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  • Our Vinnie moves into Kindle top 50

    11 Nov 2014

    Julie Shaw’s Our Vinnie: The true story of Yorkshire’s notorious criminal family has moved into the Kindle top 50.

    Our Vinnie

  • Vikie Shanks on the BBC

    10 Nov 2014

    Vikie Shanks’ radio interview on the Lorna Bailey show is now available to listen again here. Vikie will also be on BBC One’s Inside Out programme this evening at 7.30pm.

  • More coverage for Mark Felton

    07 Nov 2014

    Mark Felton’s Zero Night is continuing to generate worldwide interest, including lots of newspaper coverage, a radio interview on BBC Cambridge, and this piece on US entertainment channel The Blaze:

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  • Jeremy Clay picked as Daily Mail 'Must Read'

    07 Nov 2014

    The Burglar Caught by a Skeleton & Other Singular Tales from the Victorian Press by Jeremy Clay has been selected as a ‘Must Read’ by the Daily Mail.

    ‘There are more than 200 wacky real-life stories reproduced here, including a bearded lady who brawled with a snake charmer, a boy who hatched a crocodile in a hen’s nest and a man whose paralysis was cured by lightning. Makes today’s tabloids seem positively tame.’

    Full review

  • David Haviland selects IPR Agent's Pick

    06 Nov 2014

    Jennifer Craig has won the latest IPR ‘Agents Pick’ competition for Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire.

    Yes Sister, No Sister is an appealing, well written memoir about the life of a trainee nurse in the 1950s, with obvious similarities to the hugely popular Jennifer Worth.” - David Haviland

    Full details

  • Publishers Weekly review for Piu Eatwell

    05 Nov 2014

    ‘The combination of history, trivia, and firsthand observations offers insights into the cultures on both ends of the Chunnel.’
    Full review - Publishers Weekly

  • Two agency titles in top six paperback non-fiction list

    04 Nov 2014

    Congratulations to Casey Watson, whose  Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved is no 4  and Cathy Glass  whose The Child Bride  is no 6 and  spending a sixth week in the top six.

     
  • Film deal for Duncan Falconer

    04 Nov 2014

    Duncan Falconer’s eight-book series of Stratton action thrillers, published by Little Brown, based on his own experiences serving in Special Forces, have been bought by actor Henry Cavill (best known for his Superman character) for his own production company Promthean, producing with Amber Entertainment and GFM Films, with Cavil taking the central role of Stratton.

  • More good reviews for Louisa Treger

    04 Nov 2014

    ‘Through Treger’s sensitive, poetic writing, The Lodger offers a wonderful study in character growth.’
    HIstorical Novel Society

    ‘A beautiful debut novel.’
    Midlife at the Oasis

  • Manuel Arriaga into 'Democracy' top 5

    03 Nov 2014

    Manuel Arriaga’s Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen’s Guide to Reinventing Politics has climbed into the Amazon top 5 for books on ‘Democracy’.

    Democracy bestsellers