27th February 2026


David Godwin Associates


The Midnight Bell Jim Crace Crace’s 14th novel is set in a brutally subjugated wartime town in middle Europe during the 1840s: “Unequivocal, unflinching and compassionate.”


Agent David Godwin World English Picador


Rift, from Origin to Horizon Aminatta Forna Prize-winner Forna’s newest examines Africa’s Great Rift Valley and Great Lakes region, where “everything you need to know about the world – its history, evolution, present and future – is contained”.


Agent David Godwin


UK William Collins, US Grove Atlantic


Watershed Jessica J Lee The environmental historian traces the threats facing freshwater species and habitats – and the work of scientists and activists attempting to save them.


Agent David Godwin


UK Hamish Hamilton, North America Simon & Schuster


Making a Killing: How the West Profits from Slaughter in Gaza and Yemen Andrew Feinstein Meticulous examination by Feinstein and Shadow World, the arms-trade investigation firm he co-founded in 2019, of how Western governments violate their own laws to fuel genocidal conflicts.


Agent Sebastian Godwin World English Verso


Three Million Kavita Puri Puri reveals the stories of the three million people who died during the Bengal famine of 1943, one of the largest losses of civilian life on the Allied side during the Second World War.


Agent David Godwin UK William Collins


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David Higham Associates


Agony in the Garden Gabriel Krauze The Booker longlistee’s newest is a personal reckoning and work of autofiction from the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war “for readers of George Orwell, Annie Ernaux, Karl Ove Knausgård and Édouard Louis”.


Agent Nicola Chang


What Heals the World Grows Here Dr Yemisi Bokini Medical doctor turned science journalist Bokini investigates the ways that modern medicine depends on nature and why we need to protect nature to protect ourselves.


Agent Jessica Woollard


The Runner Scarlett Thomas A “propulsive and edge- of-your-seat” novel following Jay, who has to go on the run, owning only three objects and no credit cards, passport or identity. But he does have millions of air miles and the ability to run fast…


Agent Veronique Baxter UK Simon & Schuster


A Mug of Life: Strangers’ Advice on What Makes a Good Life A Mug of Life Team Based on the social media phenomenon, a collection of lessons from ordinary strangers on what makes a good life, all shared over a cup of tea on a park bench.


Agent Orli Vogt-Vincent UK at auction, under offer in Italy


Foreign Affairs Alison Lurie In the centenary of her birth, a re-release of Lurie’s Pulitzer-winning 1984 comic, heart- wrenching classic of an unexpected romance between a shy American literature professor and a brash engineer.


Agent Georgia Glover


UK Vintage, US Open Road, Italian Astoria


Cheers in Every Language Jonny Garrett Garrett explores the various nations’ favourite beer brands to explore what it says about culture, cuisine, history, geography, politics and identity: “Tim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography, but with beer instead of mountains.”


Agent David Luxton


David Luxton


Epic: The Many Lives of Pelé Andrew Downie The Reuters Brazil football correspondent’s life of Pelé – the only player to have won the World Cup three times – told through the characters that populated his life and the events that shaped his existence.


Agent David Luxton


UK Juniper, US Union Square, Germany Blessing


World excluding Spanish and Portuguese Viking, Portuguese


Kylian Mbappe: The Definitive Biography of the World Cup Star Julien Laurens “Vivid and intimate” portrait of the Real Madrid and French national team superstar’s life, from France’s leading football journalist.


Agent David Luxton World Orion


Inside Red Bull Racing Matt Majendie A behind-the-scenes look at the Red Bull Formula 1 set-up from veteran racing journalist Majendie, who was given unprecedented access to the team’s 2025 season.


Agent David Luxton Netherlands, Poland


Game Theory Christoph Biermann The football writer on the element of chance in the sport – based on his interviews with coaches, managers, club owners and mathematicians – is a deep-dive which “will change how we talk about the magic of the game”.


Agent Nick Walters


Agent David Headley World English Orenda


Big Man Dean Atta ( 12) A “beautiful” adult literary debut novel from poet and BAFTA-nominee Atta, which is “playful, vulnerable, daring and full of heart”.


Agent Abi Fellows World English Cipher Press


12 THOMAS SAMMUT


UK Viper, Dutch under offer, options in Germany, Japan


Catherine Essie Fox A retelling of Wuthering Heights, told from a bold new perspective that uncovers the hidden depths, haunting truths and untold desires buried beneath Emily Brontë’s classic.


The Quickening Claire McGowan A powerful exploration of motherhood, sacrifice, and “the terrifying cost of complicity in a world where freedom is the ultimate rebellion; for fans of Vox, Red Clocks and The Handmaid’s Tale”.


Agent Diana Beaumont UK Corsair


The Hollow Man Tariq Ashkanani The latest novel from Edinburgh-based Ashkanani, winner of the Bloody Scotland Debut Award for Welcome to Cooper and the McIlvanney Prize for The Midnight King.


Agent Harry Illingworth


UK Headline, US Simon & Schuster, Film/TV Motive


Anything with a Pulse Eliana Ostro A sharp, voice-driven romantic comedy following George and Clara as they ricochet through the chaos of modern dating: “Funny, painfully recognisable and emotionally honest.”


Agent Ben Dunn UK Canelo, audio Audible


Loyalty Inc: The Science of Building Connections That Last Dr Martha Newson An anthropologist and psychologist reveals how leaders, brands and communities can build deep human connection in an AI-driven world by understanding belonging, identity and the psychology that binds us together.


Agent Jack Fogg


One for the Living, Two for the Dead Iain MacIntosh The start of an entertaining fantasy series in which a disgraced ex-guard and a wide-eyed runaway investigate a political murder, uncovering conspiracy, mercenaries and the impossible return of magic.


Agent Jack Fogg


DHH Literary


The Table in the Corner Alison Barrow The veteran Transworld publicist’s “powerful” debut novel is a multi- generational family drama and a meditation on the destructive and redemptive power of love.


Agent David Headley Agent Ben Dunn


UK Simon & Schuster, US Scout Press, German, Greek and 16 others


Big Panda’s Little Book of Calm James Norbury The international bestseller returns with a new smaller-format book full of serenity and inspiration.


Agent Ludo Cinelli UK & Commonwealth Penguin Michael Joseph,


Netherlands Fontaine


My Brother, the Gun Gary Grace This harsh-yet-tender debut autofiction sees two Irish brothers reunite following years of separation in order to search for their missing father.


Agent Steven Evans UK Eriu


A History of the Rising Sun Isaac Meyer The History of Japan podcaster explores the big question “What is Japan?” through the volatile relationships it has forged with the world and the stories it tells itself.


Agent Steven Evans


Not Going to Plan Tia Fisher Carnegie Award-winner Fisher returns with a taboo-busting narrative YA verse novel about consent, gender identity and shame.


Agent Eve White UK Hot Key


DunnFogg


Beasts of Beauty Ben Timberlake A gripping investigative narrative tracing looted antiquities from freshly raided tombs to elite dealers, auction houses and private collections, exposing a shadow economy behind the global art market.


Eve White Literary Agency


The Woman in Suite 11 Ruth Ware The bestselling author returns with the nail-biting sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10, recently made into a Netflix film starring Keira Knightley.


Agent Eve White


London Book Fair Special


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