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 so delighted to reveal that the first two novels in Sally Smith’s wonderfully intriguing and atmospheric murder mystery series, set at the…
Ampersand’s happy new year
A good news update from us is long overdue. Here are some of the highlights since our last bulletin. Book deals Alan Robert Clark’s moving…
Breakthrough Writer Award for Moses McKenzie
Moses McKenzie, author of the acclaimed debut novel An Olive Grove in Ends, is the first recipient of the Soho House Breakthrough Writer Award.…
T. L. Huchu’s The Library of the Dead wins Nommo Best Novel award
We are very proud to note that T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead has won the Best Novel award at 2022's Nommos, announced last…
A. Y. Chao’s Shanghai Immortal to Hodder in 5-way auction
More summer deal news: Molly Powell at Hodderscape has acquired Shanghai Immortal plus two further novels by debut adult fantasy novelist A. Y.…
A hot summer for Ampersand
Tariq Askanani’s taut and visceral thriller Welcome to Cooper is shortlisted for Bloody Scotland’s influential Crime Debut of 2022 award. In…
Ampersand authors in the running for two of this year’s most sought-after Crime Writers’ Association Dagger awards
We are celebrating two Ampersand authors whose novels are shortlisted for the CWA Dagger 2022 awards: Sharon Bolton for The Pact (Ian Fleming Steel…
Recent deals and other news
Highlights of the year so far: * Sîan Hughes’ debut literary novel Pearl has been sold to The Indigo Press. Pearl is a contemporary story about…
Moses McKenzie chosen by The Observer as one the 10 best debut novelists of 2022
A cracking start to the year, as Moses McKenzie is celebrated in yesterday's edition of The Observer as one of the 10 best debut novelists…
End of year news round-up
We’ve been so busy that we’ve hardly had time to post news on the website lately, but here are a few highlights from the last few months: * A…