Editorial director Rhea Kurien will lead the publication of The Daughters of Madurai in March 2023 after Harriet Bourton acquired UK and Commonwealth rights last year from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment.

Laura Purcell’s “darkly addictive, utterly compelling” novel The Shape of Darkness has been nominated for Best Paperback Original at this year’s Edgar Awards.

The debut thriller has been acquired in 36 territories, and television/film rights have sold to Sony, with Johan Renck, director of Chernobyl, attached to work on the television adaptation.

Congratulations to Richard Osman, Abigail Dean, and Jennifer Saint, who have charted as bestsellers this week.

Rosanna Forte, commissioning editor at Sphere, acquired world English rights to The Night They Vanished from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment.

Jennifer Saint’s debut novel Ariadne has been chosen as Waterstones’ Fiction Book of the Month.

Two Mushens Entertainment authors have been shortlisted for the award, shining a light on the most promising female writers under 35.

Both Juliet and Richard were included in the Bookseller 150 today, an annual list published by industry magazine The Bookseller, naming the most influential people in UK publishing.

Nell Pattison’s thriller Hide has topped the Apple Books Chart, and was chosen as one of The Times’ best thrillers for December 2021.

Richard Osman, Abigail Dean, and Claire Douglas are this week’s bestsellers, marking four Mushens Entertainment titles in the top 10.

Raven Books has landed two novels "dripping with gothic atmosphere" from Laura Purcell in a six-figure deal. The first book in the new deal, Something Wicked, is slated for publication in August 2022.