WILD SONG named Children’s Book of the Month by The Bookseller
This week’s issue of The Bookseller (9th December 2022) featured Candy Gourlay‘s upcoming YA novel Wild Song as the Book… Full story »
HIGHLIGHTING OUR 2022 FESTIVE CHILDREN’S BOOKS
As December starts, and the Christmas countdown begins, these fantastic books from our clients, published in 2022, are sure to… Full story »
SAVING THE BUTTERFLY wins high praise from The New York Times, The Times and more!
Saving the Butterfly by Helen Cooper and Gill Smith (Walker) is described as “A tender tale focusing on the aftermath… Full story »
Michael Bond’s OLGA DA POLGA is coming to TV
Michael Bond’s much-loved guinea pig, Olga da Polga, is coming to the small screen, starring in a new CBeebies series… Full story »
JUST SAYIN’, Malorie Blackman’s much-anticipated autobiography, is out now!
Having written over 70 books for children, including the highly acclaimed Noughts & Crosses series, and winning multiple awards, from… Full story »
Great Reviews for THE STORY OF BABUR, Illustrated by Jane Ray
The Story of Babur, a new book with illustrations by Jane Ray, has been released by Scala Arts & Heritage… Full story »
ADOETTE, a new picture book from Lydia Monks, is out now!
Award-winning and best-selling author-illustrator Lydia Monks, illustrator of franchise What the Ladybird Heard, beautifully tells the tale of the life of… Full story »
Raymond Briggs CBE 18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022
It is with great sadness that we confirm that Raymond Briggs has died. Best known for his 1978 classic, The… Full story »
Independent publisher Guppy Books has acquired YA verse novel ACTIVIST by Louisa Reid
Publisher Bella Pearson acquired world rights from Jessica Hare at The Agency. Activist is Reid’s third verse novel to be published by… Full story »
THE NAME GAME by award winning author Elizabeth Laird is out now!
The Name Game (Tiny Owl) by Elizabeth Laird follows a little girl who is bored at home. That is until… Full story »
Malorie Blackman has been awarded the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize
Malorie Blackman has been awarded the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize, becoming the first children’s and YA author to win the… Full story »
Louisa Reid’s Verse Novel ‘The Poet’ Is Published To Great Critical Acclaim
The Agency would like to pass on our congratulations to our wonderful, exceptionally talented writer client Louisa Reid whose new… Full story »
Paddington Bear Goes Centre Stage For The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
TALL Client Michael Bond’s character Padington Bear appeared in a video segment with The Queen for The Platinum Jubilee and ‘Paddington at the Palace’ was read by Mary Berry for Ceebebies Bedtime Stories.
THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN by Finn Longman, an explosive new YA novel, out now!
YA novel The Butterfly Assassin by Finn Longman is published this week by Simon & Schuster (UK). Innocent by day,… Full story »
Delve into the world of writer Kevin Crossley-Holland in a new exhibition
‘Poem, Story and Scape in the Work of Kevin Crossley-Holland’ opens in the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery on 29th March… Full story »