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Jane Casey stays with Hemlock Press for the 12th instalment of Maeve Kerrigan and new standalone

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Hemlock Press have landed the 12th instalment of Jane Casey's bestselling Maeve Kerrigan series and a new novel, My Friend Maura , Jane's first to be set in Ireland. Jane will be continuing with her long-time editor, Julia Wisdom. Maeve 12 will be published in Spring '25 with My Friend...

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02/29/2024 - 10:34
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United Agents clients shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2024

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THE SECRET ELEPHANT by Ellan Rankin and WHOSE DOG IS THIS?, illustrated by Aysha Awwad , have been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024 in the Illustrated Books category.

The shortlists comprise 18 books across three categories, with six books vying within each category to be crowned...

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02/08/2024 - 11:42
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Canongate triumphs in five-way auction for Jordan Stephens' 'game-changing' memoir

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'Canongate has triumphed in a five-way auction for a “game-changing” memoir on ADHD and masculinity from writer and one half of the chart-topping duo Rizzle Kicks, Jordan Stephens.

Publisher-at-large Francis Bickmore acquired world English language rights to Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs from Zoe Ross of United Agents. Canongate...

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02/02/2024 - 11:06
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2024 Pat Kavanagh Prize Shortlist Revealed

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United Agents have partnered with the Goldsmiths Department of English and Creative Writing, for the fifteenth year running, to recognise the excellence of the students on the Goldsmiths MA in creative and life writing programme. The Pat Kavanagh Prize commemorates literary agent Pat Kavanagh, one of the founding members of...

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01/31/2024 - 14:36
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