Books in the Media
Our brilliant authors have received lots of great press recently!
CLEOPATRA by Saara El-Arifi was included in the Radio Times round-up of best books of 2026! They write: ‘Everyone knows something about Cleopatra but what was it like inside her mind? Was she really a seductress? Was she really bloodthirsty? Was she involved in witchcraft? Saara El Arifi ponders all these questions within her gripping historical fiction.’
Book Riot included CLEOPATRA on their list of 37 of the Most Anticipated BIPOC Books of 2026 and BookBub included it in their roundup of The Best Historical Fiction of 2026.
IN THE SHADOWS by Chris MacDonald has been featured in this month’s crime column in The Critic. They say: ‘the plot is excellent, the characterisation works well, the writing is well-judged’.
CrimeReads included IN HER DEFENCE by Philippa Malicka and A SLOW AND SECRET POISON by Carmella Lowkis in their Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of the Year round-up.
Publishers Weekly have given THE SURVIVOR by Andrew Reid a starred review, calling it ‘propulsive, unpredictable, and genuinely scary…’
Booklist have called THE SURVIVOR by Andrew Reid ‘fast-paced’ and ‘atmospheric’ in their February issue.
