On behalf of MGC, Rebecca Wearmouth at PFD, has sold US rights to Thin Places to Daniel Slager at Milkweed. Daniel says Thin Places is “wonderfully original and alive, and gorgeously written”.

Kerri’s debut will be published in the UK by Canongate in January of next year. A breathtaking mix of memoir, nature writing and history: this is Kerri 's story of a wild Ireland, an invisible border, an old conflict and the healing power of the natural world

'A remarkable piece of writing . . . Luminous' Robert Macfarlane

Macmillan Children’s Books have bought two more books in the series by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman - we will be looking forward to following journeys across Australia and the Arctic Circle for Books 5 and 6 in this wonderful series.

We are thrilled that US rights to Ben Alderson-Day’s Presence ; an exploration of the science behind one of the most unusual experiences known to humankind: the feeling that someone or something is there, without being seen or heard, have sold to Michael Flamini at St Martin’s Press, at auction, by Rebecca Wearmouth at PFD, on behalf of Morgan Green Creatives. Ben is Assistant Professor in Psychology at Durham University.

We are delighted that The Highland Falcon written by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli has won the 2020 Children’s Fiction Books Are My Bag Award. Voted entirely by booksellers and readers, it is a true honour to win the award. As Elisa said, we cannot travel at the moment but we can travel through the book.

Hear whispers in the dining car, find notes in the library, and unknown passengers among the luggage as you help Harrison to solve the mystery aboard one of the world's grandest trains.

'Absolutely exquisite. This little book is a work of art. It is impossible to imagine the reader who will not love it.' - Horatio Clare.

From mountain tops and frozen seas to city parks and desert hills, writer and Arctic traveller Nancy Campbell digs deep into the meanings of fifty words for snow. Under her gaze, each of these linguistic snow crystals offers a whole world of myth and story.

Denise Johnstone-Burt of Walker Books has acquired Justyn Edwards’ debut middle-grade series in a three-book, six-figure deal.

The first title, The Great Fox Hunt, will follow young heroine Flick Lions. Flick has won a place on The Great Fox Hunt, where competitors race to solve the puzzles and win the legacy of the late, famous magician, the Great Fox.

Buccaneer Media, and independent production company Nevision announced a co-production agreement to develop M. G. Leonard’s ‘Beetle Boy’ book trilogy as a live action/ CGI drama series in partnership with Oscar-winning creative studio Framestore (‘His Dark Materials’, ‘Mulan’, ‘Lovecraft Country’.

‘Beetle Boy’ will be written for the screen by Tom MacRae, playwright and creator of ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, the award-winning West End musical and forthcoming movie.

The imprint’s first publication, in May 2021 will be Fault Lines, a debut novel by British-Japanese author, Emily Itami. Francesca Main acquired World Rights from Kirsty McLachlan in a two-book deal. The novel is described as ‘Brief Encounter’ set in contemporary Tokyo – a witty, sharp and moving story of modern love from a writer to watch.

We are delighted that both Gargantis by Thomas Taylor (Walker) and The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman (Macmillan Children’s Books) have been shortlisted for the Children’s Fiction Shortlist for the annual Books are My Bag Readers Awards.

Adapted from Nick Abadzis’ eponymous 2007 graphic novel, “Laika” will tell the story of planet Earth’s first voyager into space, an unwanted stray who survived the streets of Moscow to become the most famous dog in the world. Through the medium of animated VR, the story, co-written by Kapadia and Abadzis, will be told from Laika’s point of view. It is a collaboration with award-winning animation studio Passion Pictures.

Macmillan revealed the cover for Murder on the Safari Star, the third book in the successful series by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman. To be published in February, 2021.