We are heartbroken. And my words are inadequate for news like this. In Olivia’s words, from Silver, and as shared by Hot Key at the request of Olivia’s family, ‘I am only dazzle. I dance, silver notes dispersing over the hills, whirling about the leaves, the underbellies of birds. I am light as larksong, free as trees.’
Congratulations to @natelessore and LIKE A BROTHER for being shortlisted in the @booksaremybag #indiebookawards 2026 children’s fiction category. These are the only awards curated exclusively by independent bookshops. So a huge thank you to all the independent booksellers who are championing this brilliant author and book!
A big happy publication day to @sophie_cousens for AND THEN THERE WAS YOU! 🎉
Chloe Fairway has found the perfect man . . .
Stuck in a Production Assistant job and living at home with her parents after a painful breakup, it’s fair to say that thirty-one-year-old Chloe isn’t where she wants to be in life.
The last thing she needs is to face the people who once voted her “most likely to succeed” at her upcoming ten-year college reunion. And she definitely doesn’t want to see her former best friend, Sean Adler, who is now a hotshot film director living the life Chloe dreamed of.
Desperate to make a splash-and to save face in front of the man who might be the one that got away-she turns to a mysterious dating service.
Enter Rob, her handsome, well-read, and charming match, the perfect plus-one to take to her reunion. The more she gets to know him, the more perfect he appears to be.
. . . Except, of course, for the catch
“Sharp, delicious, romantic” B.K.Borison
“Fresh, unique, hilarious” Kirsty Greenwood
#publicationday #newbook #andthentherewasyou #sophiecousens
Happy publication day to LIKE A BROTHER by @natelessore ! ✨
From the multi-award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Steady For This, King of Nothing, What Happens Online and Against All Odds comes a laugh-out-loud new teen comedy about a summer turned upside down!
THEY’RE TOTALLY DIFFERENT. EXCEPT IN ALL THE WAYS THAT MATTER.
Owais lives a chill life. He’s well-liked, funny and everything’s a breeze - until his estranged cousin shows up.
Loud, unpredictable and one bad decision away from serious trouble, Abass crashes into Owais’ laidback world like a hurricane: picking fights, ruining parties, disappearing without explanation and clogging toilets in places he absolutely shouldn’t.
But as the boys get to know each other and their bond deepens, Owais starts to see there’s more to Abass than the chaos - and more to himself than just being the popular guy who coasts through life. Because sometimes, the person who turns your world upside down is also the person who helps you figure out where you’re really meant to be . . .
#publicationday
How fantastic it was speaking at the Writer's children's literature day in Ipswich with my incredible agent Clare Wallace, managing director and literary agent of the Darley Anderson Children’s agency, along with the uber talented illustrator, Claire Powell. Both Clare and Claire gave such inspirational talks and I know the audience went away uplifted and motivated.
There was added joy that, Harriet Howe, who is also an author with the DA Agency came along. It was all in partnership with the English department at the University of Suffolk, so huge thanks to them and Dr. Lindsey Scott for inviting us. It was not only joyous spending the day with these incredible folk, but also fabulous speaking to all the people who came along. ❤️
Happy #WorldBookNight 2026!📚
You may have heard that this year, @readingagency are encouraging everyone to join the #ReadingHour from 7-8pm. To mark the occasion, a few members of our DACBA team has shared their top children’s book recommendations to read this evening for World Book Night!
Check out our team’s book list and see which ones you might add to your own reading list!
✨ What book you’d recommend to read tonight or one you’re already reading? ✨
#BookRecommendations #GoAllIn #NationalYearofReading
Delighted to shout about this brilliantly plotted YA murder mystery from debut @aileeniaccino 🤩 And thank you @agent_becca as it was such fun to co-agent this fantastic title with you.
WANT TO WRITE A BESTSELLER? GO GAY. GO SAD. GO DARK. Happy publication day @joshsilverauthor 💚🧡🍊🪰 So excited for readers to meet Mal and Leo and get in on this conversation…
Happy Publication Day to FRUIT FLY by @joshsilverauthor 🪰🎉
Anyone can write a bestseller. Here’s how…
GO GAY
It’s been seven years since Mallory shot to fame as a literary sensation. But after years of struggling with writer’s block, she’s desperate to resurrect her career before it spirals into obscurity. She needs inspiration to strike – and fast.
GO SAD
Enter Leo – a young struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He’s vulnerable. He’s enigmatic. He’s exactly what Mallory has been looking for.
GO DARK
Mallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. Authenticity sells, and there’s nothing more authentic than real life. She’s the perfect person to tell Leo’s story. Gay, sad, dark – just what the world needs right now. But as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide: just how far will she go to pen the perfect story?
A darkly funny literary satire that examines privilege, queer identity, and our modern obsession with authenticity, perfect for fans of Detransition, Baby, Evenings and Weekends and Eliza Clark.
‘AN INCREDIBLE BOOK.’ RUSSELL T DAVIES
‘A REAL NAILBITER.’ BBC MUST-READ BOOK 2026
‘SAVAGE AND DARKLY HILARIOUS.’ JUNO DAWSON
#publicationday #joshsilver
We are delighetd to share that the winner of the Redbridge Book Awards 2026 Teens category, as voted for by children in schools across Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham is TRAUMALAND by @joshsilverauthor 🎉✨🤩
Congratulations to Josh and all the brilliant authors on the shortlist and thank you to the wonderful local schools for participating through reading and voting!
@do_morered@redbridgecouncil@rocktheboatnews
Delighted to have SAVAGE HER REPLY by @propermiss nominated as one of the best Irish books of the last 20 years in the Children’s list!
You can vote for your favourite of their overall sixty picks at www.irishbookawards.ie/20th-anniversary-vote/ and win yourself some book vouchers as well, so make sure to check out some of the best Irish literature of the last twenty years?
#20YearsOfIBA #SavageHerReply #IrishBookAwards
ICYMI… Adventure is a scribble away! Doodleworld, a gorgeous new adventure graphic novel series from award-winning author-illustrator @adeolasokunbi was announced at Bologna last week. The first title will publish in Feb 2027 from @piccadilly.press ✏️
