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

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!

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...

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

thetimes.com

And here's The Observer Review

Children's Book Of The Week - The Times

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...

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 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)

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