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The Walking Cure by Annabel Abbs, selected by Waterstones as Non-Fiction Book of the Month, is a No1 Sunday Times Bestseller
A Murder For Miss Hortense Shortlisted For The CWA Whodunnit Crime Dagger Award
Congratulations Mel Pennant on being shortlisted for the prestigious CWA WHODUNNIT CRIME DAGGER AWARD for her debut novel A MURDER FOR MISS HORTENSE (published by John Murray's Baskerville Press).
The Whodunnit Dagger celebrates books where the sex, swearing, and bloodletting take place offstage–books that focus on the intellectual challenge at the heart of a good mystery, and which revolve around often quirky characters. Books in this category include cosy crime, traditional crime, and Golden Age-inspired mysteries.
The winner will be announced in the summer.
The Whodunnit Dagger celebrates books where the sex, swearing, and bloodletting take place offstage–books that focus on the intellectual challenge at the heart of a good mystery, and which revolve around often quirky characters. Books in this category include cosy crime, traditional crime, and Golden Age-inspired mysteries.
The winner will be announced in the summer.
Mel Pennant shortlisted for the McDermid Crime Debut Award for her debut A Murder For Miss Hortense (published by John Murray)
Congratulations Mel Pennant on being shortlisted for the McDermid Crime Debut Award for her debut A Murder For Miss Hortense (published by John Murray)
Six books have been shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award for new UK and Irish writers launched by Harrogate International Festivals in 2024 in recognition of crime author Val McDermid.
The winner will be announced on the opening night of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Thursday 23rd July.
Six books have been shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award for new UK and Irish writers launched by Harrogate International Festivals in 2024 in recognition of crime author Val McDermid.
The winner will be announced on the opening night of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Thursday 23rd July.
Director Rachel Mills Wins Agent of The Year at the 2026 British Book Awards
Photo Credit David Monteith-Hodge & Graham Turner
Congratulations to our author Caroline Lea, who has been longlisted for the RSL Ondaajte Prize for her novel LOVE, SEX AND FRANKENSTEIN.
Set in the Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816, the novel concentrates on eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley who has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire to Lord Byron's villa, where Mary gives birth to the literary creation of Frankenstein.
The RSL Ondaatje Prize is an annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.
The shortlist will be announced in May and the winner in June.
The RSL Ondaatje Prize is an annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.
The shortlist will be announced in May and the winner in June.
Mel Pennant's A MURDER FOR MISS HORTENSE longlisted for the CWA Dagger Award.
We are delighted to share that Mel Pennant's debut A Murder for Miss Hortense has been longlisted for the Whodunnit category at the CWA daggers. This category is for books that: that focus on the intellectual challenge at the heart of a good mystery, and which revolve around often quirky characters.
Congratulations Mel. A Murder for Miss Hortense is available in paperback now.
Congratulations Mel. A Murder for Miss Hortense is available in paperback now.
Kate Kemp's THE GRAPEVINE is a finalist for the Nota Bene Prize 2026.
The Nota Bene Prize champions influential fiction and celebrates the power of the reading community.
Previous winners include TIN MAN by Sarah Winman; ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman and THE HUMANS by Matt Haig.
The winner will be announced on the 7th May 2026.
Previous winners include TIN MAN by Sarah Winman; ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman and THE HUMANS by Matt Haig.
The winner will be announced on the 7th May 2026.
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Director Rachel Mills shortlisted for Agent of the Year at the 2026 British Book Awards
Rachel is truly honoured to be in the Nibbies shortlist alongside such a stellar list of agents. Congratulations to all the shortlisted superstars announced today!
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