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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 1h

It’s cover reveal time for NEW DREAMS FOR THE EAST END GIRLS by @jeanfullerton.bsky.social!📚✨ Publishing 19th May 2027 by @bookouture.bsky.social, this heartbreaking and emotional World War Two saga is perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Goodwin and Lizzie Lane. amzn.eu/d/0dD8p0ug

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 2h

BANSHEE, edited by Ailbhe Malone and published by @pegasus-books.bsky.social, is out today in the US! In this spellbinding anthology, Ireland’s most electrifying female writers breathe new life into ancient Irish myths, reclaiming the stories of women who have too long stood in the shadows.🧜‍♀️🌊🐉

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 3h

It’s US publication day for WICKER by Ursula Wills! Soon to be a major motion picture starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman, this comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Naomi Novik.💕🧺

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

East London, 1943: Will this wartime Christmas bring love, joy and peace to the East End Girls? ❄️ CHRISTMAS WITH THE EAST END GIRLS, the fourth in @jeanfullerton.bsky.social’s #EastEndGirls series, is now available as an ebook and audiobook from @bookouture.bsky.social! amzn.eu/d/02FxsQ99

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Richly researched and compellingly written, CHRIS HANI: A LIFE OF COURAGE AND COMPASSION by @zakesmda.bsky.social reveals why Hani remains one of South Africa’s most admired, compelling and consequential political figures. Now this month in South Africa from Penguin Books! 📚✨

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SCORPIO RISING by international bestseller @deonmeyer.bsky.social features Detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido scrambling to solve seemingly unrelated cases in a race against time to avoid catastrophe... Out this month in English in South Africa from @panmacmillan.bsky.social!📚🌟

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WICKER by Ursula Wills is now available as an ebook and audiobook from Tor UK! Soon to be a major motion picture starring Olivia Coleman and Alexander Skarsgard, this darkly humorous and haunting folk fable is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Naomi Novik. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wick...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

‘Exuberant’ – Publishers’ Weekly THE WRECKERS by George Makana Clark is now available in North America from @europaeditions.bsky.social! An audacious, darkly comic, and wildly entertaining epic of pirates, con men, and the enduring scars of the slave trade. www.europaeditions.com/book/9798889...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Get whisked away to the little village of Middledip, where snow is falling and love is in the air…💕❄️ A CHRISTMAS GIFT by @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social is now available as a paperback in Canada from Avon Books! This cosy, festive story is perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Karen Swan.

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NEWS: @alanparks.bsky.social’s GUNNER longlisted for the 2026 Scotland’s National Book Awards! 🌟📚 🌟📚 Out now from @baskervillejmp.bsky.social in the UK and @pegasus-books.bsky.social across North America Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/gunner-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

NEWS: @deonmeyer.bsky.social's SKORPIO wins the SA Book Awards Favourite Bestselling Adult Fiction Prize! Out now in Afrikaans from Human & Rousseau – with English editions to follow from @panmacmillan.bsky.social and @groveatlantic.bsky.social 🌠🏆🌠🏆 Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/deon-me...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In a dying city there's no-one left to save you... It’s time to reveal the cover for THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD! AND THEN THERE WERE NONE meets STATION ELEVEN in this new genre-busting thriller from the internationally bestselling author of THE LAST PASSENGER, Will Dean.

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

‘One of my favourite authors’ – Marian Keyes Two of @sheilawriter.bsky.social’s unforgettable novels, MY MOTHER’S SECRET and IF YOU WERE ME, are being re-issued today by @headlinebooks.bsky.social with fantastic new covers!📚☀️

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

‘Sensational’ – Lee Child What would it take to prove the existence of God? And what would be the consequences? This question and its answer lie at the heart of ABSOLUTE PROOF by @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social – now available from @panmacmillan.bsky.social with a brilliant new cover!📚

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A darkly funny, centuries-spanning revenge drama, THE WRECKERS by George Makana Clark moves between Portugal, Angola, Cuba, and Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war. Out now from @europaeditionsuk.bsky.social!📚

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

‘Compelling’ – The Sunday Times DECEPTION by Alan Parks is out now in North America from @pegasus-books.bsky.social! In the thrilling sequel to GUNNER, detective Joseph Gunner is plunged into a world where no one can be trusted and nothing is what it seems. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deception-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NEWS: @deonmeyer.bsky.social's DEVIL’S PEAK finds UK streaming home on U and @channel4.bsky.social Don’t miss the thrilling five-part series, introducing the unforgettable Detective Benny Griessel – all episodes available now 📺📺📺 Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/deon-me...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

BEVERLY HILLS HOUSEWIFE by James Cahill is out now from @thamesandhudson.bsky.social!📚 This is an eclectic study of David Hockney, his enigmatic muse and the beginning of a friendship that would shape the course of each of their lives. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

FIVE INGREDIENT FAVOURITES is out now from HQ! Say goodbye to stressful cooking and exhausting meal-prep with Grace Mortimer and her most loved recipes. And what’s even better? You only need 5 ingredients to make these easy and delicious meals.🍰🥪🥧🥗🍜 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/five...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

‘A moving, immersive and unforgettable novel’ – Gill Paul Two women, torn apart by war. One shared belief in the power of books... THE SECRET SOCIETY OF LIBRARIANS by @katethompson74.bsky.social is now out in paperback from @hodderbooks.bsky.social!📚✨ uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

COVER REVEAL: Will this be a Christmas to remember? Introducing SECRETS OF A WINTER ESCAPE - the second book in the Italian Legacy trilogy by bestseller @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social! 💙 ❤️💙 ❤️ Published by Renegade Books (@quercusbooks.bsky.social) on 5 November 2026!

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

COVER REVEAL: A killer’s checked in, and some guests won’t be checking out… Introducing @michaelhogan100.bsky.social’s cosy canine sequel DEATH AT THE DOG HOTEL! 🦴️🔦🦴️🔦🦴️ Published by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social on 19 November 2026 Read more: tinyurl.com/suwpjf83 Pre-order: tinyurl.com/2kts5487

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

NEWS: Graeme Macrae Burnet's BENBECULA shortlisted for Best International Crime novel at the Australian Crime Writers Association's Ned Kelly Awards 📚 🌑🌕🌑✨ Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/benbecu...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We're excited to share the cover for THE ORPHAN'S GARDEN by @jobellauthor.bsky.social! 📚 @hodderbooks.bsky.social will publish on 25th February 2027. As bombs fall across London, hope will blossom in unlikely places... Available to pre-order now: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A mother forced to leave her family. A daughter forced to reckon with what is left behind. It’s publication day for THE LEFT-BEHIND CHILD by @romalynante3.bsky.social!📚🍂 This debut literary novel is now available in beautiful hardback from Chatto & Windus: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

‘Sweet, nostalgic, joyful’ – Beth O’Leary Dog-sitting was the plan. Falling in love wasn’t…🐶💕 It’s UK publication day for THE ONE WHERE THEY FALL IN LOVE by Cristina Wolf! This NYC-set, enemies-to-lovers rom-com is available now from @headofzeus.bsky.social: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You can now listen to RAVEHEART by @graemearmstrong.bsky.social in audio, narrated by Graeme and four other fantastic readers: www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIBLE-Rave... Also available wherever you get your audiobooks! 🎧📚

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

‘Dark and compelling’ – S.W. Perry THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE by @davidgilman.bsky.social is out today from @headofzeus.bsky.social!⚔️ A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snake pit that is seventeenth-century Venice. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We're excited to reveal the cover for DOVECOMBE by Alex Clark! 💀🌳 Arson, obsession, unrequited love, and a blighted aristocratic family with secrets lie at the center of this twisted Gothic mystery set in a crumbling English manor... DOVECOMBE will be published in January 2027 by W.W. Norton.

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

THE ONE WHERE THEY FALL IN LOVE by Cristina Wolf is published in the US today by @headofzeus.bsky.social! 🎉🐶 Set in NYC, it’s a charming neighbours-to-lovers romance about becoming the main character in your own story. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-one-wh...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We’re delighted that THE VALLEY OF RAVENS by Barbara Erskine is No.6 in the UK hardback fiction chart after only three days on sale – congratulations Barbara!🎉🎉🎉 More details here: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/valley-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A new @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social short story, JOHN GREBBLE IS GONE, is available now from Amazon Publishing! 🎉 John Grebble wakes up to discover he’s been declared dead. His bank account is frozen, his car repossessed, and his entire existence erased. Someone wants him gone – but who? And why?

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

NEWS: Edward Wilson-Lee’s THE CATALOGUE OF SHIPWRECKED BOOKS recognised as PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize looks back on 25 years of historical non-fiction Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/catalog... ⚓️📚⚓️📚 Out now from @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social and @scribnerbooks.bsky.social Photos: Orlando Myxx

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Will an adventure sailing The River Nile turn the tide for Hattie?🚢☀️ A gloriously escapist read full of sun, secrets & romance, THE NILE CRUISE by @carolinejames1.bsky.social is perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan & Judy Leigh & now out in paperback from Avon Books! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Five-star service. First-class murder. BELOW THE DECK is the new pulse-pounding destination thriller from @nikkiallenauthor.bsky.social – perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Clarke and now available in paperback from @panmacmillan.bsky.social!🚢☀️🏝️ uk.bookshop.org/p/books/belo...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

In the depths of a Welsh valley, two women, centuries apart, are bound by fate… From the multi-million copy bestselling author Barbara Erskine comes a gripping new novel – THE VALLEY OF RAVENS. Published today by @harpercollins.bsky.social!📚🦅 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

NEWS: @deonmeyer.bsky.social's SKORPIO pushes on to the shortlist for the SA Book Awards Favourite Bestselling Adult Fiction Prize 🌠🏆🌠🏆🌠 Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/deon-me...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We’re delighted that @bookouture.bsky.social has acquired the next two novels in @jeanfullerton.bsky.social’s #EastEndGirls series!📚✨ For more details, read our news story: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/jean-fu...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

COVER REVEAL: Two impossible cases. One unstoppable team… introducing SCORPIO RISING, the latest Griessel and Cupido novel by @deonmeyer.bsky.social! 🌔🔥🌖 Out from @panmacmillan.bsky.social in South Africa in October 2026, and in the UK on 11 February 2027 Pre-order now: lnk.to/ScorpioRising

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

New York, 1941. A murder investigation leads Gunner to uncover a conspiracy that goes beyond what he thought was possible. A riveting & atmospheric wartime thriller, DECEPTION is the second novel in the acclaimed #Gunner series by Alan Parks. Out now in hardback from @baskervillejmp.bsky.social! 📚

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

‘Honest, skilful, thoughtful and important’ – The Guardian A beautiful new edition of SMALL ISLAND, the Orange Prize winning classic by Andrea Levy, is being published today by Tinder Press – and featuring an introduction from none other than Monique Roffey!📚 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/smal...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Two sisters she’s never met. A first love who’s impossible to forget... SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN GUESTHOUSE, the first in @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social’s delightful new #ItalianLegacy series, is published today by @dialoguepublishing.bsky.social!🌸☀️ uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lega...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On the high seas, everyone’s hiding something – & no one can escape what they've done… It’s e-book publication day for BELOW THE DECK by @nikkiallenauthor.bsky.social! This pulse-pounding destination thriller is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware & Lucy Clarke. Out now from @panmacmillan.bsky.social!

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

NEWS: @deonmeyer.bsky.social's SKORPIO longlisted for SA Book Awards' Favourite Bestselling Adult Fiction prize 🏆🌠🏆 Out now in Afrikaans from Human & Rousseau – English editions to follow from @panmacmillan.bsky.social and @groveatlantic.bsky.social Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/deon-me...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We’re delighted that Amazon Original Stories will publish a brand-new story from no.1 Sunday Times bestselling writer @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social in August! 🥳 JOHN GREBBLE IS GONE follows a man who wakes up to discover that he’s been declared dead… More here: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/john-gr...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Applications for the 2026 Carole Blake Open Doors Project are now open! 🎉📚 On offer are two separate opportunities – a 6-month long mentorship and a 5 day in-person, online or hybrid internship. blakefriedmann.co.uk/carole-blake...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We’re delighted that SMITTEN by Tom Bellamy has been selected as one of Spotify’s Best Nonfiction Book of the Year So Far – congratulations Tom!🎧🥳🎉

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

QUEERPHORIA, an anthology featuring writing by James Cahill, is published by Verve Books today!📚 Through prose, poetry, essays and more, thirty-one writers bring their visions of euphoria to life. These pages celebrate, subvert, expand and reimagine what joy can look like, even in uncertain times.

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Brighton is celebrating. A killer is waiting. And Roy Grace is the target… We’re thrilled to share the cover for DEAD IN THREE TWO ONE, the latest in @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social’s #RoyGrace series which will be published by @panmacmillan.bsky.social on 22 October: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dead...

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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

‘A storm of a novel’ – Lucy Rose WHO WILL REMAIN by Kasim Ali is a powerful novel following a young man as he weighs up the life of safety that his parents want for him and another path on the streets outside his door. Now out in paperback from @4thestatebooks.bsky.social!📚

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