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Debut author interview with Imran Mahmood

Posted on April 19, 2018

Imran Mahmood’s debut You Don’t Know Me was met with critical acclaim on its hardback publication last year. The “genre-bending crime novel” (Ruth Ware) has since been chosen for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club, was named one of The Telegraph’s crime … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Family Dynamics with Annie Murray

Posted on April 6, 2018

The dynamics of a family always make for a good story. You probably think your own family is not very interesting and that you’re just like any other. But it’s the small idiosyncrasies of each family member and the relationships … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Historical Setting with Margaret Dickinson

Posted on February 8, 2018

The latest blog in our On Writing series looks at Historical Setting with bestselling author Margaret Dickinson. Today marks the publication of The Poppy Girls, the 25th novel from the Queen of Saga. 25 novels? Most writers struggle to finish … Continue reading →

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On Writing: The Difficult Second Novel with Gillian McAllister

Posted on January 25, 2018

  On the publication day of her outstanding new novel Anything You Do Say, Gillian McAllister tells us about the pressures of writing a second book after your debut novel was a Sunday Times bestseller… I remember the exact moment … Continue reading →

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29 Seconds publication day: interview with TM Logan

Posted on January 25, 2018

Readers were gripped by TM Logan’s debut novel, Lies, keeping it in the Kindle top 10 for months. Now fans can finally read his second novel, 29 Seconds, out today in eBook. To celebrate, we’ve asked TM Logan to look … Continue reading →

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Agency Newsletter: November

Posted on December 7, 2017

It’s been another busy month for the agency as lots of fantastic deals are still coming in off the back of a successful Frankfurt. We have also had a number of award nominations and wins for our authors which is … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Dialogue with Kerry Fisher

Posted on November 29, 2017

It’s easy to talk, for most people. On average, we speak around 20,000 words every day. But trying to replicate the ease and nonchalance of conversation with your best friend is tricky. Dialogue is, notoriously, one of the harder things … Continue reading →

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