose, Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies, have been snapped up by Amazon Publishing. The novel is the latest addition… 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
Publication day for the Agency’s first picture book
We are over the moon to announce the publication of our first picture book. Leading the way in this momentous moment for the agency… Read More
Trailer for Melanie Golding’s chilling psychological thriller released
The trailer for Melanie Golding’s brilliantly chilling debut novel, Little Darlings, was released today. Due to be published by HarperCollins/HQ in May 2019, the video shows… Read More