The first book in the series, Death Rites, follows archaeology Professor Carla James who takes a job at an elite college in New England. Immediately after starting, she is asked to represent the department at a murder site. Although she initially believes there is nothing interesting about the scattered debris that surrounds the body, there is more to the site than meets the eye. Can she uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim?

US and translation rights represented by PFD.

Penguin has signed Maria Ferguson’s “raw and powerful” new poetry collection Swell, to be published January 2025.

Eloquent and uncompromising, Swell explores the triumphs and hardships of the journey to new motherhood – through pregnancy, miscarriage, birth and beyond,. Maria Ferguson’s second poetry collection is a raw and powerful documentation of one woman’s experience of becoming a mother.

All rights with Penguin Books.

Did you know pom pom crabs wear sea anemones as boxing gloves to fight off enemies?And greater honeybirds guide humans to hidden beehives?And bats use pitcher plants as sleeping bags?

From ravens and wolves to trees and fungi, learn how these unlikely alliances are formed and find out all the incredible, funny, weird and disgusting reasons why these partnerships work.

Illustrated by Kerry Hyndman and written by Mike Hills. Published by Faber & Faber.

Published today by Faber, in collaboration with the National Trust, Simon Armitage’s new collection, Blossomise celebrates the ecstatic arrival of spring blossom just as it acknowledges, too, its melancholy disappearance. From a crashed Ford Capri wrapped around the immovable trunk of a cherry tree, to saplings flourishing among skyscrapers and urban sprawl, the fizz and froth of the annual blossom display is explored here both as an exuberant emblem of the natural world and a nervous marker of our vulnerable climate.

Angela Harding responds to the poems in wonderful accompanying illustrations.

‘This new documentary series ticks every box for history buffs, as it digs into some of the world’s biggest myths and mysteries – starting in ancient Egypt. Dr Fern Riddell and Dr Karen Bellinger blow minds as they attempt to tell all about the pyramids.’ The Guardian

The Truth Seekers is a Sky History series, which will look at some of the most iconic mysteries of the world. It will go back to the beginning to see how myths passed down through time have become some of the greatest mysteries we know today.

Fern is currently filming for series two.

'Clever, inventive and a cracking read' - Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl

A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockwork Conspiracy is a must for fans of the Adventures on Trains series and Sharna Jackson's High Rise mysteries.

Aspiring inventor Isaac Turner lives with his dad, the horologist in charge of Big Ben. But when his father vanishes from the belfry on the night the clocks go back, leaving behind only a smashed pocket watch and a cryptic message, Isaac determines to find him.

Published by Bloomsbury. All rights with Bloomsbury.

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable adventure in the bestselling birdwatching detective series from the internationally acclaimed author of Beetle Boy and Adventures on Trains, wildlife queen M.G. Leonard.

Out today with Walker Books.

Congratulations, Maya!

Nina Mingya Powles and Wayne Holloway-Smith have been announced as the judges of the Creative Future Writers’ Awards (CFWA) for underrepresented writers.

The prize fund, which will be shared by the winners, has also increased this year. It includes £23,000 worth of cash and writing development prizes supplied by publishers, authors and development agencies.

The award opens for submissions today (31st January 2024) with entries invited on the theme of "Reveal" in three categories, comprising fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. The deadline for receipt of entries is the 9th May 2024, and the winners of The Creative Future Writers’ Awards will be announced in September 2024.

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from Jennifer Killick. Out today with Farshore.

It’s Colette’s birthday and the friends are spending an evening at Neon Perch – an epic entertainment spot where they can eat pizza, play mini golf and – best of all – take part in Project Z – an epic new escape room experience. It’s going to be the best night ever! Or is it . . . ?

“Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.”

The Guardian

A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of first relationships, and a young woman's right to choose her own future.

Beneath the New Year's Eve fireworks, shy science-nerd Mel and slacker songwriter Sid get pregnant on their first date. Any sixteen-year-olds would expect trouble – but this is Northern Ireland 2018, where abortion is still illegal. Mel's religious parents insist she must keep the baby, whilst Sid's feminist mum pushes for a termination.

Published today by Walker Books. Translation and US rights represented by PFD.

From the author of the award-winning Flying Tips for Flightless Birds.

"Kelly McCaughrain is one to watch" Susin Nielsen

We are delighted to announce that author and academic Ben Alderson-Day has won the 2023 British Psychological Society Book Award in their Popular Science Category for his book Presence: The strange science and true stories of the unseen other.

Ben Alderson-Day is an Associate Professor in Psychology and a Fellow of the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University. A specialist in atypical cognition and mental health, his work spans cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, and child development.

The British Psychological Society Book Awards seek to recognise works of excellence in the literature of psychology.

All translation rights with PFD.

Kindle Entertainment (a Banijay Kids & Family company), today announces it has secured the adaptation rights to the popular children’s book series Adventures on Trains. Created by bestselling and award-winning authors M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, and published by Macmillan Children’s Books, Kindle Entertainment will transform the beloved books into a family film franchise. The deal was brokered by Morgan Green Creatives.

The first of the six-book series, The Highland Falcon Thief, was published in Jan 2020, and won multiple awards including Children’s Fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards. The series has now sold nearly 210,000 copies through TCM in the UK alone and has sold in twenty one languages since launch.

A ghostly journey through Northern Japan in search of yokai monsters and the Otherworld, told equally in manga and prose by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada.

Abducted by spirits from his village, lost boy Akira must make the long journey in north Japan to find his family and save his young sister, before time runs out. Voyaging deeper and deeper into a Japan ‘between the worlds’, Akira and his companions encounter a host of yokai monsters and famous ghosts, discovering a sometimes comical and sometimes terrifying world of interlinked and ghostly short stories along the way.

Published today by Guppy Books, all rights with the publisher.

Six lies killed Huw Jones.

On New Year's Eve 2011, Huw Jones disappeared from his bedroom while his father and five friends were downstairs. His body was later discovered on the nearby cliffs at St Non's. That night, all six friends lied in their statements to the police.

Mallory Dawson must uncover the lies lurking in the tight-knit community of St Davids. But someone has kept their secrets for years, and they would kill to protect them...

The second book in the Mallory Dawson series, published by Canelo.

Translation rights with PFD.

Published today by Macmillan, 'As unforgettable as Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" . . . a whirlingly imaginative storyline full of wonder and hope as well as warning.' - The Times

The Ice Children is an exciting, modern, magical mystery adventure inspired by classic fairy tale 'The Snow Queen'. Gorgeous coloured endpapers, and black-and-white illustrations throughout by Penny Neville-Lee.

At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park standing on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him. Can Bianca save her brother and the other Ice Children before they are forever lost?

All rights with Macmillan Children’s Books.

From Nancy Campbell, the author of Fifty Words for Snow comes a treasure trove of nature tales from storytellers across the globe, bringing a little magic and wonder to every winter night. Published now with Elliott & Thompson.

From the late days of autumn, through deepest cold, and towards the bright hope of Spring, Nancy Campbell, brings together a community of familiar names and dazzling new discoveries.

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We are thrilled that Nancy Campbell is the winner of the 2023 Ackerley Prize for memoir with her wonderful book, Thunderstone. A beautiful book about place, and healing and hope.

The Ackerley Prize was established in memory of Joe Randolph Ackerley (1896–1967), the author and long-time literary editor of The Listener magazine. It is awarded annually to a literary autobiography of outstanding merit, by an author of British nationality, and published in the UK in the previous year.

Thunderstone is published by Elliott & Thompson.

Congratulations, Nancy!

Farshore has signed two new books in the Dread Wood series from Jennifer Killick, the queen of middle-grade horror. Fright Bite will publish in January 2024, with a second book coming later in the year.

Killick's profile is set to soar in 2024, with a £1 book written by Jennifer – Creepy Creations – to be included in the recently announced World Book Day 2024 titles launch.

Penguin Random House US is due to publish the first book (titled Dread Detention), with book two following later in the year. The first book in the series, Dread Wood, scooped the FCBG Book Award for the Older Reader category, the Bolton Children’s Fiction Award and the Warwickshire Secondary Book Award. Dread Wood has also been selected as one of the titles which will be included in the Bookbuzz programme 2023.

Herbie and Violet's fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea series to a heart-stopping climax as Mermedusa is published by Walker Books today!

It is midwinter once again, and the hosts of a paranormal podcast have descended on Eerie-on-Sea eager for a sighting of the legendary malamander. Herbie and his friend Violet Parma will need all their courage as they head deep below the town to seek answers. Perhaps here, finally, they – and the malamander too – will discover the Deepest Secret of Eerie-on-Sea.

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In this exclusive World Book Day story, published by Farshore, by Jennifer Killick, Angelo and the rest of Club Loser must venture deep into the tunnels underneath Dread Wood High to rescue their favourite teacher, Mr Canton. But more hideous creations live in the Latchitts’ old laboratories . . . and they’re hungry! Can Club Loser stop these creatures from escaping into the world and make it out of the tunnels in one piece? Read it and see, if you dare!

World Book Day is on 7 March 2024.