DHH News Roundup 4th - 17th May 2026
Sunyi Dean
The new novel from bestselling author Sunyi Dean, The Girl With A Thousand Faces (HarperVoyager) has been published - and Stateside, the book became a USA Today bestseller!
Kathy Lette
To celebrate the recent publication of her new book, The Sisterhood Rules (Head of Zeus), Kathy Lette appeared in the Guardian to talk all things sixty-plus and fabulous.
Tariq Ashkanani
Congratulations to Tariq Ashkanani, whose new book, The Hollow Boys (Viper Books) was published last week. Happily, the book was also included in the Guardian’s recent roundup of the best new crime & thriller.
Jo Thomas
Escape to the French Farmhouse (Transworld) by Jo Thomas has been sold to Harlenic Hellas in Greece.
Foluso Agbaje
Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister the Serial Killer, has given a fantastic quote for Foluso Agbaje’s upcoming book, The Talk of the Party:
“Agbaje has a deft eye for the intricacies and complexities of family dynamics. Her novel offers a glamorous, dramatic portrait of the lives, desires, and tensions of Nigeria’s upper class.”
Katrín Júliúsdóttir
Dutch rights for Katrín Júliúsdóttir’s Stop Dead (Orenda Books), the second in her “Iceland Mysteries’ series, have been sold to De Fontein.
Becky Docton
The cover for the debut novel by Becky Docton, The Ruins (HQ), has been revealed. Published in August this year, this is an unforgettable literary WW2 novel, perfect for fans of In Memoriam.
Richard Swan
Richard Swan’s blistering new sci-fi epic The Infinite State (Gollancz), has had a brilliant write up from Booklist:
“[A] promising beginning to a saga of escaping the oppressive clutches of an imperial state.”
Maddie Please
We are delighted that Maddie Please has sold over 100,000 copies of her novel, The Old Ducks’ Club (Boldwood Books) across all formats!
In other happy news, her books Sisters Behaving Badly, Old Girls Go Greek and The Dolce Vita Divas (also Boldwood Books) have sold to Mairdumont in Germany.
Frances White
Happy publication day to Frances White; her new novel, The Bone Door (Penguin Michael Joseph), has been published, a brilliantly imaginative and bold tale.
Tom Hindle
Huge congratulations to Tom Hindle; American rights to three of his novels, A Fatal Crossing, The Murder Game and Murder on Lake Garda (Century), have been sold to Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Rachel May Quin
We are delighted to welcome Rachel May Quin to the Agency. Rachel, who joins Emily Glenister’s list, is an award-winning marketing consultant, and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards and Futurebook Freelancer of the Year. She is working with Emily on her debut historical fiction novel.
Rosanna Ley
The Orange Grove and The Forever Garden, both by Rosanna Ley (Quercus), have sold to Grada in the Cszech Republic and Lind & Co in Sweden, respectfully.
Rosie Turner
The ultimate survival guide for women dating women, Rosie Turner’s Girlfriend Material (Bloomsbury) has been published.
Jean Menzies
Jean Menzies’ Aphrodisia has been published (Octopus Books). This is an utterly fascinating look at the history of women’s pleasure and the attitudes towards the subject both then - and now.
Jean also published a piece in the Guardian to celebrate publication.
Fingerprint Awards
Finally, we are thrilled to see a number of our clients shortlisted for the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards 2026:
Genre-Busting Book of the Year
Will Carver (Kill Them With Kindness - Orenda Books)
A. K. Benedict (Little Red Death - Simon & Schuster)
Historical Crime Book of the Year
Beth Lewis (The Rush - Viper Books)
Essie Fox (Dangerous - Orenda Books)
Debut Crime Book of the Year
Jón Atli Jónasson (Broken - Corvus Press)
Thriller Book of the Year
A. A. Dhand (The Chemist - HQ)
Overall Crime Book of the Year
Tariq Ashkanani (The Midnight King - Viper Books)
M. W. Craven (The Final Vow - Constable)