Lucy Worsley's next three books signed to Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton has signed three new titles by Sunday Times bestselling author Lucy Worsley, continuing their publishing partnership.
The first, an idiosyncratic history of the British Monarchy will be published in 2026, followed by biographies of Marie Antoinette and Arthur Conan Doyle. Non-Fiction publisher Rupert Lancaster acquired world rights, including translation and audio, from Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates.
As part of its ongoing promotion, Hodder & Stoughton is supporting their special edition hardback, audio (specially re-recorded and updated by Lucy) and e-book editions of Jane Austen at Home with a carefully targeted marketing campaign around the celebrations of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday taking place throughout 2025. Next month also sees Worsley returning to 10 of the UK’s theatres for another run of her hugely popular Jane Austen live show, as well as literary festival and bookshop events.
Worsley’s three previous titles with Hodder – Jane Austen at Home, Queen Victoria and Agatha Christie – have been translated into 15 languages.
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Lancaster said: “We are thrilled to have acquired three such great projects. Lucy is a brilliant writer and a joy to work with. The success of Jane Austen at Home, Queen Victoria and Agatha Christie demonstrates how she connects with a global audience who enjoy her impeccably researched and illuminating biographies. She’s also a brilliant speaker who works incredibly hard to support publication with talks and media appearances.”
The author’s US publisher, Claiborne Hancock at Pegasus Books, said: “Lucy is on her way to becoming a trans-Atlantic treasure with her infectious love of history and the way she is able to convey such rich scope of information and bring to life these historical figures in a warm and approachable way. Her fans are eager for her next book, and we are looking forward to growing her reputation in the United States.”
Worsley commented: “I’m beyond thrilled to be working again with Hodder and Pegasus. I’m looking forward with these projects to doing my absolute favourite thing in the world: taking a bit of history people think they know about and suggesting a way of taking a fresh look.”
