

The Bullet That Missed has sold one million copies
This comes after two weeks of the book being number one in the bestseller charts!

Congratulations to Richard Osman who is top of the paperback charts for the second week running
Another great week of sales for Richard!

Books in the Media
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Scholastic UK seizes two new YA novels from Polly Crosby at auction
Scholastic UK has seized two YA novels written by Polly Crosby at auction. The first, This Tale is Forbidden, is described by the publisher as “The Handmaid’s Tale meets the Brothers Grimm”, and will publish in January 2024.

Harvill Secker nabs new novel from Susan Stokes-Chapman
Publishing director Liz Foley has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in a two book deal that included Susan’s debut, Pandora.

The Bullet That Missed hit number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart!
Richard Osman is back at number in the bestseller chart!

Books in the Media
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L.R. Lam’s DRAGONFALL flies into the charts
Dragonfall, the first in a new epic fantasy series by Sunday Times Bestselling author L.R. Lam, has flown into #4 hardback spot in its first week of publication, and Richard Osman’s The Bullet That Missed is the #13 hardback this week.


Three of our authors are bestsellers this week!
Congratulations to Andrea Stewart, Richard Osman and Jennifer Saint who are all Sunday Times bestsellers!

We have three authors in the bestseller charts this week!
Congratulations to Jennifer Saint, Andrea Stewart and Richard Osman!

Laure Van Rensburg and Anna Mazzola have been longlisted for the CWA dagger awards
Congratulations to Laure and Anna who have made the longlist for the CWA daggers!


HarperFiction has signed on to two more books from Abigail Dean!
Julia Wisdom acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Juliet Mushens.

HarperVoyager acquires Saara El-Arifi’s new fantasy trilogy
HarperVoyager has acquired Faebound, the first book in a new fantasy trilogy by bestselling author Saara El-Arifi.

Hodder & Stoughton pre-empts two thrillers by Sarah Hornsley
Phoebe Morgan at Hodder & Stoughton has acquired BAD BLOOD and a second thriller by Sarah Hornsley in a significant six-figure deal in a “whirlwind 48-hour pre-empt”. Hodder will publish BAD BLOOD as a flagship hardback title in Spring 2025.

Jennifer Saint and Richard Osman are this week’s bestsellers
A huge congratulations to our bestsellers of the week!
