Our latest!
Kids Reading Guide released, featuring art from Here Come the Cousins
The Kids Reading Guide for Summer 2025-2026 is here! The guide features art from Here Come the Cousins, illustrated by Sarah Zweck, on the cover and throughout. Yay Sarah!
Highlights from recent reviews
Six months of amazing reviews for our clients’ books – click through for a handful of highlights!
Out now: Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish
Out now with HarperCollins: Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish. We’re so thrilled to celebrate the release of the first book in this hilarious new junior fiction series from Judith Rossell.
Claire Mabey to release picture book with Lerner/Gecko Press
Rachel Lawson at Lerner/Gecko Press has bought world rights to Cass and the Beast – a picture book written by our wonderful client Claire Mabey and illustrated by Jill Calder. Congratulations Claire!
Out now: Another Year Around the Sun
Out now: Another Year Around the Sun – a gorgeous new picture book by Katrina Germein and our wonderful client Alice Lindstrom! Happy publication to this beautiful book from Affirm Press
Out now: Here Come the Cousins
Happy publication to the beautiful Here Come the Cousins, written by Maggie Hutchings and illustrated by our wonderful client Sarah Zweck. Out now with Thames and Hudson Australia.
The Midwatch shortlisted for the ARA Historical Novel prize
The Midwatch has been shortlisted for the ARA Historical Novel prize in the Children’s and Young Adult category. Hooray Jude and congratulations to all the shortlisted authors.
The Midwatch released in Germany with Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH
Happy publication to the German edition of The Midwatch School for Unwanted Girls, out now with Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH.
The Midwatch wins Best Children’s Novel in the Davitt Awards
Judith Rossell has been awarded a Davitt Award for The Midwatch (Hardie Grant). Congratulations to Jude and to all the other winners!
Lauren Draper and Sophie Beer shortlisted for Queensland Literary Awards
Congratulations to Sophie Beer and Lauren Draper who are finalists for the Queensland Literary Awards for their respective works Thunderhead (Allen and Unwin) and Return to Sender (PanMacmillan).
Cover reveal: Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish
Coming this October from the amazing Judith Rossell….Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish (Harper Collins) – a hilarious illustrated fiction book for emerging readers and cat lovers.
Out now: Libby’s Football Adventures
Libby’s Footy Adventures is out now! This wonderful picture book comes from three-time premiership winner Libby Birch, with by our wonderful client Robin Tatlow-Lord.
Cover reveal: Another Year Around the Sun
Cover reveal! We cannot wait for Another Year Around the Sun, written by Katrina Germein and illustrated by our amazing client Alice Lindstrom.
Claire Mabey wins NZSA Best First Book Award in the NZCYA Awards
The wonderful Claire Mabey has been awarded the NZSA Best First Book Award win for her middle-grade novel The Raven's Eye Runaways (Allen and Unwin). Congratulations Claire!
Cover reveal: Oh Brother by Georgina Chadderton
Georgina Chadderton’s brilliant middle-grade graphic memoir Oh Brother (Penguin Random House) is now available for pre-order. Oh Brother will be published simultaneously in Australia, the US, the UK and Canada in February 2026. Hooray Gina!
Sophie Beer and Dave Petzold shortlisted for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025
Sophie Beer and Dave Petzold have both been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards! Hooray!
Welcome Bella!
I am thrilled to welcome Bella Suckling to her new role as Associate Agent!
Out now: We Saw What You Started
Happiest publication to We Saw What You Started – the epic YA debut from our amazing client Carla Salmon.
Out now: Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble 2: Legend of the Fang
The Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble: Legend of the Fang is now out on bookstore shelves! This wonderful series for reluctant readers is illustrated by our fabulous client Robin Tatlow-Lord.
The Midwatch wins BookPeople Kids’ Reading Guide Children’s Book of the Year
Judith Rossell’s The Midwatch has been awarded the BookPeople Kids’ Reading Guide Children’s Book of the Year. Congratulations to Jude and to all those nominated!