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Authors in the Media – November 2024

A busy November for agency authors.

Debut novelist Tom Gaisford, whose forthcoming book will be published by Cinto Press, gets a mention in the Guernsey Press’s feature about famous Guernsey authors.

The Bookseller ran an article on the deal, and publication will be supported with an “extensive” marketing and publicity campaign.

Sanctuary follows immigration lawyer Alex Donovan and explores the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK. Donovan “dreams up a madcap plan to claim asylum in his own country”and shines a light on the murky world of asylum in the UK—still a very live issue.

One to watch!

Ed Peppitt was featured in People’s Friend magazine. His book, The Beacon Bike, is out now in hardback and audio.

The Beacon Bike is the inspirational tale of one man’s quest to fulfil the promise he made to himself as a small child, nestled in the bed of an attic room while the glow of Dungeness lighthouse flashed past his window – a comforting, ever-present companion. It is also a loving tribute to the coast; not only its beautiful landscape, but also the communities that make it so special. It celebrates the generosity of spirit found in people around the country, as well as the history of the iconic lights that brighten their world.

Stablemates Daniel Stables and Shafik Meghji will take part in the National Geographic Travel UK Masterclasses in the new year, on the panel for ‘The Art of Travel Writing’ virtual workshop on 20 Jan.

Josh Nelken-Zitser received the prestigious AxelSpringer Award for Change, for his article with Ida Reihani for the Journalistic Piece of the Year for their story on Iran’s funding of gender-affirming surgeries.

Josh is a Senior News Reporter at Business Insider’s London bureau, covering breaking news, foreign affairs, and US politics.

Mira Harrison launched her new novel One in Three in London. This coming-of-age story tells of a young doctor struggling with the demands of endless hours on call in NHS hospitals. Set in 1989 against the backdrop of the unfolding AIDS epidemic.

Mira is a doctor-turned-writer, who trained in the NHS. Mira has published two medical textbooks and two collections of stories about women working in public hospitals. Originally from Watford, Mira studied at Southampton University Medical School and pursued a career in obstetrics and gynaecology. She has worked in hospitals in England and New Zealand. One In Three is her debut novel, based on her experiences as a junior doctor.

Finally, Susan L. Schwartz featured in Beau Monde Traveler Magazine explaining the history of the Rob Roy cocktail and how it is made.

Susan runs the Lush Life Manual, and runs cocktail tours in London and Venice, with an accompanying podcast.

 

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Authors in the Media – October 2024

Dr Richard Sugg was featured in Psychology Today, in which he offers fascinating suggestions about the mysterious behaviour of long distance homing by dogs, how they might do it and why.

“I’m now firmly convinced that emotion is the key to the mystery of these astonishing journeys. Perhaps most astonishing of all are the journeys where a dog finds their person or family in a completely new place: Irish terrier Prince walking from London to Armentieres in France to find Private James Brown in 1914, or the spaniel named Joker in World War Two. When his owner Stanley Raye was posted from Pittsburg, California to an island in the Pacific, Joker walked 30 miles to Oakland harbour, got onto a boat, and then ignored numerous island stops until he found the one where Raye had been sent.”

Jake Donoghue was interviewed on Talk Radio Europe with Giles Brown to discuss his explosive book Crypto Confidential: An Insider’s Account from the Frontlines of Fraud.

The audio book is also out now.

Sitting between the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland, the North Pennines are often overlooked by travellers, so Travel writer Daniel Stables explores why you should make the effort to explore England’s rugged watershed for National Geographic Magazine. He also penned a piece for The Independent about why East Anglia is among the best regions to visit in 2025.

His debut book Fiesta, will be published next year.

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Authors in the Media – July 2024

A summer feeling about last month’s books in the media, as Ros Belford‘s stunning memoir THE CHILDREN OF THE VOLCANO continues to inspire and made Wanderlust Magazine’s best travel books of 2024 so far, saying ‘the author – fresh from a break-up – relocates to Sicily to give her daughters a childhood to remember, and herself a new go at life. What follows falls into the ‘inspirational’ bracket of books about overcoming the odds, though it paints a portrait of island life that will have travellers intrigued.’

Ed Peppitt‘s book THE BEACON BIKE was listed in Country Living Magazine’s 10 refreshing reads for spring (works in summer, too!).

When Ed Peppitt was diagnosed with MS, nothing would stop him fulfilling his childhood dream: to cycle 3,500 miles visiting the lighthouses of England and Wales.

Daniel Stables, author of the upcoming FIESTA, headed to the Peak District National Park for Hyphen Magazine, to find a new generation is discovering the joys of touching grass.

Britain’s national parks are celebrating a significant birthday, with 2024 marking 75 years since they were established through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.

Photography by Phil Sproson/courtesy of Peak District National Park
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Authors in the Media – May 2024

As Spring is upon us and the season becomes more colourful, agency author Daniel Stables produced a stunning piece in National Geographic about the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Don’t be deceived by the name – it’s not for the faint-hearted. A 9-day orgy of ritual mutilation, pyrotechnics and meat-free food.

A General Election has been called in the UK, where transparency is one of the buzzword. No better time, then, for Seth Thevoz to write for the Spectator on ‘Why MPs love to hate the register of interests‘. ‘Politicians have long shuddered over a document that provides fertile ground for journalists from which to dig out stories.’ Thevoz says, and cites the seminal journalism of the late Andrew Roth, for exposing such conflicts of interest.

Heading to South America, in the latest issue of National Geogrpahic Travel UK magazine, Shafik Meghji picks out some of his favourite places to stay in Santiago, Chile. Rights to Shafik’s new book, ‘Small Earthquakes’, were recently snapped up by Hurst Publishers.

Ed Peppitt’s uplifting book, The Beacon Bike, was recently published and Ed appeared on BBC Radio 4 twice in the same day. First on Front Row in the morning and then again on Drive in the afternoon. Ed is also on a book tour (not by bike this time!) so catch him in person if you can.

The BBC World Service also interviewed acclaimed music manager Rikki Stein about his memoirs, set to publish in June and now available for pre-order. All About Jazz also described the book as ‘a thrilling page-turner packed with hundreds of stories, vividly told, recounting a life so epic, and one populated by so many extraordinary actors, that a review can only skim across its surface.’