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Posted on 13th May, 2026

EMPRESS, GODDESS – Cover Reveal!

Another week, another glorious cover reveal! This time, we’re dazzled by the cover of Morgan H. Owen’s Empress, Goddess – the second and final instalment in her sizzling, sapphic romantasy: the Gladiator, Goddess duology. If you’ve been searching for a book filled with high-stakes fantasy politics, divine intrigue and a slow-burn romance …

Posted on 6th May, 2026

A WEREWOLF ATE MY HOMEWORK – Cover Reveal!

News just in! We’re thrilled to share the cover of Emily Snape’s debut – A Werewolf Ate My Homework, which will be published by Firefly Press later this year. With its neon green cover and quirky illustrations, middle-grade readers simply cannot miss this book. And given that it’s being widely …

Posted on 16th April, 2026

Abi Elphinstone signs new multi-book deal with Simon & Schuster Children’s

Brace yourselves – there’s not one, not two, but three new Abi Elphinstone titles coming out… Simon and Schuster Children’s former fiction editorial director Michelle Misra and picture book editorial director Isobel Doster acquired world rights to three new titles from bestselling author, Abi Elphinstone. Readers can expect more of …

Posted on 14th April, 2026

Little Tiger to publish Felicity Yeoh’s ‘Yum Yum Dim Sum’

Exciting news – Felicity Yeoh’s Yum Yum Dim Sum will be out in bookshops early next year! Perry Emerson, commissioning editor at Little Tiger acquired Yeoh’s “magical and inspiring” picture book centred around family and Chinese culture. Yeoh says: “Dim sum means ’to touch the heart’, and working on this book …

Posted on 26th March, 2026

THE DIVERGING LIVES OF BETHANY RAVEN – cover reveal!

We’re thrilled to see this early praise for Sarah E. Bonner’s newest book – THE DIVERGING LIVES OF BETHANY RAVEN, accompanied by a fabulous cover reveal! ‘Really, really good … It’s such a great idea and I’m so jealous she came up with it because I wish I’d written this …

Posted on 17th March, 2026

Firefly Press signs Emily Snape’s ‘A Werewolf Ate My Homework’

Huge congratulations to Emily Snape on the announcement of her new deal with Firefly Press. Penny Thomas, publisher at award-winning children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press, has acquired World rights in A Werewolf Ate My Homework by Emily Snape and will be publishing the book later this year. We can’t …

Posted on 22nd January, 2026

Inkbound longlisted for the 2026 Branford Boase Award

Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase, one of the founders of Walker Books, the Branford Boase Award is given annually to the author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. We’re delighted to see Philippa Leathley’s Inkbound: Meticulous Jones …

Posted on 15th January, 2026

HarperCollins Children’s Books signs three new novels by Philippa Leathley

HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired ‘the epic final book in the magical Inkbound trilogy’ alongside two books for a new series from Philippa Leathley – The Starsea Mysteries. The first book in the Inkbound series was chosen as a Children’s Book of the Week by The Times and shortlisted for …

Posted on 8th January, 2026

Inkbound shortlisted for the James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards

The ‘must-read’ children’s books of the year have been announced – with Philippa Leathey’s Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo, shortlisted in the KS3 category. The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards aim to inspire young people to read more by introducing them to new writers and titles. Pupils from schools …