DHH News Roundup 23rd June - 6th July 2025
Will Carver
Will Carver’s Kill Them With Kindness (Orenda Books) was published last week in paperback. Packed with Carver’s trademark dry wit, this is an explosive and darkly funny thriller.
Chris Merritt
Congratulations to Chris Merritt, whose novel Committed (Wildfire, August 2023) has been long listed for the Spymasters Book Prize 2024 for spy fiction.
Frances White
As well as hitting the USA Today bestseller list, Frances White’s debut, Voyage of the Damned (Michael Joseph, January 2024), has picked up a nomination for a British Fantasy Award.
David Wragg
Also published last week was the paperback for the epic second instalment in David Wragg’s ‘Tales of the Plains’ series, The Company of the Wolf (HarperVoyager).
Gareth Brown
The forthcoming second book from Gareth Brown, The Society of Unknowable Objects (Transworld, August 2025) have sold German rights to Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe. The book has also been given a starred review in Booklist:
“Vividly descriptive language, depictions of world travel, and fast-paced, suspenseful action involving powerful magic items, with a nod to book collectors, will entice fans of intricately plotted romantic fantasy.”
Barbara Havelocke
The stunning cover for Barbara Havelocke’s Estella’s Fury has been revealed (Hera, November 2025). The follow-up to Estella’s Revenge, this is a brilliantly dark gothic historical thriller.
Claire McGowan
French rights for both Are You Awake?* and I Know You* by Claire McGowan have been sold to Bragelonne.
James Goodhand
Happy publication day to James Goodhand, whose new book, Reports of His Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (Mira) was published, a heartwarming book full of warmth.
Jenni Coutts
Finally, welcome to Jenni Coutts, who joins Harry Illingworth’s list. Jenni is a queer speculative fiction writer, illustrator and GP based in Glasgow. Her writing is fast-paced sci-fi with a focus on found families, pirate battles, LGBT+ romance and sisterhood.
*deal done by Diana Beaumont at Marjacq Scripts