Molly Powell, Editorial Director at Hodder & Stoughton, has won the auction for UK & Commonwealth (excluding Canada) rights, in Laura Lam’s epic fantasy DRAGONFALL trilogy, in a six-figure deal from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment.

Madeleine O’Shea, editorial director of Apollo Fiction at Head of Zeus, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the two new standalone books from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment following an exclusive submission.

Claire Douglas’ Schönes Mädchen (the German language edition of Just Like The Other Girls) is the #3 bestselling paperback fiction book in Germany.

Amy McCulloch’s debut adult novel Breathless has charted at #8 on the Canadian Fiction Bestseller list!

The Wolf Den and Ariadne have both been longlisted for the prestigious Goldsboro Glass Bell Award 2022.

Congratulations to Claire Douglas, who was awarded a Silver Nielsen Bestseller Award to commemorate 250,000 copies sold of The Couple At No. 9.

Two Mushens Entertainment authors won awards at the 15th CrimeFest awards, honouring the best UK books in the crime writing genre.

Abigail Dean has been longlisted for one of the UK’s most prestigious crime fiction writing awards - the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year - for her Sunday Times bestselling debut novel Girl A.

Wildfire will publish three new books in James Oswald’s bestselling Inspector McLean series in a six-figure deal. Alex Clarke, publishing director, and Jack Butler, fiction publisher, acquired UK and commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment.

HarperVoyager has netted an epic new adult fantasy trilogy from Taran Matharu in a six-figure pre-empt. The first book in the series, Dragon Rider, will publish in July 2023.

Katie Seaman, senior commissioning editor, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Liza DeBlock at Mushens Entertainment. The first novel, The Revels, will publish in summer 2023.

Two historical novels from debut author Hester Musson have been pre-empted by Fourth Estate in a significant six-figure deal.

Laura Purcell and Susan Stokes-Chapman have been announced as contributors to The Winter Spirits short story collection, following the success of The Haunting Season.

Congratulations to Richard Osman, Abigail Dean, and Elodie Harper, who have all been shortlisted at The Bookseller British Book Awards 2022!

Several Mushens Entertainment authors and agent Juliet Mushens have contributed lots to the charity auction Books for Ukraine. Money raised will go to British-Ukrainian Aid, and the auction has raised over £40,000 so far, with bidding open until midday on Monday 20 March.