Delighted to share that I’ve been promoted to senior commissioning editor at
@AvonBooksUK
! So pleased to keep working with my brilliant authors, agents and, of course, the exceptional Avon team🥳
Today I’m aiming to channel the confidence I had when I was 17 and applied to be the full-time music editor at Vice (while still at school) on the basis that I had my own personal music blog on wordpress 😌🤘🏼
🚨Author callout!🚨I'm looking for an author to write a new feel-good and funny novel with a brilliant premise. For this project, we're looking for authors who identify as LGBTQIA+. If that's you, please do get in touch below! Applications close 26th June.
🚨Author callout!🚨I'm looking for an author to bring to life a new book idea - it's a fun women's fiction x comedy crime crossover with a brilliant premise. If you think you could be the right fit, please do get in touch below! Applications close 30th Jan
Very excited to say that I’ll be joining Thorne at Avon as a commissioning editor next month! Will be so sad to leave the amazing team and authors at
@welbeckpublish
but looking forward to a new adventure 🥳
.
@ThorneyRyan
to take on the newly created role of deputy publishing director at
@AvonBooksUK
after a string of new appointments and promotions across the division was announced.
Read more:
Thrilled to share I’ve acquired Hold My Girl by
@charcarr1
from
@hayleyemmasteed
. Charlene has crafted a tense and beautiful examination of motherhood and I can’t wait to share it with the world, along with
@IrisMT
, next year!
I’ve just had a call from my editor
@rrraacchh1
with the amazing news that Four Weddings and a Christmas is my third Sunday Times bestseller!!! Im ecstatic and so is Tilly the cat!
I can't even express how relieved I am that the show has lived up to the book this time - it's just SO good. The music, the clothes, the writing, those performances 😭 Just pitch perfect!
🚨COME AND DO MY JOB!🚨I am beyond sad to be leaving HoZ but this is an excellent opportunity to get into publishing with a fantastic team. The role is varied + exciting + has taught me so much over (almost) two years. My DMs are open for any advice + questions 😊
⭐️ ENTRY LEVEL JOB ALERT ⭐️
Do you have a keen eye for detail? We are delighted to be working with
@_CreativeAccess
to advertise our latest opportunity for a Production Assistant!
If you want to join our team, we’d love to hear from you:
So excited to be a guest speaker at
@mapublishing
’s Innovation in Publishing event next month! I'll be talking about innovation in indies as well as the ways our different teams have had to adapt this year along with the amazing
@holly_domney
! Ticket link in bio 🔗
So excited to have
@rrraacchh1
as a guest
#speaker
at
#LCCPIE
!
Rachel is a Production & Art assistant at
@HoZ_Books
. She'll be discussing the role of creativity in publishing and her position at Head of Zeus.
Find out more on our website! Link in bio🔗
#PublishingInnovation
Just finished this brilliantly sharp debut by Emily Austin. Never read anxiety written in such a scarily relatable way and yet I was laughing out loud the whole time. Thanks to
@poppymowen
at
@AtlanticBooks
for the proof! Publishing in July 🐇
#EveryoneInThisRoom
Proofs are making their way into the world! Can’t wait for everyone to meet Nell. She’s truly fab and The Second Chance made me laugh and cry in equal measure ✨🌅
Not every day that one of your authors sits above Richard Osman in an Amazon chart - congratulations to Sue Minix whose brilliant cosy crime novel, Murder at the Bookstore, is sitting at the top of the Amateur Sleuth New Releases chart on Amazon US!
@AvonBooksUK
@HarperCollinsUK
It's July 25th, which means Christmas is just five months away! Get ready to laugh your socks off at Happy Bloody Christmas by the incomparable
@mummyblogger
. This one is a gem - but don't just take my word for it! 🎄🎁🎅🔪🩸
So excited to reveal the cover for THE UNRETIREMENT, the feel-good, heartwarming novel from
@SJPenno
publishing in May. You can pre-order here now for just 99p!
Introducing The Unretirement by Penny Mirren! The most uplifting novel of 2024, perfect for fans of Clare Pooley, Mike Gayle and Sally Page.
Who says your golden days are behind you...?
Publishing on the 23rd of May and available to pre-order now!
It was my girl
@rrraacchh1
’s last day at Head of Zeus yesterday! We went to the pub and took cute pics before we all went home and cried because we won’t get to see her every day now!
More exciting news today as we announce AFTER THE STORM, the debut crime novel from
@GDWrightWrites
in which a child's tragic drowning rips a community apart. It's perfect for filling that Happy Valley-shaped hole in your life, and I'm so proud to be publishing it this August🌊
🚨🚨Authors🚨🚨I'm sending out Harper Ford's hilarious new novel, HOT NOT BOTHERED, for endorsements. This no-holds-barred and heartfelt novel is all about the rollercoaster of menopause, from hot flushes to HRT and everything in between. Let me know if you'd like to read it!
Our July
#GSFF
book strikes like lightning! We're excited to reveal that The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath by
@IanTheGreen
will be our July GSFF pick. Our special edition will be signed and numbered with lightning bolt stencilled edges and a special foil design to the cover!
Over the moon to be sharing the cover for
@charcarr1
's fantastic novel, Hold My Girl, coming Feb '23. You can pre-order the book Ashley Audrain called 'thoughtful, tense and affecting' here now:
I’m so proud to be publishing Hot Not Bothered by the fabulous Harper Ford later this year. This really is the perfect book for anyone who has experience of the menopause, or anyone who loves someone who has!
@L_Macdougall
@UnitedAgents
#HotNotBothered
by Harper Ford is the new hilarious novel about the menopause, second (or third) chance love - and the unexpected ways in which we can find our tribe at any age.
Publishing in Autumn 2024 but available to pre-order now in paperback, ebook and audiobook!
My boiler breaking in -1 degree temperatures has caused me to have a weird music relapse and I’m now listening to Paramore and feeling sorry for myself
OUT TODAY!!!
#DivorcedNotDead
is one of the funniest books I've had the pleasure of working on and I can't wait for readers to meet Frankie - fifty, divorced and getting back on the (dating) horse. Get your copy here from just 99p: 🍷💃
Out now!
#DivorcedNotDead
by Harper Ford is a no-holds-barred, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romcom about being fifty, but absolutely not dead yet!
Get your copy here:
Wishing the happiest of publication days to
@CharlieJayneB
, whose gorgeous novel, The Second Chance, is out TODAY. With a thought-provoking hook and a hilarious, original voice, this book really is a warm, life-affirming hug! And if you don't believe me, keep scrolling...
Brilliant chemist turned famous TV host. You’ve never met anyone like Elizabeth Zott🧪
Based on the best-selling novel, Lessons in Chemistry premieres October 13!✨
@AppleTV
#LessonsInChemistry
Thrilled to announce The Unretirement by Penny Mirren (AKA
@SJPenno
)! This heartfelt and uplifting story of the incomparable Maggie coming out of retirement to save a local restaurant is keeping me warm this week & I can't wait for it to publish in May👩🍳
CW: Doing the “job news” thing...
Last week I had my last day at Head of Zeus, and tomorrow I start as assistant editor at Vintage!
Here’s a very small selection of the books I was lucky enough to work on — thank you
@HoZ_Books
for the funnest start to my publishing career 💞
Happiest of publication days to
@SJPenno
whose gorgeous novel, The Unretirement, is out today! This feel-good and uplifting novel is guaranteed to make you smile, and you can buy it here for just 99p!
@katenashagent
@KNLitAgency
Over the moon to say I've acquired two books from Harper Ford, whose furiously funny take on modern dating for the divorcée had me cackling on my train journeys into work. So excited for this one!
@L_Macdougall
@UA_Books
@AvonBooksUK
The Unretirement is the most uplifting book I’ve read all year - and I couldn’t be more excited for new readers to find it up and down the country from next week! 🥳
I can share some really exciting news today... From next Thursday
#TheUnretirement
will be available to buy in
#Sainsburys
stores across the UK. Why not grab a copy with your weekly shop?
🛒📚👩🍳
Thank you to
@Lipfon_
at
@QuercusBooks
for this stunning proof of
@emrata
’s My Body. From the first page the writing is thoughtful and nuanced. If you enjoyed “buying myself back” I’d highly recommend! Out now
Thrilled to reveal the cover for Divorced Not Dead by Harper Ford! Can't wait for everyone to swipe right on Frankie and join her on some truly disastrous dates and a journey of self-discovery like no other... 💘🍷💃
@rebeccamascull
@L_Macdougall
@UA_Books
@AvonBooksUK
The book that will have you in stitches this year!
#DivorcedNotDead
is a no-holds-barred, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud hilarious romcom about being fifty, divorced and getting back on the horse.
Publishing 28th September and available to pre-order now!
I am BEYOND excited to be publishing Happy Bloody Christmas by
@mummyblogger
this autumn. Jo’s comedy crime novel is smart, relatable and very, very funny. Any authors who’d like to read an early copy let me know! 🎄🔪🎅
EXCITING NEWS!! I wrote another book! Happy Bloody Christmas is a comedy Christmas crime caper, ticking ALL of my boxes in one book:
✔️ A mystery to solve
✔️ Christmas fun times
✔️ Jokes
Happy Bloody Christmas is out in time for Christmas Preorder NOW -
🚨Hi all - applications will be closing at 3pm this afternoon due to high levels of interest, so please do apply by then if you were planning on doing so! Thanks so much to everyone who has responded so far.
Wow! Thank you so much to everyone who has applied so far. Please note that applications may close early due to overwhelming interest in this project already. So if you think you'd be a great fit, please do get in touch sooner rather than later.😊
Just to clarify, the article is referring to someone in MELBOURNE. The purposely misleading wording “marched through the city” will incite anger and bigotry from people in the UK (in the comments already) by being deliberately ambiguous about where this occurred
Had such a great time at
@eric_festival
today chatting to loads of people who work in publishing about how to succeed in such a competitive industry. Had a fangirl moment seeing
@CandiceC_W
and
@CalebFemi5
, as well as getting all these free books! 📚
So please this series of nature paperbacks from
@HoZ_Books
have been shortlisted in the British Book Design and Production Awards!
@BBDPAwards
Designed between myself and Jessie Price.
I just wanna know the decision-making process behind that font on ~house parties~ not to mention why they thought it was a good idea to essentially give a thumbs up to house parties of 14 or fewer....
Just announced:
We're introducing a new £800 fine for those attending 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
This will double for each repeat offence up to a maximum of £6,400.
At this crucial time, please stay home.
Protect the NHS. Save lives.
TWO WOMEN. ONE BABY. A FIGHT LIKE NO OTHER.
Happy publication day to
@charcarr1
! Hold My Girl is a truly propulsive and thought-provoking novel about what it means to be a mother and the lengths we go to for the people we love.
OUT TODAY:
In less than a month since publication, we are delighted to confirm that debut novel,
#DivorcedNotDead
by Harper Ford, has sold over 11K copies!
Have you read it yet!?
I love this sunny cover! If the darker days are getting you down, Fiona's hilarious summery romcom is available for pre-order ahead of publication in March.
Is he just a summer fling? Or the one she’s been waiting for…
We are thrilled to reveal the cover of
#TheManIMetOnHoliday
by
@FionaGibson
!
Publishing 2nd March and available to pre-order now!
Calling fans of Sophie Kinsella or David Nicholls!📣The Second Chance is a gorgeous, life-affirming book that captures the complexities of being human with such warmth, humour and joy that you never want it to end. So proud to be publishing it next year!
Absolutely thrilled that
@ThomasMogford
's brilliant book, The Plant Hunter, has been longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize! Among some great company there too...
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
We're thrilled to share the cover for the paperback of THE STITCHER AND THE MUTE, 2nd in our gaslamp fantasy trilogy which is out with
@HoZ_Books
10th June! The paperbacks of the trilogy feature a brand new cover design which we ♥️
I’m afraid I’m going to shout a bit more. A Secret Cornish Summer has reached 18 in the UK Top 50 and 16 in the paperback chart. Considering the exalted company, I’ll rejoice!!!!
Just logging on to twitterdotcom to say how thrilled I am for Zendaya and Labrinth cleaning up at the Emmy’s for their work on Euphoria, her performance and his soundtrack were absolutely top tier
Lovely evening celebrating our brilliant shortlisted
@AvonBooksUK
authors at
@RNAtweets
📚💖 Huge congrats to everyone shortlisted for last night's
#RNAAwards
- and cheers to the winners! 🥂🙌
I’ll never forget the guy that came to a group interview at a publishing house and when asked if he prefers ebooks or paperbacks, he said ‘oh, I don’t read’
To celebrate the
#publicationday
of
@AnthonyRiches
' thrilling revenge tale
#Nemesis
, I'm revealing my chosen method of revenge...
I would swap round the names of all their contacts in their phone (bonus points for switching their mum's name with their partner's)
As an anxious person who spends much of my time overanalysing the past or worrying about the future, I found this research into 'time neutrality' by
@paulbloomatyale
a fascinating read.
Great to see
#DivorcedNotDead
by Harper Ford is still being gifted! It really is the perfect anti-Valentine's read for anyone who might need a bit of a pick-me-up next week💃🍷
@AvonBooksUK
@L_Macdougall
Amazing to see The Second Chance in Prima this month! Couldn't agree more that it's a 'fabulous read to make you grab life by the horns'. Thank you
@Matineegirl
! Out next week:
@hannschofield
@LBA_agency
This is such a fascinating story.. “When manuscripts were successfully stolen, none of them seemed to show up on the black market...indeed, the indictment details how Mr. Bernardini went about the scheme, but not why.”
For years, someone has been stealing hundreds of unpublished manuscripts by impersonating editors, authors, agents and scouts. Today, the FBI arrested Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who worked at a major publisher.
Great to see Hold My Girl by
@charcarr1
as a Daily Mail pick for 2023! Publishing Feb with
@welbeckpublish
, you can preorder the novel Ashley Audrain called 'thoughtful, tense and affecting' here now:
Every heart has its secrets…
The first book in Mollie Walton’s new saga series is out today! Opening in Yorkshire on the eve of WW2, it’s totally absorbing and completely brilliant. 🌸🤍
Order here:
Code Name Butterfly is inspired by the incredible life of Josephine Baker and her role as a spy in the French Resistance. It's been such a joy working with
@EmSusberry
and I can't wait for this to publish in Jan! Pre-order here for just 99p: