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Quentin Blake and the Roald Dahl Story Company have been nominated for three awards at the Licensing Awards 2020 in recognition of the success of three of their joint ventures. The Natural History Museum Extraordinary Explorers Campaign at Marks and Spencers is nominated for Best Licensed Retail Marketing Initiative, Roald...

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In celebration of Black British Month, both behind and in front of the camera, Netflix have launched an initiative, releasing titles by and with Black voices to their platform this month.

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Congratulations to John Lanchester whose short story collection REALITY AND OTHER STORIES is published today by Faber. John Lanchester's first book of shorter fictions is a gathering of deliciously chilling entertainments, to be read as the evenings draw in and the days are haunted by all the ghastly schlock, uncanny...

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Congratulations to Nick Lake whose latest children's book LOCKED OUT LILY is to be published by Scholastic in September 2021, with a second novel to come in 2022. The 'delightfully eerie' LOCKED OUT LILY is to be illustrated by Emily Gravett. More news here .

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We are sad to announce George Jeffrie, comedy writer and co-creator of The Windsors died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday 19 September. The cause of death was a heart attack. He was 56.

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Paul Lay Shortlisted for The Cundill History Prize 2020 for 'Providence Lost: the Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate'
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We are thrilled to announce that Paul Lay's Providence Lost: the Rise & Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate, has been nominated for the 2020 Cundill History Prize.

The Cundill History Prize honours the abiding passion for history of founder, F. Peter Cundill; encouraging informed public debate through the wider dissemination...

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Enola Holmes , a new film directed by Harry Bradbeer stars Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock Holmes’s bright kid sister, Enola! The film stars Sarah Ridgeway and was wonderfully cast by Jina Jay .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0Zf9sXlHk

Available to stream on Netflix from 23 rd September.

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We are delighted to see three United Agents clients shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2020.

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Live theatre is back! Written by and starring Gemma Lawrence , SUNNYMEAD COURT opens at the Tristan Bates theatre next week.

Directed by James Hillier, with Sound Design from Max Pappenheim and Produced by Jack Holden .

The show runs 22 September - 3 October and full information...

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Here's the first look trailer at Preston Thompson 's comedy crime thriller, PIXIE. With Director of Photography John de Borman AFC BSC and editing by Robbie Morrison.

To avenge her mother's death, Pixie (Olivia Cooke) masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the...

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