Some of the agency’s clients and their current publications are listed below. Over the last 25 years we have handled many worldwide best sellers but this is a small, selective agency and we never represent for more than a couple of dozen ‘active’ authors at a time....
JOHNNY KINGDOM Countryman star of BBC2s Johnny's Kingdom and author of A WILDLIFE ON EXMOOR, BAMBI AND ME and (May 2011) JOHNNY KINGDOM'S WESTCOUNTRY TALES all published by Bantam. www.johnnykingdom.co.uk
PRUE LEITH O.B.E Restauranter and chef, Veuve Cliquot Business Woman of the Year and judge of TV’s Great British Menus, Prue is known to a whole new audience as a very successful novelist. THE CHORAL SOCIETY (Quercus, spring 2009) was followed by A SERVING OF SCANDAL spring 2010). THE GARDENER comes again from Quercus on spring 2011 and her autobiography RELISH, which was sold at auction this summer, comes from Quercus in 2012. www.prue-leith.co.uk
JESSICA MANN the well-known writer of crime/suspense fiction and of the outstanding study of evacuation during WW2 - OUT OF HARM'S WAY - has joined the agency with a hugely entertaining diatribe against nostalgia for the 1950s. THE '50s MYSTIQUE is published by Quartet Books in February 2012. www.jessicamann.net
KEVIN MCCLOUD Known to everyone as the presenter of C4's universal favourite GRAND DESIGNS, Kevin is the author of eleven books, the most recent being the groundbreaking 43 PRINCIPLES OF HOME which was published by Collins in Autumn 2010.
MAX MILLIGAN One of the UK’s leading landscape photographers whose books CIRCLES OF STONE, REALM OF THE INCAS and GHANA are now collector’s items, Max’s new privately sponsored book LEBANON which was launched at the RGS in autumn 2010 is breathtaking. Quadrille have bought rights in what will be the ultimate photographic book on Scotland, THE SOUL OF SCOTLAND, for publication in autumn 2012.www.maxmilligan.com
ANDY MULLIGAN Andy is a teacher whose novel TRASH ( for ages 12+) was published autumn 10 by David Fickling Books in the UK and US. It was bought at auction for a record sum and is receiving stellar reviews. Rights have so far been sold in 18 languages and Andy has toured the UK, US, Australia, the Philippines and India promoting the book. Film rights were optioned before publication.
His first novel RIBBLESTROP (for ages 10+) was published by Simon & Schuster and shortlisted for the Roald Dahl funny books award. Widely and ecstatically reviewed, its sequel RETURN TO RIBBLESTROP was published in spring 2011 and is the winner of the the Guardian Childrens' Fiction Prize 2011. www.andymulligan.co.uk
LUCY O’BRIEN Well known author and journalist on contemporary culture, pop, gender issues. Her seminal SHE BOP – WOMEN IN ROCK POP AND SOUL was a bestseller and recommended on many media/music degree courses. It is being re-published - SHE-BOP 3 - completely revised and updated - by Jawbone Press in spring 2012. She is the author of acclaimed biographies of ANNIE LENNOX, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD and most recently MADONNA; LIKE AN ICON (Bantam UK) which has been translated into 14 languages. Lucy is currently writing a memoir WE ARE NOT A MUSE; one woman’s journey through the music press’. She is a lecturer at Goldsmith’s college. www.lucyobrien.com
TOM PETHERICK Is an organic gardener and author of HELIGAN- A PORTRAIT OF THE LOST GARDENS (Weidenfeld), TREES THAT SHAPE THE WORLD (Quadrille) and SUFFICENT (Anova). Currently preparing a major book detailing his on-going experiment in biodynamics CHOLWELL FARM; AN EXPERIMENT IN BIODYNAMIC GARDENING.
MONTY ROBERTS Inspirational horse trainer whose non-violent methods have been adopted worldwide and who was introduced to the general public by HM the Queen. Author of THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO HORSES which spent two years on the US bestseller list and has sold 4,000,000 copies worldwide. Further titles include THE HORSE THAT CAME IN FROM THE WILD; HORSE SENSE FOR PEOPLE; THE HORSES IN MY LIFE and ASK MONTY. www.montyroberts.com
PROFESSOR JAMES SHARPE Is Professor of History at York University and author (for a general readership) of INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS,THE POSSESSION OF ANN GUNTHER, REMEMBER, REMEMBER and DICK TURPIN AND THE MYTH OF THE ENGLISH HIGHWAYMAN ( Profile Books). His magisterial HISTORY OF VIOLENCE IN ENGLAND will be published by Random House in 2012.