Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

A screen shot from a Publisher's Marketplace announcement for a french deal for Liam Higginson's THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE

Delighted to see Liam Higginson's THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE find a home with Rivages in France.

Unveiling OUR GIFTED HEARTS - Angry Robot Angry Robot Books signs darkly gothic, fantasy Our Gifted Hearts, from author Jennifer Kennedy   Angry Robot Books is delighted to announce the acquisition of Jennifer Kennedy’s Our Gifted Hearts,a da...

Here's the full announcement: angryrobotbooks.com/2025/01/unve...

An image of the author Jennifer Kennedy who is a woman with curly, blonde hair, above the words 'acquisition announcement

The cover of the book OUR GIFTED HEARTS which shows an anatomical heart inside a bird cage decorated with flowers. Above the cage hovers a small garden bird. Below the image are the words 'cover reveal'

An image of the text announcement about the book from the Angry Robot Books Instagram post

Delighted that @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social will be publishing OUR GIFTED HEARTS by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social in October. This is a gothic feminist reimagining of the Legend of Bluebeard and it's utterly wonderful. It also has a stunning cover!

Inkbound by Philippa Leathley review — an antihero girls and boys will adore In this fizzing and imaginative tale, Meticulous Jones discovers on her tenth birthday that her fate is to become a … murderer

On every kid's 10th birthday, they receive a magical tattoo determining their fate. Unfortunately for Metty, her fate is to be...a murderer.
The Times children's book of the week is 'Inkbound' by Philippa Leathley, a magical fantasy fizzing with good ideas.

www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

A review of INKBOUND from The Observer

And here's The Observer Review

The first half of the Times review of INKBOUND

The second half of The Times review of INKBOUND

Children's Book Of The Week - The Times

A picture from a newspaper review of INKBOUND showing the the cover of INKBOUND and the details that it's publishing with HarperCollins

It's been a gloriously exciting review weekend for Philippa Leathley's INKBOUND... Selected as Children's Book of the Week by @timeslucy.bsky.social in The Times yesterday, and a review in The Observer today...

How to Slay at Work - Boldwood ‘A hilarious romp that I just couldn’t put down.’ Katy Brent A sharp, funny and deliciously dark thriller that fans of Katy Brent, Bella Mackie or Killing Eve will love. When your boss is at a confere...

And then on 24/9/24, published by Boldwood Books is HOW TO SLAY AT WORK by @sarahbonner.bsky.social
www.boldwoodbooks.com/book/how-to-...

Rani Reports on the Copycat Crook a book by Gabrielle Shewhorak, Satish Shewhorak, and Navya Raju. Rani and Nani are back and ready for action in the second book in the Rani Reports series. Perfect for fans of Anisha Accidental Detective and Planet Omar.Rani Reports on the Missing Millions was a Be...

First up on 5/9/24 and published by Rock The Boat at Oneworld Publishing is RANI REPORTS ON THE COPYCAT CROOK by @gabriellekent.bsky.social and Satish Shewhorak
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rani...

A vase of bright yellow sunflowers with two yellow books (RANI REPORTS ON THE COPYCAT CROOK and HOW TO SLAY AT WITH) stood in front of them

I had a realisation at the weekend that September at HS-LA is very yellow... Luckily I had these cheery sunflowers ready to pose with our two September releases

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