Nicola Dinan and Naoise Dolan on the Polari Prize longlists
We are delighted that Nicola Dinan and Naoise Dolan are both on the longlists for the Polari Prize. Naoise Dolan’s novel The Happy Couple has been longlisted for the Polari Prize, and Nicola Dinan’s debut Bellies has been longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize. A huge congratulations to both authors! You can read more […]
Claire Kilroy and Kaliane Bradley announced as nominees for the inaugural Sky Arts Awards
We are thrilled to announce that Claire Kilroy has been nominated for a Sky Arts Award in the Literature category this year for her compelling portrait of motherhood in Soldier Sailor, while Kaliane Bradley has been nominated for the Times Breakthrough Award in Literature, which celebrates rising stars across all arts genres who have made […]
3 Aitken Alexander authors on the Forward Prize shortlists
We are delighted that 3 Aitken Alexander authors have been shortlisted for the 2024 Forward Prizes. Sanah Ahsan has been shortlisted for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection for their collection I CANNOT BE GOOD UNTIL YOU SAY IT, published by Bloomsbury. Rachael Allen’s GOD COMPLEX, published by Faber Poetry, is on the […]
Film Adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s ‘THE NIGHT ALWAYS COMES’ Announces the Ensemble Cast
We are delighted to announce that the ensemble cast has been announced for the film adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s ‘The Night Always Comes’, that Vanessa Kirby will star in and produce. The cast lineup includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephan James, Julia Fox, Eli Roth, Randall Park and Michael Kelly. Please click here to […]
Gary Stevenson’s Memoir ‘The Trading Game’ to be Adapted Into a Limited Series by Motive Pictures
We are delighted to announce that Gary Stevenson’s memoir ‘The Trading Game: A Confession’ is to be adapted by Motive pictures into a limited series. The rights were acquired at an auction handled by Lesley Thorne. Please click here to read more.
Wasteland by Oliver Franklin-Wallace has been longlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Conservation
We are delighted that Oliver Franklin-Wallace has been longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for conservation writing, for his first book Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters. Congratulations to the author, and to all the other nominated writers! You can read more about the longlist […]
PRODUCTION WRAPS FOR ‘STEVE’, A REIMAGINING OF MAX PORTER’S NOVEL ‘SHY’, STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY AND JAY LYCURGO
We are delighted to announce that production wrapped this week for Steve, a new screenplay written by Max Porter as a reimagining of his bestselling novel Shy. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of a headteacher and his students at a last-chance reform college. It stars Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy and […]
Rory Stewart number one Sunday Times Bestseller for third week
We are delighted that Rory Stewart is a number on bestseller for the third week in a row.
Kevin Jared Hosein wins the Walter Scott Prize for Hungry Ghosts
We are thrilled that Kevin Jared Hosein has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his novel Hungry Ghosts (Bloomsbury). The book is set in Trinidad during the 1940s and tells the story of the marginalised Hindu communities on the island. The judges commented: “Richly imaginative, urgent and compelling, Hungry Ghosts plunges us into the turbulence […]
Rory Stewart Politics on the Edge is an instant number one bestseller
We are delighted than Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart is a number one Sunday Times Bestseller in paperback.