27th February 2026


Bird Literary Agency


Six String Bear Joshua Morgan A mysterious bear uses a delightful piece of subterfuge to remove a despotic king from power. A modern fable with a winning twist from new talent Morgan.


Agent Anwen Hoosen


Squawk and Squeak Luned Aaron A vibrant pre-school offering introducing different animal sounds, from the double Tir na nÓg, and Wales Book of the Year winning author and artist.


Agent Anwen Hoosen


Angry Bubbles Carys Glyn Author, schoolteacher and literacy specialist Glyn brings her “unique voice and joyous rhymes” to the story of a young boy grappling with his emotions.


Agent Anwen Hoosen


The Dreadful Dead and the Happy Ending Colette Hiller ( 6) Boji, a street dog who rides Istanbul’s public transport, is accused of something…disgusting. Inspired by real events, this is the latest picture book from CLiPPA- winning writer Hiller.


Agent Anwen Hoosen


The bks Agency


(Probably)The Greatest Love Story Ever Told Suzy Quinn Heart-warming story about second chances, unlikely friendships and discovering the courage to love: “About a Boy meets The Rosie Project”.


Agent Jason Bartholomew German Ullstein, Italian Feltrinelli


Love Needs No Words: What Raising My Autistic Sons Has Taught Me About Hope, Acceptance and Joy James Hunt Powerful parenting memoir, described by Stephen Fry as “wonderfully inspiring”, from the creator of the Stories About Autism community.


Agent James Spackman UK Simon & Schuster


The Stormfell Academy Series Torsten Weitze The latest from the bestselling fantasy author follows orphaned Niri, whose only hope is the special coin that will grant her admission to the prestigious Stormfell Academy.


Agent Jessica Killingley


UK & US Absurd Press, Germany Torsten Weitze


This Is Our Game Joel Rookwood, Daniel Fieldsend (eds) Essay collection celebrating football fan cultures in all their diverse glory, with native sports writers taking an anthropological look at their behaviour, society, kinship and tradition.


Agent James Spackman World English Canelo


Vows to the Dead Shannon Ellison Ellison’s claustrophobic literary horror draws on the shared vocabulary of spiritual, psychotic and psychedelic experiences: “The Last of Us reimagined by Margaret Atwood.”


6 LEE RYDA 06 Agent Jessica Killingley


Haren (The Hare) Linus Blad The Swede’s quietly powerful, deeply human story of underdogs and outsiders, of mothers and sons, of loyalty, cruelty, and of the struggle of young boys growing up in a world where every day is a fight.


Agent Liane-Louise Smith Swedish, Norwegian


Finished Natalie Grant Young journalist Vera goes undercover at a renowned Swiss finishing school aiming to expose its links to the tradwife movement, only to discover that its polished image hides something much more sinister.


Agent Ed Wood


Poetry for Strangers Olivia Dodd Dodd writes poems in the moment, on her typewriter, for strangers, based on what they tell her; her debut book is a collection of 100 of those poems and the story of the people behind them.


Agent Emily Barrett At auction in UK & Commonwealth


Dangerous Animals Stevie Braste Debut with two stories – the first told over nine years, the second over a single day – coming together in a dark American tale about crazy love, hidden trauma and family in its most visceral sense.


Agent Ed Wood Agent Sue Armstrong


The Blair Partnership


Love, Her Amy Beashel An epic romance “for fans of One Day and a love letter to the female body”: Gioia and David almost get together as teenagers but are interrupted by biology. Instead, their love story will take decades.


Agent Hattie Grünewald


Blake Friedmann


Meant to Be Jessica Merry Sexy and immersive romance between a social worker and a police officer, exploring found family and second chances, in a beautiful Scottish lochside town.


Agent Juliet Pickering


The Meaning of Fire Tomasz Jedrowski Jedrowski’s follow-up to his internationally acclaimed debut Swimming in the Dark is a haunting, beguiling love story, set in a time of discovery, division and fierce conflict. “One for fans of William Golding’s The Inheritors.”


Agent Isobel Dixon


Children of War: The Last Survivors of the Kindertransport Kate Thompson December 2028 will mark 90 years since the founding of a unique humanitarian rescue operation to save children from Nazi-controlled territory. This book will tell the story of the last living survivors.


Agent Kate Burke


Into the Streets: Queer Women and the Fight for Liberation in Britain Emily Chudy A comprehensive and inclusive celebration of lesbian culture, history and activism from the 1900s to the present day.


Agent Siân Ellis-Martin AgentsLiv Bignold, Jess Molloy


Beneath the Orange Blossom Emma Cowell ( 7) Gloriously emotional and escapist search for lost love in Greece’s rugged Mani Peninsula.


Agent Kate Burke World English Avon


Black Bounty Charlotte Peters Romantasy set in an alternative Wild West following Cora, a rare silverblood (person with unlimited magic), as she races across the frontier to find her family with bounty hunters hot on her tail. A “firmly adult The Mortal Instruments meets The Knight and the Moth with a touch of True Grit”.


Bryony Woods Literary Agency


Everything Not Saved Sarah Maria Griffin ( 8) After the death of a videogame designer, Orla decides to track down an unreleased game. But there’s more to the game than meets the eye, and she’s not the only one looking for it. Novel about grief, desire and fandom.


Agent Bryony Woods UK & translation Weidenfeld


Vervain Hollow Catriona Silvey Powerful gothic thriller about a young woman returning to the burnt-out ruins of the house where she once lived as part of a paranormal cult, and the charismatic leader who had promised to grant her impossible power.


Agent Bryony Woods US Union Square


Never Go Home Jen Cownie Six friends meet for a long weekend deep in the woods, where they must confront old tensions and secrets from the past. Not all will return home. An unsettling and moving contemporary novel with a darkly magical twist.


Agent Bryony Woods


C&W


The End of Law: Power, Freedom and the Pursuit of Justice Martha Spurrier The human rights barrister and the former director of Liberty tells the story of the law “in unparalleled breadth” addressing its relationship with the most profound aspects of life: death, bodies, sex, thoughts, drugs, land, nature and technology.


AgentsSophie Lambert


Wits Stephanie Bain In 1674 London, Mariana and Thomasin are rival “Female Wits” on the London stage. But when Thomasin’s play is plagiarised and Mariana is subjected to attacks by a puritan campaigner, the two plot revenge, with each set to go against the other’s tormentor.


Agent Clare Conville Under offer in France, Spain


Ashland Joe Eurell When Ashland experiences its first murder in 30 years, newly appointed chief of police Nash – the town’s first woman to wear the badge – is called to investigate. A man has been assassinated with a shot that could only have come from a world-class sniper, and there’s only one witness: a four-year-old-boy from a neglected home.


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