One More Chapter has signed The Parlour Wife, a "poignant" story about Nigerian women during the Second World War, from debut novelist Foluso Agbaje, in a two-book deal.  Editor Ajebowale Roberts bought world all-language rights from Emily Glenister at DHH Literary Agency. The novel will be published in autumn 2024.  "Representing Foluso’s beautiful debut novel is an utter privilege, and I am so grateful to the team at One More Chapter, which has welcomed her with open arms and is as excited about the book as we are," said Glenister.  "Foluso is an exciting ne ..read more

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown, out this Thursday from Transworld, had a fabulous week and we were delighted to see that it was selected as February Staff Pick from AppleBooks, included in the Guardian's best recent SFF roundup and picked up a lovely review from Woman & Home: "An escapist time-travelling read with life-affirming messages, it’s perfect for fans of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library." Eva Björg Ægisdóttir was awarded the Blood Drop Award for her novel Home Before Dark (Heim Fyrir Myrkur)​.  Blood Drop is the prize for the best cr ..read more

The start of a new month means a whole host of new Kindle Monthly Deals and we're delighted that the below titles are included. Simply click on the book jacket to take you straight to reading heaven...! The paperback cover for Eva Verde's In Bloom (Simon & Schuster, August 2024) was revealed last week: A deeply affecting novel, In Bloom tells of strength, survival, forgiveness, resilience and determination, and the fierce love and unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters. Delph has kept herself small and quiet ..read more

Congratulations to E. V. Seymour, whose latest heart-pounding psychological thriller, My Lying Husband, was published in eBook and print-on-demand last week.  I’ve struggled to build a good life for me and my son. But one moment will destroy everything. I hear my son cry out. I rush, half-dressed, to the window and see two men marching up my driveway. They knock my son to the ground. They want the keys to my car. I phone my husband. ‘Susannah,’ Lance says in a voice I don’t recognise. ‘Hand them the keys. Do not call the police.’ It brings back the wild panic I experienced all ..read more

Happy New Year, bookworms! It's been a very busy few weeks for our clients, and we've been so excited to tell you all about it.  First off, if you are looking for some new year bookish bargains, then we're coming through with some excellent Kindle Monthly Deals for you. Click on the cover image below to take you straight to the deal in question! We welcomed a few new clients over the last few weeks, and we're delighted to introduce you to them.  Jini Reddy, who joins Abi Fellows' list, is an author and journalist. Her first book Wanderland: A Search for ..read more

We're kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with a wonderful short story written by Jo Thomas for The Mail on Sunday, published on the 10th December.  A perfect story for the season, will a charming Welsh market town manage to get their annual Christmas market off without a hitch? Jo's latest book, Countdown to Christmas ​(Transworld), is out now! Turkish rights for Gareth Brown's forthcoming debut, The Book of Doors ​(Transworld), have been sold to Örme iş Merkezi. This marks the fifteenth foreign language territory for the book, whic ..read more

Becca Day's second book, All Her Little Lies is included in Amazon Kindle's 'Countdown to Christmas' promotion - pick it up for only 99p, only until Christmas Eve: a deal worth dying for...! Japanese rights to Stuart Turton's book, The Last Murder at the End of the World, have been sold to Bungei Shunju. This marks the 10th foreign territory sold pre-publication! The second book from Ola Tundun, Complicated (January 2024, Storm), the follow-up to her addictive debut Roommates​, has had its cover revealed, and it's a beauty ..read more

The first of five​ publication days this week, we're kicking off this week's news roundup with the Chris McDonald's chiller thriller, The Killer's Christmas List (HarperNorth)! ​All they want for Christmas is you... In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone. But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a child’s Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item – 1. No angel – is crossed off. When a second body is found – a woman, stabbed in the a ..read more

Raven Books has secured the next two books in Femi Kayode’s Philip Taiwo series. Publishing director Alison Hennessey acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Harry Illingworth. Josh Kendall at Mullholland (Hachette) has acquired the US rights to the two books and will publish alongside the UK. The series follows investigative psychologist Taiwo, who has moved back to Nigeria with his family after years spent working in the US. The first two books in the series see him investigating a lynching in a university town and the potential framing of a pastor. Kayode’s debut, Lightseekers&nbs ..read more

We're kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with the superb news that Femi Kayode's just-released Gaslight (Bloomsbury Raven), was selected as one of the best new thrillers for November from The Times: "Shades of Raymond Chandler ... Gaslight’s particular appeal is the sharp glimpses it provides of local ways of getting things done."  Read the article here We had two publication days to celebrate last week, and the first is the new uplifting and laugh-out-loud story from Maddie Please, The Old Ducks' Hen Do (Boldwood Books).  ​Recently retir ..read more