Ali Land
Ali Land is represented by Juliet Mushens
After graduating from university with a degree in Mental Health, Ali spent a decade working as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse in both hospitals and schools in the UK and Australia.
Rights to Good Me Bad Me, her debut novel, sold in twenty-two territories around the world. Penguin published it in the UK in 2017, and it entered the Sunday Times bestseller list in its first week of sales.
Good Me Bad Me was short-listed for the John Creasey Dagger, short-listed twice for Dead Good Reader Awards, short-listed for the Glass Bell Award for Contemporary Fiction and won Book Of The Year at Heat magazine Unmissable Awards. It was named one of the Telegraph’s Crime Books of the Year in 2017 and chosen for Richard and Judy’s Book Club.
Following publication in the US, by Flatiron, Good Me Bad Me was reviewed as a New York Times Editors choice and selected by Target as the October 2018 Book Club pick.
Ali is now a full-time writer, based in West London, and is currently working on her second novel.
Praise for Good Me Bad Me:
‘It's rare to come across a book you can't stop thinking about, talking about and pushing into the hands of everyone you know’ — Heat Magazine
‘Dark, claustrophobic and thought-provoking, you'll read this outstanding book holding your breath’ — Prima
‘Chilling’ — Woman & Home
‘Dark and unsettling . . . a truly gripping story’ — My Weekly
‘A thrilling exploration of how much our natures are defined by our upbringing’ — Culturefly
‘A dark, intensely compelling debut. Terrifying.’ — Daily Mail
‘Holds our attention from the opening page. There is so much to praise here.’ — Guardian
‘Incredible, very special.’ — Radio 4's Open Book
‘An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense. You hardly breathe. Best read in ages.’ — Matt Haig
‘Five Stars. Ali Land has created a creepy and haunting read. Thriller of the year so far.’ — The Sun
Rights sold:
Good Me Bad Me: Michael Joseph (UK), Macmillan (US), Record (Brazil), Ciela (Bulgaria), Leda (Czech), Turbine (Denmark), Sonatine (France), RandomHouse (Germany), Metaixmio (Greece), Alexandra (Hungary), Newton Compton (Italy), Hayakawa (Japan), Tornado (Korea), Cargo (Netherlands), Gyldendal (Norway), Proszynski Media (Poland), Penguin Random House (Portugal), Eksmo (Russia), Pamies (Spain), Sharp Point (Taiwan), Koridor (Turkey).