Tariq Ashkanani’s Welcome to Cooper to Thomas & Mercer
We are delighted to announce that Jack Butler at Thomas & Mercer has acquired world English language rights in Tariq Ashkanani's upmarket…
Autumn news 2020
Two further pre-Frankfurt deals to report, with more to follow soon: John Matthews, the expert on everything to do with King Arthur, has been…
Auction for Moses McKenzie’s literary debut novel
Many congratulations to 22-year-old Moses McKenzie, whose debut novel has just been sold to Wildfire in a strongly contested auction. For…
Ampersand Agency update – Covid-19
We at Ampersand are continuing to work largely as normal during these worrying times. This means we will still be accepting submissions, replying…
Spring News Update
A Life of Crime, a biography of H. R. F. Keating by his widow, the actor Sheila Mitchell, will be published in June by Level Best Books. Apart from…
Autumn news: deals, deals, deals!
To celebrate the last burst of summer, we’re pleased to announce a whole raft of deals from across the agency. Having recently been appointed to…
Summer news update - Bev Jones, Tim Murari and H R F Keating
We welcome the summer with news that Bev Jones’s “perfect thriller” Wilderness, recently published by Constable, who are reissuing all…
January news update
Plenty of news to update you all on this month, following a very busy autumn and winter for the agency and our clients: Elizabeth’s Bailey’s…
Sharon Bolton’s The Craftsman - TV option sold
We’re delighted to announce that Sid Gentle Films, producers of the much praised tv series Killing Eve, have optioned TV rights to Sharon…
Early autumn news
As the glorious summer blows itself out, we have some cheer to usher in autumn. Numbed by Numbers, Paul Goodwin’s new book on our obsession with…
New client: T L Huchu
We are very excited to announce Ampersand’s latest client: T L Huchu. Originally from Zimbabwe and a long-term resident of Edinburgh, he is the…
June news update
Lots of news from Ampersand towers this sunny June: To begin, U.S. rights to Jin Yong’s Legends of the Condor Heroes, translated by Anna…