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Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency @hslanews.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Delighted to see Liam Higginson's THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE find a home with Rivages in France.

A screen shot from a Publisher's Marketplace announcement for a french deal for Liam Higginson's THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE

Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency @hslanews.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Delighted that @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social will be publishing OUR GIFTED HEARTS by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social in October. This is a gothic feminist reimagining of the Legend of Bluebeard and it's utterly wonderful. It also has a stunning cover!

An image of the author Jennifer Kennedy who is a woman with curly, blonde hair, above the words 'acquisition announcement

The cover of the book OUR GIFTED HEARTS which shows an anatomical heart inside a bird cage decorated with flowers. Above the cage hovers a small garden bird. Below the image are the words 'cover reveal'

An image of the text announcement about the book from the Angry Robot Books Instagram post

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Lucy Bannerman @timeslucy.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

On every kid's 10th birthday, they receive a magical tattoo determining their fate. Unfortunately for Metty, her fate is to be...a murderer. The Times children's book of the week is 'Inkbound' by Philippa Leathley, a magical fantasy fizzing with good ideas. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

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Inkbound by Philippa Leathley review — an antihero girls and boys will adore

In this fizzing and imaginative tale, Meticulous Jones discovers on her tenth birthday that her fate is to become a … murderer

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Hannah Sheppard @hannahlitagent.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

And here's The Observer Review

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Hannah Sheppard @hannahlitagent.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Children's Book Of The Week - The Times

The first half of the Times review of INKBOUND

The second half of The Times review of INKBOUND

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Hannah Sheppard @hannahlitagent.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

It's been a gloriously exciting review weekend for Philippa Leathley's INKBOUND... Selected as Children's Book of the Week by @timeslucy.bsky.social in The Times yesterday, and a review in The Observer today...

A picture from a newspaper review of INKBOUND showing the the cover of INKBOUND and the details that it's publishing with HarperCollins

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Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency @hslanews.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

I had a realisation at the weekend that September at HS-LA is very yellow... Luckily I had these cheery sunflowers ready to pose with our two September releases

A vase of bright yellow sunflowers with two yellow books (RANI REPORTS ON THE COPYCAT CROOK and HOW TO SLAY AT WITH) stood in front of them

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Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency @hslanews.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

A quick reminder that our submissions window is from the 1st to the 7th monthly. The submission form should now appear for you at www.hs-la.com/submissions (try clearing your cache if you don't see it)

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Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency @hslanews.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Need help on your journey to publication? I've got you! Resources for writers: hs-la.com/resources A monthly zoom drop-in to ask your #publishing or #submissions questions: hs-la.com/the-drop-in Submission guidelines & what I'm looking for: hs-la.com/submissions

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Resources | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

I want to make it as easy as possible for you to succeed as you work towards becoming a published author so I’ve put together some resources to help – if there’s anything you’d like to hear about, use...

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