News
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Book on drone warfare to Blake
24 May 2017
World English rights in Peter Lee’s Reaper Force: The Inside Story of Britain’s Drone Wars have been bought by Blake Publishing.
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A Life in Death wins at The People's Book Prize
24 May 2017
Congratulations to Richard Venables and Kris Hollington, last night their book A Life in Death won the Non-Fiction book prize at the People’s Book Prize award ceremony, presented by Frederick Forsyth. Two other agency titles were also shortlisted: Louise Moir for Irreplaceable (non-fiction), and David McGrath for Rickhaw (fiction).
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3 People's Book Prize finalists for Thistle Publishing
16 May 2017
No publisher will have more finalists at the 2017 People’s Book Prize awards than the agency’s imprint Thistle Publishing, which is represented in both Fiction (Rickshaw by David McGrath) and Non-Fiction (A Life in Death by Richard Venables and Kris Hollington, Irreplaceable by Louise Moir) categories.
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Katharine Quarmby shortlisted for Little Rebels Children's Book Award
16 May 2017
Ossiri and the Bala Mengro, by Katharine Quarmby and co-author Romani story-teller Richard O’Neill, illustrated by Hannah Tolson, has been shortlisted for the 2017 Little Rebels Children’s Book Award.
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Andrew Lownie remains top-selling UK non-fiction agent
13 May 2017
According to Publishersmarketplace, Andrew Lownie has sold 22 books in the last six months making him:
1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction. 1 in Non-fiction: Biography worldwide. 2 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs worldwide. -
Hitler's Hostages sold to Perseus
13 May 2017
World English rights in Hitler’s Hostages,by Ian Sayer and Jeremy Dronfield, the thrilling story of how 130 VIP prisoners were used as pawns in a last-ditch defence against the Allies in 1945, have been bought by Perseus.
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Louis XVI biography joint winner of the Franco-British Society Literary Prize for 2016
13 May 2017
Congratulations to John Hardman whose new life of Louis XVI is the joint winner of the Franco-British Society Literary Prize for 2016. The prize was awarded at a reception at the French Embassy in London.
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Blood Sisters remains in bestseller list
12 May 2017
Congratulations to Julie Shaw and Lynne Barrett-Lee whose Blood Sisters is at no 13 in the Sunday Times bestseller list this week.
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Nobody's Son stays in bestseller lists.
12 May 2017
Cathy Glass’s Nobody’s Son has retained its Number 18 place in the charts this week.
