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....
DENIS AVEY This 92 year old war hero has written his memoirs with BBC journalist ROB BROOMBY whose dogged research uncovered his remarkable story. Denis has kept the details of his WW2 exploits to himself for 65 years. A recipient of the ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’ award, his book, THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ was bought in a pre-emptive strike by Hodder and was published in May 2011 in the UK and US. Paperback published September 2011 and so far six weeks at the top of the bestseller list. Rights have been sold in ten languages.
BARNEY BARDSLEY is the author of the much-praised A HANDFUL OF EARTH, a memoir published in 2007 by John Murray. She is under contract to Simon & Schuster to write OLD DOG, the story of how her rescue mongrel kept their family together during the harrowing years of her husband's decline from terminal cancer. Much more than 'a dog book', this is a meditation on love, change and loss.
LINDA BLAIR The eminent clinical psychologist and author of BIRTH ORDER (Piatkus 2011) has joined the agency and is the new regular columnist for the Daily Mail with her 'On the Couch'... weekly guidance. www.lindablair.co.uk
HAROLD CARLTON His first novel LABELS was this agency’s first title and sold over 1,000,000 in the US in 1988. It will be republished by Orion in spring 2012. His new novel HEAVEN, HELL AND MADEMOISELLE was a big success for Orion in 2010 and came out in mass market in spring 2011. He is working on a new novel.
LISA COMFORT is the new London sewing queen whose shop SEW OVER IT in Clapham is the coolest venue for learning basic sewing skills and dressmaking. Lisa is brimming with ideas and there has been fierce bidding for her first book which will be published by Ebury Press in autumn 2012. www.sewoverit.co.uk
MIKE DILGER ecologist, naturalist and well known as wildlife contributor to BBC' THE ONE SHOW for the past decade. Mike is writing a diary of his first year turning his newly acquired small back garden into a nature reserve. This will be published by Collins is spring 2012. www.mikedilger.co.uk
SUE ELLIOTT For many years a television executive and latterly speechwriter, Sue is the author of LOVE CHILD, a study of adoption and most recently (2009) co-wrote THE CHILDREN WHO FOUGHT HITLER with James A Fox. Currently writing a polemic book about British education.
SHAUN ELLIS Is widely known as ‘the Wolfman’. Shaun came to fame as the subject of National Geographic’s documentary. He has spent his adult life living with wolves in the wild and observing their behaviour. His autobiography THE MAN WHO LIVES WITH WOLVES was published in paperback in the US in fall 2010 and in the UK by Harpercollins in spring 2011. Rights sold in 8 countries. Shaun is currently working on a book describing how his unique observations of wolf behaviour can teach us about training domestic dogs with which they share 98% of their DNA. www.thewolfcentre.co.uk
SIOBHAN FREEGARD Is the founder of the hugely influential website ‘Netmums’ which provides support and information for mothers and carers. Over 800,000 members. Netmums have published nine titles with Headline, the latest THE ULTIMATE BABY AND TODDLER Q&A was published in late 2011.
ROGER GARFITT A celebrated poet, Roger’s extraordinary memoir of rural childhood, Oxford excess and obsessive love has been written over the last twenty years. THE HORSEMAN'S WORD was published in April 2011 by Jonathan Cape, whose publisher Dan Franklin has kept faith since it was commissioned. It has had wonderful review coverage. Paperback will be published by Vintage in 2012.
TESSA HAINSWORTH UP WITH THE LARKS; starting again in Cornwall’ was published by Preface in 2009 and was a Westcountry bestseller. The next volume, SEAGULLS IN THE ATTIC; further adventures of the Posh Postie’ came out in spring 10 and appears in paperback in April 2011. In the tradition of Derek Tangye and James Herriot, these heartwarming and humorous stories of downshifting from life as a jet-setting executive to a poor-but-happy rural postwoman are attracting a major fanbase. The next, HOME TO ROOST comes in 2012. www.upwiththelarks.co.uk
JOANNA HODGKIN (well known as a novelist under the name Joanna Hines) is the daughter of Nancy who was the first wife of Lawence Durrell. Joanna has written a remarkable memoir of her mother's life with Durrell (whose centenary falls in 2012.) AMATEURS IN EDEN will be published by Virago in February 2012. www.amateursineden.com
SIMON HOGGART Known to everyone as the brilliant writer of the Guardian’s political sketch, as the Spectator’s wine correspondent and for many years, chairman of BBC Radio 4’s ‘the News Quiz’, Simon is the author of three volumes of collected sketches, the bestselling THE CAT THAT COULD OPEN THE FRIDGE (a collection of ‘Round Robin’ Christmas letters’). LIFE’S TOO SHORT TO DRINK BAD WINE (Quadrille 2009) and autumn 2010, his ‘memoirs’ A LONG LUNCH, published by John Murray. SEND UP THE CLOWNS', covering the years of Gordon Brown and the ascent of the Camerclegss was published by Guardian Books in autumn 2011.
PENNY JUNOR Acclaimed biographer, latterly of the Royal Family, Penny has just been contracted by Hodder to write a major biography of Prince William.
Penny is a well known broadcaster, journalist and also one of the UK’s most successful ‘ghost’ writers, having collaborated with Pattie Boyd on the no 1 US bestseller WONDERFUL TONIGHT and with Sir Cliff Richard on the UK bestseller MY LIFE, MY WAY. Website under construction.