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The Reading Agency is delighted to welcome Teresa Cremin, Kit de Waal, Aimée Felone, Michael Lewis, David Shelley and Sue Williamson to its Board of Trustees. With a breadth of experience in the areas of writing, publishing, academia and public libraries, the appointments of the new Trustees will help to guide The Reading Agency as […]

A Kind of Spark is a powerful, heart-warming live-action series about friendship, courage and self-belief based on the award-winning book by neurodivergent author, Elle McNicoll. Coming to BBC iPlayer on 31 March and CBBC from 17 April, it tells the inspirational story of an autistic teenager Addie. When she learns about the witch trials that

Walker Books will be the Australia and New Zealand distributor for UK-based indie Knights Of, in a major step for the small publisher. Knights Of aims to address the lack of representation in children’s books and has published stories by authors including Jason Reynolds, Sharna Jackson, Samantha Baines and Elle McNicoll. The independent’s titles have

Knights Of has acquired a new YA novel from Alexandra Sheppard, entitled Friendship Never Ends. Editorial director Eishar Brar acquired world rights from Lauren Gardner at Bell Lomax Moreton. It will publish on 4th May in B-format paperback. Friendship Never Ends is the lead YA title from Knights Of for the year and will be supported by an

We are over the moon that Like a Charm by Elle McNicoll and Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds have both been longlisted for the 2023 UKLA Book Awards! This is the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers, which makes this one extra special. A huge congratulations to all the other long-listed

Publishers struggling with soaring costs should be wary about passing these on to consumers as household bills soar, Knights Of m.d. Aimée Felone has warned. Delegates at The Bookseller’s Children’s Conference on 26th September in London’s County Hall heard indies and diverse communities are both being hit by the rising cost of living, which could

Knights Of today, Tuesday 26 April, announced the acquisition of Girlhood Unfiltered – an anthology of essays, letters and creative work reflecting on the experience of Black girlhood, by an inspiring group of teenage girls from South London-based organisation Milk Honey Bees and their founder, Ebinehita Iyere. Published on 3rd November 2022 in B-format hardback,

The 2022 British Book Industry Awards took place at London’s Grosvenor House on 23rd May. We were over the moon to be awarded Children’s Publisher of the Year in our fourth year of business. ___ Judges called Knights Of “small but mighty, and full of integrity and purpose”. A transformative year saw it quadruple its

Knights Of has snapped up Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend, the debut middle- grade novel by consultant, editor and non-fiction author Lizzie Huxley-Jones. Eishar Brar, editorial director, acquired world rights for the first and second, as-yet-untitled book, from Abi Fellows at The Good Literary Agency. Publishing on 1st June 2023, Vivi Conway and