Sally Smith’s debut novel chosen as Waterstones Thriller of the Month
We’re absolutely delighted that A Case of Mice and Murder, a historical murder mystery by Sally Smith and the first in a series featuring…
News Updates
Some highlights from the last few months: Novels by two of our authors appear in the recently announced longlists for this year’s coveted Crime…
Moses McKenzie on Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2025 shortlist
The prodigious Moses McKenzie is one of 4 writers shortlisted today for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award for his second novel FAST…
News update for May to November 2024
Sian Hughes’ new novel, Purity, which, like her 2023 Booker Prize long-listed Pearl, is based on narrative poems included in the medieval…
Ramya Jirasinghe wins 2024 Gratiaen Prize with debut novel
Ramya Jirasinghe has won this year’s Gratiaen Prize for Sri Lankan writers with her debut novel, and we are celebrating! The Gratiaen Prize was…
Sian Hughes’ novel PEARL shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award
We are delighted to announce that much praised debut novel PEARL by Sian Hughes has been shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel…
News update
Some news highlights since our last bulletin: Highly regarded journalist and author Matthew Teller is putting together a book on Gaza focusing on…
T. L. Huchu’s Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments wins Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
We are very proud to bring you news that T. L. Huchu’s Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments has won the 2023 Hurston/Wright Legacy award for…
Moses McKenzie wins prestigious Hawthornden Prize for Literature
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s Booker Prize longlisting for Sian Hughes’ PEARL comes the announcement that Moses McKenzie is to be awarded the…
Siân Hughes’ Pearl hits the 2023 Booker Prize longlist
Ampersand are very proud to spread the news that Siân Hughes' debut novel Pearl (Indigo Press) is one of thirteen books longlisted for the…
A Y Chao is a Sunday Times Bestseller!
Huge congratulations to Ampersand's brilliant client A Y Chao, who hit the number 1 slot in the hardback original fiction Sunday Times…
Bloomsbury’s Raven flies in to claim Sally Smith’s debut murder mystery series
We are delighted to reveal that the first two novels in Sally Smith’s wonderfully intriguing and atmospheric murder mystery series, set at the…