DHH News Roundup 25th November - 8th December
Katrín Júlíusdóttir
The addictive first instalment to the new Scandinavian Noir series, Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir, was published last week by Orenda books.
Ola Tundun
Congratulations to Ola Tundun whose The Roommates series (Storm Publishing) has sold to Masobe Books in Nigeria.
Erin Green
Erin Green’s Reunited at the Lakeside Cottage was published last week by Review.
Escape with this uplifting story of love, life and hope!
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir’s upcoming standalone novel Home Before Dark (Orenda Books, July 2025) has sold Dutch rights to De Fontein.
M. W. Craven
We are thrilled that M. W. Craven’s Nobody’s Hero has been named as one of the New York Times Ten Best Thrillers of 2024. A huge congratulations, Mike!
‘Koenig is funny as well as fearless.’
Beth Lewis
The stunning cover for Beth Lewis’ The Rush has been revealed, publishing in June 2025.
Canada, 1898. The Gold Rush is on the frozen wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they’re lost. all in the grip of gold fever…
Jon Ransom
Jon Ransom has won the Polari Prize for the second year with his The Gallopers*. The first ever winner of two consecutive Polari Prizes - a huge achievement, congratulations!
Rachel Edwards
A warm welcome to new client Rachel Edwards, who joins David Headley’s list.
Rachel writes ambitious, ideas-driven contemporary fiction, exploring her Jamaican-Nigerian heritage. She is currently working on her third novel.
Rosanna Ley
Rosanna Ley’s The Forever Garden (Quercus, March 2023) has sold Danish rights to Forlaget Zara.
A. D. Bell
A. D. Bell’s upcoming debut, The Bookbinder’s Secret (HQ, Autumn 2025) has sold Italian rights to Mondadori and US rights to St. Martin’s Press.
Gareth Brown
Gareth Brown’s The Book of Doors has been named as one of Apple Books Best Audiobooks of 2024. A brilliant achievement, congratulations Gareth!
Robert Rutherford
Robert Rutherford’s Seven Days was published last week in paperback by Hodder & Stoughton.
An instant Sunday Times bestseller, and a gripping, high-octane thriller.
Richard Swan & Ed Crocker
Richard Swan’s Grave Empire and Ed Crocker’s Lightfall have both featured in Grimdark Magazine’s brilliant list of the dark fantasy, SF, and horror novels they can’t wait to read in 2025.
M. W. Craven
The chilling and macabre The Mercy Chair by M. W. Craven, the newest Washington Poe thriller, was published last week in paperback by Little, Brown.
Jacob Rollinson
Jacob Rollinson’s upcoming debut The Truth of Carcosa, an upmarket horror novel, has sold to Union Square & Co. in the US.
*deal done by Abi Fellows at The Good Literary Agency
**deal done by Diana Beaumont at Marjacq Scripts