Mushens Entertainment Summer Rights Update
Check out all the rights we have sold over the past few months!
Introducing: Catriona Fida
Meet our new literary assistant, Catriona Fida: Rights Guru, BookTok Fanatic, and National Trust Devotee.
A Day in the Life of an Agent’s Assistant
Every day is different as an agent’s assistant. In this blog post, Kiya hopes to give you an idea of what her day-to-day can look like…
Mushens Entertainment goes to FantasyCon 2022
Last weekend, Juliet, Liza, and Kiya all headed to Heathrow to attend FantasyCon, an annual convention organised by the British Fantasy Society.
ME Recommends: Back To School
It’s back to school season! A time for new stationery, cosy autumn films, and - our favourite - campus novels! The Mushens Entertainment team have shared their pick of back to school reads for you to enjoy, from the weird to the wonderful…
A day at the Cheshire Novel Prize Awards ceremony
Earlier this month, Kiya was lucky enough to attend the Cheshire Novel Prize Award lunch at the gorgeous Cranage Hall Hotel in Cheshire. Read all about her day here!
Spotlight on: Natalie Chandler
We took this opportunity to chat with Natalie about her debut, how characters can wander into dreams, the perfect combination that is cheese and wine, and the importance of patience.
Demystifying Publishing Terminology
Ever wondered what a backlist is, or scratch your head when publishers talk about subs and pre-empts? Juliet is here to translate all that confusing publishing jargon for you…
My Submissions Wishlist: Rachel Neely
Since Mushens Entertainment is open to submissions and actively looking to sign new clients, we’ve asked our agents to sit down and tell us all about what’s on their wishlist. Today’s guest: our resident editor extraordinaire Rachel Neely.
Spotlight On: Vanessa Savage
To celebrate the UK publication day for The Night They Vanished, we spoke to the brilliant Vanessa Savage about her latest book, writing psychological thrillers, and her advice for aspiring authors.
Reintroducing… Natural Causes by James Oswald
After the recent announcement that Wildfire will publish three more of James Oswald’s Inspector McLean adventures, we thought that it was the perfect time to look back to where it all began: Natural Causes…
My Submissions Wishlist: Liza DeBlock
With our inbox open and our agents raring to find new writers, we’ve asked everyone to talk us through what they’re hoping to see in submissions. Today’s guest: foreign rights aficionado, literary superstar, and editing queen Liza DeBlock.
What’s in a name?
In this week’s blog, Juliet sat down to talk all about book titles - specifically, about how common it is for them to change! Many Mushens Entertainment books originally had different titles - do any of them surprise you?
What’s Mushens Entertainment been up to in the past year?
It’s Mushens Entertainment’s 2nd birthday! We decided to take a look back at some of our biggest and favourite moments of the past year.
ME Recommends: Easter Escapism
This instalment of ME Recommends is all about the books we love getting lost in, and wholeheartedly recommend curling up with this Easter weekend - with some favourite seasonal treats, of course…
Foreign Rights: Let’s talk international book covers!
In anticipation of The London Book Fair in April, we continue our series on everything foreign rights related. Today, our attention turns towards international book covers. Prepare your eyes for a road trip around the world!