Jessica Hare
Assistant: cmills@theagency.co.uk
Jessica Hare runs the Children’s Books department at The Agency. She took over from Hilary Delamere in 2023, having started at the company in 2017. Following this promotion, she was selected as one of the The Bookseller’s Rising Stars for 2023. Jessica represents established and emerging children’s books’ authors and illustrators across every age range and genre. She specialises in handling her clients’ publishing deals and works with colleagues to manage their screen and stage rights as well.  
Hilary Delamere
Assistant: cmills@theagency.co.uk
Hilary joined Lemon Unna & Durbridge in the early 90s to look after the Paddington Bear titles and to build her own book list. She worked for several different publishing houses including Rights Director at Penguin Children’s Books before becoming an agent. As a partner at The Agency, Hilary continued to represent Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear alongside a wide range of children’s book authors and illustrators from pre-school books to YA novels - handling their publishing deals alongside their film, TV and stage rights. Hilary has now retired from The Agency and is working as a consultant for the Raymond Briggs Estate.