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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm just asking for a single day when I don't have to think about either AI or far-right politics in the news. Thank you for your attention.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Real love is my nine-year-old daughter pretending to be a candle so my older autistic teenage son can ‘blow her out’ - because he gets too pressured by blowing out real candles on his birthday cake.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’ve listened to some fantastic audiobooks lately - The Paper Palace, London Falling - but The Castle by jonronson.bsky.social has been a complete binge listen for me. It’s as structurally beautiful as it is humane. So clever and revealing.

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New book THE CASTLE can be preordered now! Things Fell Apart, Debutante, 🦋 Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath📋, Kubricks 📦, Lost at 🌊, 🧔🏼😶🐐, Them Jonronson.com

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This might be the best collection of words ever.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Off to #TheakstonsCrime. Last year as a new agent (and old-hand ex-publisher) I arrived with just one author; this year it’s five who could make it. The family gets bigger! Can’t wait to see everyone.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

That was extremely familiar. Like 40 years of Deja Vu all at once.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Toy Story 5 has a basic failure no one is discussing. The first films worked for all ages, including (especially) the very young. The new film is about social media - which under 13s are not meant to have access to - and has plot points that require you to be able to read. It cuts out young viewers.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

4-2 55/35 What a great week for results.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Yesteryear really is a superb novel: clever, nuanced and deeply effective satire. The twist (no spoilers) also genuinely took me by surprise despite being RIGHT THERE. It felt completely earned. It takes elements of thriller, book club, literary, and even horror and makes them fresh.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

What a wonderful thing to do. I’ve visited the UEA crime course a number of time, chaired its annual prize and now rep one of its incredible authors. It turns out superb writers at a high level every year. Good on Lee.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I'm judging a short story competition for @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social - deluge them with your masterpieces.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

One of my favourite places. Thrilled to be back and endangering my luggage weight limit with new books.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

First marathon down. Would never have believed my PE-loathing self could have done something like this one day. Thank you @coachbennett.bsky.social, couldn't have done it without you in my ear.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This is excellent news, it was a terrible proposal that pretty much the entire publishing industry was against.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I'm inordinately proud of my awesome colleague @hatteatime.bsky.social for being shortlisted as Literary Agent of the Year at this year's British Book Awards. She is one of the smartest agents in the whole industry, and any author would be lucky to have her represent them.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

@ferguscraig.bsky.social Alert! The new series of Married at First Sight Australia is live.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Our latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack, by me - 'What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters' open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...

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What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters

by Ed Wood

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Really proud of this guy, one of the absolute finest UK crime writers around. I was his publisher for a decade and the books were unbelivably good right from the first draft every single time. Billingham is the best.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Best possible result. I feel like we gazed into Stephen’s soul - and found nothing but goodness. #TheTraitors

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

What am I and other Blair Partnership agents looking for this year? Find out on our Substack! For me, it's all about mystery and emotion... thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...

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What novels are we looking for in 2026?

Three of our agents share the projects they'd love you to send them...

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Harriet giving it full Liam Neeson in Taken is everything. I knew she’d be good, but what a dream. #TheTraitors

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It's my one year anniversary of starting as an agent at The Blair Partnership. I'm proud to have found fantastic authors and wonderful homes for them, and I have some AMAZING books going out on submission in the coming months. Roll on 2026.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

By series nine of #TheTraitors it will be 20 spies all sitting round pretending to be estate agents.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Wait, Harriet Tyce is on The Traitors? Amazing! Watching someone you know on it will be such a different experience. Go Harriet!

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I’ve now had the cold from hell for four days straight. Thanks to convelescing, I also finished another Lisa Jewell and can’t remember which others I’ve read…

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

When Harry Met Sally is possibly my favourite film (it's unchangable, perfect), and The Princess Bride well up there too. Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery... So few directors can claim a purple patch as rich or varied.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I told our five-year-old that my wife and I are going on a date tonight and asked what he thinks we’ll be doing. “Um, doing crosswords? Sitting down doing crosswords and drinking tea and reading books. Boring books.” I so need to get out more.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Radiohead at the O2 last night. Jaw-dropping, hairs standing up on your arm music.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

That Celebrity Traitors finale was even better than expected. It had everything you could hope for and more. Wonderful.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack from @tpbagency.bsky.social written by me, on comparison titles: why they’re a thing, how they’re used in queries, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to master them. open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...

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Comparison Titles – The No-Nonsense Guide

By Ed Wood

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

My first takeaway from the Frankfurt Book Fair is how much I respect solo diners in hotel bars who order dessert. You do you lone wanderer!

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

What's Hot: Horror is our latest Substack, by me but mainly by fantastic publishers Sophie Robinson of @torbooksuk.bsky.social and Anna Jackson of Orbit. What's hot now, what's oversaturated, and what are the emerging trends? Find out here. open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...

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What's Hot: Horror

By Ed Wood (representing crime, thriller, gothic, horror, and book club authors)

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Interesting that I received an 'opt-in' contract addendum from Bloomsbury for a book I wrote years ago with Nick Rennison which does not feature the word 'AI' in the email. Only once you open the addendum does it explain what you're opting into. Authors need this stuff to be very, very clear.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I feel like this won’t help get my crossword answer. Cheers Google AI.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

New client signed! We're talking intense literary body horror entwined with Scottish folklore... Delicious.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Every publisher's nightmare. And it's happened to us all at one time or another.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

RIP Robert Redford, star of one of my top ten films (All the President's Men), and producer and star of the film version of my client Nicholas Evans' smash hit novel The Horse Whisperer. He was one of the last greats of the second golden age of Hollywood.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I had the joy of acquiring this book as a publisher and did the first bunch of edits. It's unbelievably fun, the absolutely best of historical fiction while being about as accessible as it gets. Just go and buy it! Also Tony is the nicest man in the world.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I'm completely perplexed as to why Netflix made The Thursday Murder Club a film rather than a series.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

For over a week the BBC has lead the news with immigration stories, culminating in a huge platform for the Farage speech today. Make no mistake, just as in the US, the UK media is, deliberately or not, preparing the ground for our own Trump-style government.

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 17/08/2025

always preferred "know what you write about", since that's something you can do something about

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Test cricket really is a wonder.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Every now and again I picture the Betty’s fondant fancies I’ll be eating in a week at the Harrogate crime festival and it pleases me.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

What does a book editor actually do? I lift the lid on life as an editor. Great for any authors, new and experienced, wanting a peek behind the publishing curtain. @tbpagency.bsky.social substack.com/@thenotsosec...

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What does a book editor actually do?

By Ed Wood

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I’m absolutely thrilled this exceptional book I published by a truly talented author is getting its dues. Katy Massey’s All Us Sinners is a terrific book, a worthy #CWADaggers winner!

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Everyone has been praising Department Q but the first episode seemed fairly depressing and had the violence against women that older Scandicrime (like the original novels) tended to have. Is it worth continuing?

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I had a great time talking to The Book Machine podcast about the development of fiction IP, working in partnership with authors and thinking about how ideas are created for readers. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... @tbpagency.bsky.social #booksky

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For the Love of Stories, with Ed Wood of The Blair Partnership

Podcast Episode · The BookMachine Podcast: Conversations in Publishing · 06/06/2025 · 34m

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