Two Aitken Alexander authors on the Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist
We are delighted that two Aitken Alexander authors are on the Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist. Ayobami Adebayo has been shortlisted for her sophomore novel A Spell of Good Things, and Mary Jean Chan for their poetry collection Bright Fear. A huge congratulations to both authors! You can read more about the prize here.
THE TRADING GAME BY GARY STEVENSON IS AN INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Gary Stevenson’s “hilarious, shocking and deeply sad” memoir, THE TRADING GAME, about his journey from the streets of Ilford to becoming Citibank’s most profitable trader in the world in his eary 20s, is an instant Sunday Times No.1. Warm congratulations to Gary!
LIZ BERRY IS THE OVERALL WINNER OF THE WRITERS PRIZE 2024
Liz Berry’s “spellbinding” novel in verse, THE HOME CHILD, was both the overall winner and poetry category winner of the 2024 Writer’s Prize (previously the Rathbone’s Folio Prize). The Writer’s Prize is unique in that there are no publisher submissions – all titles are nominated and judged by the Folio academy. The prize claims to […]
Rory Stewart is on The British Book Awards shortlist
We are delighted to see that POLITICS ON THE EDGE by Rory Stewart has been shortlisted for The British Book Awards in the Non-Fiction Narrative category.
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilory is longlisted for the Women’s Prize
We are delighted that Claire Kilroy has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for her widely-acclaimed novel Soldier Sailor. Congratulations to the author! You can read more about the longlist here.
The Anniversary longlisted for the Stella Prize
We are delighted that The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop has been longlisted for the Stella Prize 2024, celebrating Australian women’s writing and awarded annually to one outstanding book deemed to be original, excellent, and engaging. The judges praised The Anniversary saying: “Here is genre-fiction at its very best. Stephanie Bishop’s third novel is – unabashedly […]
Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole Adapted in a New Stage Production, Produced by Wayward Productions
We are delighted to announce that Babette Cole’s internationally bestselling children’s picture book series ‘Princess Smartypants’ has been adapted for stage by Wayward Productions and The Wardrobe Ensemble. Tickets are now available to purchase on Wayward Production’s website. Please click here to read more.
Kaliane Bradley’s Forthcoming Debut Novel THE MINISTRY OF TIME Greenlit by the BBC, to be Adapted by Alice Birch and Produced by A24
The most exciting news for Kaliane Bradley’s forthcoming debut novel THE MINISTRY OF TIME. Click here to read more.
Benjamin Woolley’s The King’s Assassin Inspiration For A New Limited TV Series Mary & George, Starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine
March sees the Hera Films/Sky/AMC launch of Mary and George starring Julianne Moore as the ambitious Lady Villiers at the court of James 1, shamelessly pimping her son for social gain. Our client Ben Woolley’s book The King’s Assassin was optioned by Hera Films and was the inspiration for this limited series, with Ben employed […]
Two Film Projects Based on Max Porter’s novels ‘Shy’ and ‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’
We are excited to share that Max Porter has written a film which will go into production in late Spring this year. It’s a reimagining of his most recent novel Shy, through the lens of a teacher at the school called Steve, which is the title of the film. It is produced by Cillian Murphy’s […]