
Sussie Anie has won the Somerset Maugham Award!
A massive congratulations to Sussie who has won the Somerset Maugham Award with the Society of Authors with her debut novel, TO FILL A YELLOW HOUSE.

The Bullet That Missed is number one for the seventh week running!
Congratulations to Richard on another week of bestseller success!

All three Thursday Murder Club books are bestsellers this week
The Bullet That Missed is number 1 again this week and The Man Who Died Twice is back in the paperback charts!

The Bullet that Missed is top of the charts for the fifth week in a row
Congratulations to Richard Osman who is once again top of the Sunday Times paperback charts with THE BULLET THAT MISSED!

Michael Joseph and HarperCollins have acquired two novels from Claire Douglas
Michael Joseph acquired UK and Commonwealth rights including audio. North American rights were snapped up by HarperCollins in a six-figure deal via Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency.

Books in the Media
Our lovely authors have had some great features in the press this week!

Pandora and The Final Strife have been longlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell
Huge congratulations to Saara and Susan who have both been longlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award!

The Bullet That Missed is number 1 for the fourth week in a row!
Well done Richard on another fantastic week of sales!



The Bullet That Missed has sold one million copies
This comes after two weeks of the book being number one in the bestseller charts!

Congratulations to Richard Osman who is top of the paperback charts for the second week running
Another great week of sales for Richard!

Books in the Media
Check out which of our authors have been featured in the press this week!

Scholastic UK seizes two new YA novels from Polly Crosby at auction
Scholastic UK has seized two YA novels written by Polly Crosby at auction. The first, This Tale is Forbidden, is described by the publisher as “The Handmaid’s Tale meets the Brothers Grimm”, and will publish in January 2024.

Harvill Secker nabs new novel from Susan Stokes-Chapman
Publishing director Liz Foley has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in a two book deal that included Susan’s debut, Pandora.

The Bullet That Missed hit number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart!
Richard Osman is back at number in the bestseller chart!

Books in the Media
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L.R. Lam’s DRAGONFALL flies into the charts
Dragonfall, the first in a new epic fantasy series by Sunday Times Bestselling author L.R. Lam, has flown into #4 hardback spot in its first week of publication, and Richard Osman’s The Bullet That Missed is the #13 hardback this week.
