Hayley Steed | The Bookseller

Zaffre bags 'timely' reality show novel from debut author Acton

Zaffre has bagged an "unbelievably timely" debut novel from Helly Acton, which has already been optioned for TV, in a two-book deal. Read more

Seven Lies TV deal snapped up in five-way auction

Hotly contested thriller Seven Lies, which went for seven figures in a major book deal, has now been optioned for TV by Drama Republic following a five-company... Read more

Seven Dials lands Agarwal's Indian rocket Mars mission story

Orion imprint Seven Dials has landed journalist and systems engineer Ipsita Agarwal’s feminist account of how Indian scientists sent a rocket to Mars.... Read more

Steed promoted to agent at the Madeleine Milburn Agency

Hayley Steed has been promoted to literary agent less than three years after joining the Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency as an assistant.... Read more

Orion snaps up debut by 'future star' Slee

Orion has snapped up the debut novel from “future star” Katherine Slee, revolving around a coded dedication in a children’s book. Read more

Pan Macmillan snaps up Bayliss-Jennings debut in four-way auction

Pan Macmillan has snapped up a “festive feel-good romantic novel” from debut author Jennifer Bayliss-Jennings in a four-way auction. Read more

H&S signs crime novel debut by journalist Shindler in two-book deal

Hodder & Stoughton has signed the debut crime novel by broadcast journalist Will Shindler in a two-book deal. Read more

Headline wins four-way auction to publish Nicholls debut

Headline has won a four-way auction to publish scriptwriter Owen Nicholls' debut, a love story peppered with film references called Love, Unscripted.... Read more