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London 2018
London Hot List 2018
Anne Cassidy NO VIRGIN
Anne Cassidy NO SHAME
Lucy Coats BEASTS OF OLYMPUS SERIES
Eoin Colfer MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE SKIES
Eoin Colfer ARTEMIS FOWL GRAPHIC NOVEL
Kathryn Evans MORE OF ME
Kathryn Evans BEAUTY SLEEP
Ruth Fitzmaurice I FOUND MY TRIBE
Tristan Gooley WILD SIGNS AND STAR PATHS
Benedict Jacka ALEX VERUS SERIES
Will Kostakis MONUMENTS
Lucy Martin THE LAST CONFESSION OF ELISA MEAD
Andrew Meehan ONE STAR AWAKE
Sarah Mussi YOU CAN’T HIDE
Stel Pavlou DANIEL COLDSTAR: THE RELIC WAR
Amanda Reynolds CLOSE TO ME
Amanda Reynolds LYING TO YOU
Shamim Sarif THE ATHENA PROTOCOL
Recent Highlights
Eoin Colfer ANNA LIZA AND THE HAPPY PRACTICE
Tristan Gooley HOW TO READ WATER
Tristan Gooley THE WALKER’S GUIDE
Tristan Gooley THE NATURAL NAVIGATOR
Rights Held By Publisher
Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin ILLEGAL
Lewis Hine LOOKING AT THE STARS
Shahroo Izadi THE KINDNESS METHOD
Signe Johansen SOLO
Padraig Kenny TIN
Will Kostakis THE SIDEKICKS
Tom Whipple X AND WHY
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Anne Cassidy
NO VIRGIN
‘This harrowing account of a
sexual assault is one in a long line
of vital YA books that speak out
for teen victims.
Growing out of Laurie Halse
Anderson's Speak and
Louise O'Neill's Asking For It,
No Virgin tackles the muddy
aftermath of rape, what it means
to talk about it out loud, and what
it means to tell your story.’
-Buzzfeed
My name is Stacey Woods and I was raped.
A powerful, harrowing and important exploration of trauma and recovery.
Stacey is the victim of a devastating sexual attack. She does not feel able
to go to the police, or talk about it to anybody other than to her best friend,
Patrice. But Patrice will not let it slide, and insists that if Stacey will not go
to the police, then she must write down everything.
NO VIRGIN is Stacey's story - one told with authority, empathy and
understanding.
‘Gut wrenchingly well written.’ - School Library Journal
‘NO VIRGIN is heartbreaking but so wonderfully written. I
couldn't stop turning the pages. This is a raw powerful novel
that I very highly recommend.’ - I Read Novels
UK: Hot Key Books
Editor: Emma Matthewson
Publication: November 2016
Material available: Finished copies
Rights sold: Greece (Psichogios)
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Anne Cassidy
NO SHAME
The powerful companion to
NO VIRGIN
‘Cassidy's thorough research, vivid
characterisation and narrative honesty
make this a book which should be in
every school library, so that young
women everywhere will be aware of
both risks and rights’
-Books For Keeps
‘I read the first sentence and I couldn't put it down. I'm going to leave a
copy on my children's pillows’
-BBC Radio London
Stacey Woods has been raped and now she has to go through a
different ordeal - the court trial. But nothing in life it seems is
black and white and life is not always fair or just. Suddenly it
seems that she may not be believed and that the man who
attacked her may be found not guilty…if so Stacey will need to
find a way to rebuild her life again…
A tautly told and important book…perfect for readers of
Asking for It by Louise O'Neill.
ANNE CASSIDY lives in London where she was a teacher for twenty years.
Her first book was published in 1991 and she has since published over
twenty novels. She is the author of Looking for JJ, which was shortlisted for
the Whitbread Award 2004 and the Carnegie Medal 2005.
annecassidy.com @annecassidy6
UK: Hot Key Books
Editor: Emma Matthewson
Publication: November 2017
Material available: Finished copies
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Lucy Coats ‘The rumbustious tone is perfect for reading
aloud…Fun for myth-mad kids of seven-
BEASTS OF OLYMPUS plus.’
SERIES -The New Statesman
Publisher’s Weekly * Dreamworks Animation
*starred* review television deal just signed *
Beast Keeper
(Book 1)
The first in a delightful action-packed series, acclaimed writer Lucy
Coats uses her original and funny voice to bring to life the gods,
goddesses and mythical beasts of the ancient Greek pantheon.
Hound of Hades
(Book 2)
Demon ate too many honey cakes at the party celebrating his new
job as beast keeper to the gods and Hera is about to visit. But when
the visitor arrives it's not Hera but Hades, and with him he has
brought some rather dangerous earth dragons who need meat….
Steeds of the Gods
(Book 3)
Taking care of the stables up on Mount Olympus is one thing, but
when Poseidon, God of the seas, takes Demon to his underwater
realm to cure some sick hippocamps, the young stable boy is
pretty fed up. Demon realises he's about to get caught up in a
feud between water and fire…
Dragon Healer
(Book 4)
Demon's charged with curing the poorly Colchian Dragon but it's got
rather an embarrassing ailment and soon the stables are so stinky
the other beasts are overcome by fumes from the windy dragon's
bottom. How will Demon clean up THIS mess?
UK: Piccadilly Press US: Penguin
Editor: Debbie Hatfield Editor: Rob Valois
Publication: March 2018 (Book 8)
Material available: Finished books
Rights sold: Italy (Piemme), France (Hachette Jeunesse), Turkey (Hep Kitap)
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Centaur School
(Book 5)
Chiron the Centaur God has agreed to take Demon under his
hooves and teach him what he knows about healing magical
beasts. But with Arnie the grumpy Griffin suffering from feather
drop and without his magical medicine box - Chiron has forbidden
Demon to ask for its help.
Zeus’s Eagle
(Book 6)
Psyche is about to blackmail Demon into doing something VERY
dangerous. She needs Demon to "borrow" Zeus's Eagle, his
prized bird of prey, to complete the task she's been set by
Aphrodite. Will the Eagle be willing to help Demon out? Or will he
turn the young Beastkeeper over to his royal master?
Gods of the North
(Book 7)
Mount Olympus is preparing for the arrival of some special
guests: the mighty gods from Asgard in the North. And it seems
that Odin, the ruler of the Asgardians, has an important mission
for Demon.
The Unicorn Emergency
(Book 8)
Demon has just returned from a trip to Asgard when a brand-
new set of disasters fall into his lap. Not only does he have a
groggy volcano monster to deal with, but something seems to be
wrong with the unicorns, too. Demon's only clue is a mysterious
note saying "Unicorn Emergency!" left on his bed. How will
Demon figure out the problem and fix it before time runs out?
‘An absolutely brilliant series.’
-Max Porter, author of The Grief Is The Thing With Feathers
LUCY COATS worked as a children's editor and bookseller before turning to full-time
writing, and is the author of more than twenty-five titles for all ages. Lucy was born in
Hampshire and read English and Ancient History at Edinburgh University, which is
where she met her husband, with whom she has two grown up children, both keen
readers. Lucy read her first book of Greek myths at the age of seven, and has been
hooked on myths of all kinds ever since.
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Eoin Colfer
MARIELLA, QUEEN
OF THE SKIES
The brand new little gem for
younger readers from
international bestselling author
EOIN COLFER
Mariella loves nothing more than inventing but bedtime keeps getting
in the way of all her brilliant ideas! So when Mum and Dad won't take
no for an answer there's only one thing for it... Mariella has to build a
rocket-powered flying suit to zap her round the world faster than the
setting sun!
If anyone can outsmart sleep it's Mariella. But everyone needs sleep
and without it all of Mariella's brilliant ideas might just disappear.
A ‘how to live a happy life’ tale told with humour, warmth and a
loveable female protagonist.
EOIN COLFER is the internationally bestselling author of the ARTEMIS
FOWL series, THE SUPERNATURALIST, AIRMAN, HALF MOON
INVESTIGATIONS, the W.A.R.P. SERIES, IMAGINARY FRED (with Oliver
Jeffers), the graphic novel ILLEGAL as well as the adult titles PLUGGED
and SCREWED. His books have sold more than 22 million copies and
translated into 44 languages. Eoin lives in Ireland with his wife and two
sons.
World English: Barrington Stoke
Material available: Page proofs
Publication: June 2018
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Eoin Colfer
ARTEMIS FOWL
The Graphic Novel
The brand new
ARTEMIS FOWL
Graphic Novel
For ages 9+ this is the brand new ARTEMIS FOWL Graphic Novel
adapted by Michael Moreci (Superman, The Flash, Suicide Squad,
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and illustrated by Stephen Gilpiin
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. But even
Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain
Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories.
These fairies are armed and they're dangerous. Artemis thinks he's got them
just where he wants them, but then they stop playing by the rules . . .
US: Disney/Hyperion
Publication: June 2019
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Kathryn Evans
MORE OF ME
New! Optioned for film
WINNER
Edinburgh International Book
Festival First Book Award
‘A gripping thriller with a sinister sci-fi
edge, exploring family, identity and
sacrifice’
-The Bookseller
‘The tale serves as an allegory for mental illness while challenging social stigmas
and bigotry...a relatable look at growing up, negotiating changes in one's body and
personality, and learning to accept one's present self and honor one's past’
-Publishers Weekly
Teva goes to school, studies for her exams, and spends time with her
friends. To the rest of the world, she’s a normal teenager. But when she
goes home, she’s anything but normal.
Due to a genetic abnormality, Teva unwillingly clones herself every
year. And lately, home has become a battleground. When boys are at
stake, friends are lost, and lives are snatched away, Teva has a fight
on her hands—a fight with herself. As her birthday rolls around, Teva is
all too aware that time is running out. She knows that the next clone will
soon seize everything she holds dear. Desperate to hang on to her
life, Teva decides to find out more about her past . . . and uncovers lies
that could either destroy her or set her free.
UK: Usborne US: Abrams
Publication: June 2017
Material available: Finished copies
Rights sold: Germany (Fisher), Hungary (Mora), Poland (Foksal), Russia (AST), Turkey
(Guldunya Yayinlari), Korea (Bluebird)
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Kathryn Evans
BEAUTY SLEEP
The new YA novel from the
multiple award winning author
Kathryn Evans
A Black Mirror style twist on
Sleeping Beauty
Laura was dying. There was no cure for her illness. So her family
decided to grasp a desperate last hope - Laura was frozen until she
could be cured.
But what happens when you wake up one day and the world has
moved on 40 years? Your best friend is middle aged, your parents
are presumed dead. Could you find a new place to belong? Could
you build a new life - while solving the mystery of what happened to
the old one?
KATHRYN EVANS is a mother of two who fences epee and performs Egyptian
Dance. Following a degree in drama and a short career in theatre, Kathryn
Evans quickly realised she was likely to starve unless she got a proper job. She
didn't get a proper job, she started a strawberry farm with her husband and
began writing. Kathryn is a member of SCBWI.
kathrynevans.ink @mrsbung
UK: Usborne
Editor: Sarah Stewart
Publication date: April 2019
Material available: Manuscript available summer 2018SHA$London$2018
Ruth Fitzmaurice
I FOUND MY TRIBE
#1 Bestseller in Ireland
Pre-empts in UK, France, Italy
Auction in US
FILM OPTION SOLD
TO ELEMENT PICTURES
(producers of
Emma Donoghue’s Room)
Ruth’s tribe are her lively children and her
filmmaker husband, Simon, who has Motor
Neurone Disease and can only
communicate with his eyes.
Ruth’s other ‘tribe’ are the friends who gather at the cove in Greystones, Co
Wicklow, and regularly throw themselves into the freezing cold water. ’The
Tragic Wives’ Swimming Club’, as they jokingly call themselves, meet to cope
with the extreme challenges life puts in their way, not to mention the monster
waves rolling over the horizon. Swimming is just one of the daily coping
strategies amidst the school run, and getting food on the table – as Ruth fights to
preserve the strong but now silent connection with her husband. As she tells the
story of their marriage, via diagnosis to their current precarious situation, Ruth
also charts her passion for sea swimming -- culminating in a midnight swim
under the full moon on her wedding anniversary.
An invocation to all of us to love as hard as we can, and live even harder,
I FOUND MY TRIBE is an urgent and uplifting letter to a husband, family,
friends, the natural world and the brightness of life.
RUTH FITZMAURICE lives in Greystones Co. Wicklow with her five children
Jack, Raife, Arden, Sadie, Hunter and is currently writing the screenplay for the
film adaptation of her book.
UK: Chatto & Windus (Random House) US: Bloomsbury
Publication: July 2017 Publication: March 2018
Editor: Clara Farmer Editor: Liese Mayer
Rights sold: Germany (Droemer Knaur), Italy (Mondadori), France (Bragelonne),
Korea (Korea Economic Daily & Business Publications) , Poland (Swiat Ksiazki)SHA$London$2018
Praise for I FOUND MY TRIBE
by Ruth Fitzmaurice
‘This debut is set to become a global bestseller -- The Diving Bell
and the Butterfly meets Calendar Girls, with a splash of Roger
Deakin.
-Helen Davies, The Times
‘I Found My Tribe is written with such lightness of touch that it’s life-
affirming, powerfully so. It is inspiring, humbling and a picture of
what love really looks like. An astonishingly beautiful book by an
astonishingly beautiful person’
-Marian Keyes
'One of the year’s most arresting, humbling and acute memoirs.
It is a catch-in-the-throat, life-affirming work that you want to gulp
down in one and recommend to all your friends. Fitzmaurice tells her
story in sparkling prose that is as sinewy as her new sea-
strengthened body, and as admirable and boundless as her spirit'
-Sunday Times
‘The book is a powerful, emotional, poetic, funny, philosophical and
courageous work of art’
-Irish Times
‘Uplifting and life-affirming, this is a manifesto to live as hard and
as well as you can’ -Stylist
‘A lyrical and moving memoir’
-The Economist
‘Ruth Fitzmaurice’s crazy, joyful, heartbreaking, romantic, raw and
honest memoir is a work of art made from the heart’
-RTE Ireland
‘A moving memoir of family life, coping with her husband's motor
neurone disease and the icy joys of wild sea swimming’
-Good HousekeepingSHA$London$2018
Tristan Gooley
WILD SIGNS
and
STAR PATHS
The brand new book
by the New York Times,
Sunday Times and
Internationally
Bestselling Author
Tristan Gooley shows how it is possible to achieve a level of outdoors
awareness that will enable you to sense direction from stars and plants,
forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of
an animal from its body language - instantly.
Although once common, this now rare awareness would be labelled by
many as a 'sixth sense'. We have become so distanced from this way of
experiencing our environment that it may initially seem hard to believe
that it is possible, but Tristan Gooley uses a collection of 'keys' to show
how everyone can develop this ability and enjoy the outdoors in an
exciting way - one that is both new and ancient.
TRISTAN GOOLEY is a writer, navigator and explorer. He has led expeditions on five
continents and pioneered a renaissance in the rare art of natural navigation He is the
only living person to have both flown solo and sailed singlehanded across the Atlantic.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Institute of
Navigation.
naturalnavigator.com @NaturalNav
UK: Sceptre US: The Experiment
Editor: Rupert Lancaster Editor: Matthew Lore
Publication: May 2018SHA$London$2018
Benedict Jacka
MARKED
Book 9 in the blockbuster
ALEX VERUS SERIES
‘Puts other urban fantasies to
shame…a stellar blend of
thoughtful philosophy and
explosve action.’
-Publisher’s Weekly *starred*
review
Mage Alex Verus is hanging on by a thread
in the ninth urban fantasy novel from the
bestselling author Benedict Jacka
Alex Verus is tracking down dangerous magical items unleashed
into the world by Dark Mages - however, when the Light Council
decide they need his help in negotiating with the perpetrators,
Alex must use all his cunning and magic to strike a deal.
BENEDICT JACKA became a writer almost by accident, when at 19 he sat in his
school library and began writing in the back of an exercise book. Since then he
has worked for the civil service, studied philosophy at Cambridge and been a
bouncer, but has always found the time to keep writing.
benedictjacka.co.uk @BenedictJacka
UK: Little, Brown US: Penguin (Berkeley)
Editor: Jenni Hill Publication: July 2018
Publication: July 2018 Editor: Anne Sowards
Material available: Page proofs
Rights sold in series: France (Editions Anne Carriere), Germany (Blanvalet), Russia (AST)SHA$London$2018
‘I just added Benedict Jacka to my must-read list. FATED is an
excellent novel, a gorgeously realized world with a uniquely
powerful, vulnerable protagonist. Books this good remind me
why I got into the storytelling business in the first place.’
-Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
‘Benedict Jacka writes a deft, thrill ride of an urban fantasy.’
-Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
New US & UK three book deal
for books 10, 11 & 12
just signed!
* Film/TV rights sold
to Michael Goldstein & Jason Bloom *SHA$London$2018
Will Kostakis
MONUMENTS
The brand new rollicking
adventure fantasy from
acclaimed Australian
author Will Kostakis
15 year old Connor's plan to skip school for a day rapidly escalates
into a quest – the big, save-the-world kind – with a girl made of
secrets and a boy with a crooked smile. They raid dungeons hidden
beneath the city's oldest schools to awaken powers they should have
just left alone. But hindsight is twenty-twenty ...
Aimed at upper middle grade readers, MONUMENTS is Camp Half-
Blood Chronicles by way of The Rest of Us Just Live Here. The
duology is a parable for youth powerlessness, and explores how the
world might look if teens suddenly had the ability to reshape it
themselves.
WILL KOSTAKIS spent some time dabbling in celebrity journalism and
reality TV, and he now writes for young adults. His first novel, Loathing
Lola, was released when he was just nineteen, and his second, The First
Third, won the 2014 Gold Inky Award. It was also shortlisted for the
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year and Australian Prime
Minister’s Literary awards. His third book The Sidekicks was a top 10
bestseller and is currently a finalist for the LAMBDA Award in the United
States.
willkostakis.com @willkostakis
UK/US: On submissionSHA$London$2018
Lucy Martin
THE LAST CONFESSION
OF ELISA MEAD
Amongst manicured lawns and
backyard barbeques in a typical
suburban neighborhood lives the
perfectly ordinary Slade family. Except
the Slade family is beginning to crack
at the seams and seventeen year old
Amie is desperately trying to hold
everything together.
But why is Detective Miller from the local police force also trying to
figure out what is happening to the Slade family? Why is the
psychologist assigned to the case so uncomfortable with the version of
events he is presented?
Where trimmed hedges disguise a web of sordid secrets and lies, the
novel unfolds to reveal the truth in the form of a chilling confession and
a final shocking conclusion.
THE LAST CONFESSION OF ELISA MEAD is a dazzling debut novel
about a seemingly normal family that is nothing of the sort, the secrets
we think we are keeping well hidden and the lengths we will go to get
what we want. At its heart is Amie Slade – one of the most
controversial and sure to be talked about characters in years. Who will
you choose to believe?
LUCY MARTIN studied at Oxford, worked as a solicitor for ten years, ran a
nanny agency and then trained to be a language teacher. She is fluent in 5
languages (French, Spanish, German, Russian & English) and lives in
London with her three teenage children.
UK/US: On submissionSHA$London$2018
Andrew Meehan
ONE STAR AWAKE
‘Mesmerising, inventive, heart-
wrenching, and brilliantly realised. The
most interesting debut of 2017.’
– Irish Examiner
‘An acute psychological study that
rips along with the pace of a thriller,
One Star Awake is also very funny,
deliciously written, and deeply
atmospheric in its Parisian setting.
Hugely addictive.’
–Kevin Barry, author of Beatlebone
‘The most unusually brilliant novel you
will read this year. Meehan’s writing is
fast, furious and very funny.’
– Liz Nugent, author of Unravelling Oliver
‘This is an astute and affecting work, cleverly plotted and paced.
The writing is exceptional.’
– The Sunday Times
* LONGLISTED FOR DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE for best debut novel *
A young woman comes to in the Paris restaurant in which she apparently
works she has survived some kind of trauma, but her memories haven’t.
Something tells her there has been a reprieve. Yet when she crosses paths
with a mysterious man called Eagleback, she becomes convinced that he
holds the key to her identity.
Over the course of a hot, sticky summer, she covertly pursues Eagleback
while re-learning how to live. One Star Awake is a stunningly inventive novel,
a thrilling work of art by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, witty and urgently
poetic. This is a fractured fairy tale a funny and touching testament to the
highs and lows of self-discovery and love found in unlikely places.
ANDREW MEEHAN is a well-known script writer and formerly Head of
Development at the Irish Film Board. His fiction has appeared in Stinging Fly,
Town and Country: The Faber Book of New Irish Stories and Winter Pages. He is
based in Dublin and Glasgow.
UK/Ireland: New Island
Editor: Dan Bolger
Publication: September 2017
Material available: Finished copiesSHA$London$2018
Sarah Mussi
YOU CAN’T HIDE
The new book from the
Carnegie nominated,
Branford Boase shortlisted,
multiple award winning author
Sarah Mussi
Lexi is determined to uncover the facts behind the accident that
has shattered her memory, however as she starts to dig deep she
has to face the truth: she is a fugitive from violent domestic abuse
in the U.K., and despite being told to keep a low profile, Lexi has
blown her cover and put her mom’s and her own life at risk.
Lexi remembers trying to cover her tracks at her new high school:
remembers getting enmeshed in a web of blackmail, lies, and
inappropriate picture messaging. Remembers how her false
identity, her fabricated history, and her all important new start were
blown sky high. And then nothing
Will Lexi find out what actually happened on the night of the
‘accident’?
SARAH MUSSI was born in Cheltenham and raised in the Cotswolds,
and received a BA froom Winchester School of Art and MA from the
Royal College of Art. Sarah spent over fifteen years in West Africa as a
teacher and now teaches English in Lewisham. sarahmussi.com
UK: Hodder Children’s
Editor: Naomi Greenwood
Publication: April 2019
Material available: Manuscript available summer 2018SHA$London$2018
Stel Pavlou
DANIEL COLDSTAR
The Relic War
‘Sci-fi has never been so much fun.
I loved it!’ -
Eoin Colfer
‘Outrageously creative’
-Kirkus Reviews
‘An action-packed journey with
interesting themes on truth, power,
and wisdom…A zany outer space
adventure. Sure to be a hit for sci-fi
readers who love a wild romp.’
-School Library Journal
Below the surface on a forgotten planet, Daniel Coldstar searches for
relics from a lost civilization. Daniel has no memory of his past. All he
knows is to do his job and fear the masters of the mines.
Until he unearths a relic more powerful than anything he has ever seen.
A relic that might help him escape…
What follows is an epic outer space adventure filled with Truth Seekers,
anatoms, Leechers, and the evil Sinja who seek to control the universe.
All that stands in their way is a boy named Daniel Coldstar, whose
journey will change the galaxy forever.
BOOK 2 COMING IN 2019!
STEL PAVLOU is the British author of the bestselling novels for adults,
Decipher and Gene, and has also written for Doctor Who. Daniel Coldstar: The
Relic War is his first book for young readers. Stel lives in Colorado with his
wife, his youngest daughter, a dog named Rocket, and two chickens.
stelpavlou.com @stelpavlou
US: HarperCollins
Editor: Jessica Macleish
Publication: November 2017
Material available: Finished copiesSHA$London$2018
Amanda Reynolds
CLOSE TO YOU
* Television option bought by
Kim Cattrall *
'Gripping, claustrophobic and often
deeply unsettling, Close To Me
exerts a magnetic pull from its first
pages' -Kate Riordan, author of
The Girl In The Photograph
‘Close To Me keeps you guessing, and
then just when you think you know, you
find another twist in the road. Gripping
and suspenseful’ -Michelle Adams,
author of My Sister
‘A perfect fit for fans of Judy Mercer and Nicci French’ - Booklist
‘Close To Me is a marvelous psychological drama on many levels: a parent
coping with empty nest syndrome; a search for self-worth; the changing
relationships between parents and grown children, and between husbands
and wives. For fans of suspense, especially suspense with a feminine
perspective, Close To Me is as good as it gets’
-New York Journal of Books
She can’t remember why she’s afraid of her husband…
A page-turning psychological drama that is full of twists, and perfect for fans
of Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret and Clare Mackintosh’s I Let
You Go.
After a terrifying accident in her home, Jo Harding wakes up in hospital with
partial amnesia. She has lost the last year of her life - the last year of her
marriage - and as she begins to put the pieces together, she realises that
she may not be as good a wife and mother as she thought.
UK: Headline (Wildfire Books) US: Quercus
Editor: Kate Stephenson Publication: December 2017
Publication: July 2017
Material available: Finished copies
Rights sold: Brazil (Benvira), (China (Zhongyue Media), France (Fayard), Italy (Corbaccio), Russia (AST)SHA$London$2018
Amanda Reynolds
LYING TO YOU
The new book from
Headline’s bestselling
debut author of 2017
‘Compulsively readable and
beautifully told, Amanda Reynolds
delves expertly beneath the surface
of human relations in this
compulsive thriller.’
-Kate Hamer, bestselling author of
The Girl in the Red Coat
Following on from her eBook
bestseller Close To Me, Amanda
Reynolds is back with another
gripping psychological drama.
You'd know if you were lying to yourself, wouldn't you?
When Jess Tidy was Mark Winter's student, she made an accusation
that ultimately saw him sentenced to three years in prison. A jury
found him guilty, but he always maintained his innocence. Now,
Jess's mother's death has brought her back to the village where she
grew up, and where Mark still lives with his wife. And the truth about
that night ten years ago which nearly destroyed them both is finally
going to come out.
AMANDA REYNOLDS is a creative writing teacher and lives in the Cotwolds with
her husband, two children and two very furry retrievers. Amanda has worked as a
goat milker, a teaching assistant and a sales trainer. More recently she was the
book reviewer for The Cheltonian and taught regular creative writing classes and
workshops. She now writes full-time.
@amandareynoldsj
UK: Headline (Wildfire Books)
Editor: Kate Stephenson
Publication: July 2018
Material available: Page proofsSHA$London$2018
Shamim Sarif
THE ATHENA PROTOCOL
THE FEMINIST
BOURNE IDENTITY!
Meet Jessie, Caitlin and Hala.
West Africa. These three young women
launch a daring rescue attempt on a
dangerous warlord's camp to free a
group of kidnapped girls. But Jessie, the
youngest of these highly trained agents
when faced with the warlord's atrocities,
breaks orders and kills him setting into
motion a crisis for Athena, the rogue
organisation she works for.
Imagine having so much money that you can take matters into your own
hands and solve problems that governments won't touch. Athena is founded
by a trio of influential women who use these female secret weapons to do
just this -- but must keep secret to avoid being thrown in jail.
Jessie is the feisty British daughter of a famous rock star, Caitlin is the
American army-trained muscle and Hala is the quick thinking Isis survivor.
Together they travel the world for Athena righting the wrongs that plague
humanity. But when it all goes wrong, Jessie will learn that while Athena has
the freedom to create its own moral universe, that responsibility means she
must grow up faster than she could have imagined.
SHAMIM SARIF is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and director.
Her debut novel, The World Unseen won the Betty Trask Award and the
Pendleton May First Novel award. Shamim has adapted and directed the
films of all three of her novels including, most recently, Despite the Falling
Snow (Headline & St. Martin’s Press) and stars Rebecca Ferguson and
Charles Dance. Her films have won 47 awards internationally. Shamim lives
in London with her wife and two sons.
@shamimsarif
US: HarperCollins
Editor: Tara Weikum
Publication: Spring 2019
Material available: Manuscript
Rights sold: France (Le Cherche Midi), Germany (Penguin Verlag), Italy (Longanesi)SHA$London$2018 Recently Published
The latest Eoin Colfer
for younger readers!
Anna Liza likes to help cheer up her
mother's psychiatric patients with her 17
top knock-knock jokes and cheerful songs,
but when she meets Edward, she hits a
brick wall. Edward's dad is so sad since his
mum left; he says his life isn't going
anywhere any more.
Anna Liza has a plan to get him on the
move again, if only she can manage to
evade her mother's attention long enough.
UK: Barrington Stoke
Rights sold: France (Gallimard), Finland
(WSOY), Brazil (Record), Denmark
(Alvilda), Azerbaijan (TEAS)
New York Times Bestseller!
Approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface is
covered in water, and yet we understand
remarkably little about it. Tristan Gooley
helps readers unlock the secrets of the
world’s most abundant resource.
Here, he shares over 700 clues and
patterns that show how to gauge depth by
shadows, decipher wind direction by
ripples, estimate plant life in the water by
colour and much more.
UK: Hodder, US: The Experiment
Rights sold: Italy (Mondadori), Germany
(Riva), Spain (Atico de los Libros), Poland
(Otwarte), China (Yilin), Taiwan (Flaneur
Culture Lab), Turkey (Butik Yayincilik)SHA$London$2018 Recently Published
Sunday Times Bestseller & Winner Book of
the Year
BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards
‘In terms of sheer did-you-knows per page it
is one of the richest, densest, most rewarding
books on nature Ihave read in a long time…If
a trek with Gooley himself might be daunting,
his book vastly repays any time spent with it.
Above all, its joy in deduction is infectiously
delightful.’
-The Sunday Times
UK: Hodder, US: The Experiment
Rights sold: Germany (Riva Verlag),
Spain (Ático de los Libros), Poland (Otwarte),
China (Changjiang Literature & Art Publishing
House), Taiwan (Morning Star Publishing),
Korea (EK Book), Japan (A&F), Turkey (Beyaz
Baykus), Estonia (Tanapaev)
Starting with a simple question - 'Which way
am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural
science, myth, folklore and the history of
travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient
art of finding your way using nature's own
sign-posts. You'll learn why some trees grow
the way they do and how they can help you
find your way in the countryside. You'll
discover how it's possible to find North simply
by looking at a puddle and how natural signs
can be used to navigate on the open ocean
and in the heart of the city. Wonderfully
detailed and full of fascinating stories, this is a
glorious exploration of the rediscovered art of
natural navigation.
UK: Random House, US: The Experiment
RIghts sold: Czech Republic (Grada), France
(JC Lattes), Germany (Piper), Italy (Vallardi),
Japan (Kinokuniya)SHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Eoin Colfer,
Andrew Donkin
& Giovanni Rigano
ILLEGAL
‘This is a gripping graphic novel -
beautifully realised and punchily told…
Tough, but necessary, and ultimately,
life-affirming’
-The Times
‘A deeply affecting account’
-The Observer
'A powerful, compelling work, evocatively illustrated ... It would take a hard
heart not to be moved by this book.' -Financial Times
A graphic novel with extraordinary images by Giovanni Rigano... it's a work
of art and an education. I wish everyone would read it. I really do.
-BuzzFeed
‘An absolute must-read, this graphic novel is thought-provoking, profound,
sensitive and totally gripping’ -Book Trust
‘This is an outstanding book, told with honesty and heart’ -Irish Independent
ILLEGAL is the story of Ebo and Kwame and their tortuous journey from North
Africa to seek a new life in Europe.
Visualised in glorious full-colour art, this extraordinary story is brought to vivid
life for an audience of children and adults who are aware of the very real plight
of migrants and asylum seekers through the news today. On a topic which is
often dehumanised through the media, Colfer and Donkin offer a first person
perspective of what migrants and refugees must overcome to survive, told with
empathy and undertanding.
World: Hodder Children’s
Editor: Anne McNeil
Publication: October 2017
Rights sold: France (Hachette Livre), Germany (Rowohlt), Greece (Patakis), Italy (Mondadori), Korea
(Balgeunmirae Publishing), Spain (Alianza), US (Sourcebooks)SHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Lewis Hine
LOOKING AT THE STARS
‘To me, in this day and age when we
have so much bad news, it's so
wonderful to see someone so young
doing something so brave and so
wonderful. It teaches us all a lesson.
It's just really inspirational.’
-Elton John
17-year-old Lewis Hine is a global phenomenon. Diagnosed with a
life-threatening brain tumour and water on the brain at 17 months, he
wasn't expected to survive. But Lewis proved everyone wrong; he's
not only surviving but thriving. In one Facebook post on his 16th
birthday Lewis invited everyone to see how he faces head on the
challenges from his ongoing illness, and he went viral. 30 million
views later, Lewis now spearheads a campaign, Friend Finder, to
make sure no one ever faces childhood illness alone.
In his memoir, Lewis reaches out to anyone who may feel isolated in
their lives. After 13 brain surgeries and continual health problems, life
for Lewis is a daily challenge. From the sheer physical challenges -
he is at high risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
and has a pump in his brain just to keep him alive - to the horrendous
bullying he's endured, he shares how he finds the strength to
overcome all this and still lead a fun and fulfilling life. With a host of
admirers around the world from Elton John to Kid Ink, Lewis is living
his dream - even becoming Radio 1's Teen Hero of the Year. His
story will make you laugh, cry and above all, feel inspired by life's
endless possibilities, looking at the stars.
World: Bonnier Publishing
Publication: April 2018SHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Shahroo Izadi
THE KINDNESS METHOD
* SOLD IN FIVE PUBLISHER AUCTION *
‘The moment I met her I
immediately knew she was the
real deal. She just gets it. She's a
sobering, safe and sassy
presence in a world of extremes’
-Bryony Gordon, #1 bestselling
author of Mad Girl
Do you have a habit that you want to change? Have you tried to make
changes before, been successful for a bit and then gone back to your
old ways? Perhaps you’ve been making the same resolutions for years
but can’t seem to get started and keep going. Has the disappointment
and exhaustion actually made the situation worse? Are you frustrated
with the status quo and feeling out of control?
It doesn’t matter what the issue is that you want to change – Shahroo
Izadi is going to show you how to do it. And how to make those changes
last forever.
Shahroo is a behavioural change specialist and therapist at the Amy
Winehouse Foundation and by using a simple step-by-step system that
rejects the traditional professional-patient dynamic and uses a
completely non-judgemental and laid back approach, THE KINDNESS
METHOD will show you how your unwanted autopilot behaviours can be
banished forever.
World: Pan Macmillan (Bluebird Books)
Editor: Carole Tonkinson
Publication: June 2018SHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Signe Johansen
SOLO
The Joy of Cooking
for One
'At last, a book of lovely
recipes by someone who
knows that cooking isn’t
always for sharing. It’s just as
important to eat well on your
own.'
- Diana Henry
Many of us cook for one on a regular basis – isn't it time we became
more selfish in the kitchen? Celebrating the joy of self-reliance and
self-sufficiency, Signe Johansen, author of How to Hygge, shares
eighty fabulous recipes for happy solo cooking.
Beautifully photographed and designed, the cookbook includes a range
of tasty and uncomplicated no-cook fast food and one-pot dishes to
transform your daily routine. Signe shows how to make big batch
recipes that you can reinvent and enjoy throughout the week. There's
also a chapter with more adventurous recipes for when time is on your
side.
Packed with advice for keeping a streamlined larder and tips for late-
night fridge foraging, Solo: The Joy of Cooking for One will inspire you
to cook delicious food, every day.
SIGNE JOHANSEN is a whisky expert, Norwegian cook and author of
the bestselling books How to Hygge, Scandilicious and Scandilicious
Baking living in London.
World: Pan Macmillan (Bluebird Books)
Editor: Carole Tonkinson
Publication: February 2018SHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Pádraig Kenny
TIN
Pinocchio meets The Wizard of
Oz.
TIN is a thought-provoking
and timely debut with strong
themes of friendship, war, and
humanity.
‘Kenny is a thrilling writer who
knows how to chill the reader. Like
all the best fairy tales about
impossible creatures, Kenny’s real
subject is about what it means to be
human.’
- Daily Telegraph
Waterstone’s Children’s Book of the Month TWO months in a row!
A heartfelt tale of friendship, humanity and belonging, TIN is set in an
alternative England of the 1930s and follows a boy and his mechanical
friends as they discover the truth about his past. Christopher is 'Proper': a
real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a
maker of the eccentric, loyal, and totally individual mechanicals who are
Christopher’s best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret is
revealed and Christopher’s world changes forever.
What follows is a remarkable adventure, as Christopher discovers who he
really is, and what it means to be human.
PÁDRAIG KENNY is an Irish writer who hails from Newbridge in County
Kildare. He has a master's degree in Anglo-Irish writing and started his
career writing radio drama. As an arts journalist he has contributed work to
the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Independent and the Irish Examiner.
World: Chicken House Books
Editor: Barry Cunningham
Publication: February 2018
Right sold: US (Scholastic), China (CITIC), France (Lumen), Italy (Il Castoro), Korea (Mirae&Media),
Spain and Catalan (Editorial Casals), Turkey (Yabanci)SHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Will Kostakis
THE SIDEKICKS
Finalist for LAMBDA Literary Award!
‘A masterfully written story filled with heart,
sorrow, and hope’
-Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times
bestselling author
‘While this is Kostakis's American debut, his
literary polish and deep understanding of
teen storytelling is compelling and nuanced
from the first page....An excellent exploration
of grief from a rising talent that belongs in all
libraries serving teens’ -
School Library Journal (starred review)
Ryan, Harley and Miles are very different people—the swimmer, the rebel and
the nerd. All they've ever had in common is Isaac, their shared best
friend. When Isaac dies unexpectedly, the three boys must come to terms with
their grief and the impact Isaac had on each of their lives. In his absence,
Ryan, Harley and Miles discover things about one another they never saw
before, and realize there may be more tying them together than just Isaac.
An intricately woven story told in three parts, award-winning Australian author
Will Kostakis makes his American debut with this heartwarming, masterfully
written novel about grief, self-discovery and the connections that tie us all
together.
WILL KOSTAKIS spent some time dabbling in celebrity journalism and
reality TV, and he now writes for young adults. His first novel, Loathing
Lola, was released when he was just nineteen, and his second, The First
Third, won the 2014 Gold Inky Award. It was also shortlisted for the
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year and Australian Prime
Minister’s Literary awards.
willkostakis.com @willkostakis
World (ex-United States): Penguin Australia US: HQ Teen
Editor: Laura Harris Editor: T.S. Ferguson
Publication: March 2016 Publication: October 2017
Material available: Finished copiesSHA$London$2018
SHA$London$2016
Tom Whipple
X AND WHY
'This witty, racily-written book will
ruffle some feathers. Some
feathers need to be ruffled.
Whipple does it with
panache and style.'
-RICHARD DAWKINS
Gender is shifting. But is gender disappearing? This is the story of
where biology meets behaviour - how sex drives us, and informs so
many of the key choices we make in life.
In the last century it was argued that men are from Mars and women are from
Venus - but things have moved on a long way since then. In this timely new
approach to the debate, Tom Whipple travels far and wide - from a swingers'
party to a gay penguin sanctuary - and draws on the latest studies in
behavioural science as well as fascinating explorations into anthropology to
present a surprising tale of expectations and mismatches.
If you are currently single, this book is about your place in the dating market -
your successes, your failures and what they mean. If you are in a relationship,
it is about why you chose the person you are with, why they chose you - and
the circumstances in which either of you might put it all at risk and stray.
In X and Why, Tom Whipple delves into the sexual subconscious to explain
the inner workings of character and desire. It will change the way you see
yourself and everyone around you.
TOM WHIPPLE is the award-winning science editor of The Times. His first book
How to Win Games and Beat People was published by Random House in the
UK and HarperCollins in the US in 2015.
World: Short Books
Editor: Aurea Carpenter
Publication: April 2018sophiehicksagency.com
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