One of my favourite places. Thrilled to be back and endangering my luggage weight limit with new books.

First marathon down. Would never have believed my PE-loathing self could have done something like this one day. Thank you @coachbennett.bsky.social, couldn't have done it without you in my ear.

This is excellent news, it was a terrible proposal that pretty much the entire publishing industry was against.

I'm inordinately proud of my awesome colleague @hatteatime.bsky.social for being shortlisted as Literary Agent of the Year at this year's British Book Awards. She is one of the smartest agents in the whole industry, and any author would be lucky to have her represent them.

@ferguscraig.bsky.social Alert! The new series of Married at First Sight Australia is live.

Take that Richard Osman!

What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters by Ed Wood

Our latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack, by me - 'What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters' open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...

You’ve changed.

Really proud of this guy, one of the absolute finest UK crime writers around. I was his publisher for a decade and the books were unbelivably good right from the first draft every single time. Billingham is the best.

I've never done an Excel LBF to my knowledge, only Earl's Court and Olympia. I'm excited by the novelty. But it will take me 2 minutes longer from Cambridge, which is a crime.

Best possible result. I feel like we gazed into Stephen’s soul - and found nothing but goodness. #TheTraitors

What novels are we looking for in 2026? Three of our agents share the projects they'd love you to send them...

What am I and other Blair Partnership agents looking for this year? Find out on our Substack! For me, it's all about mystery and emotion...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...

Harriet giving it full Liam Neeson in Taken is everything. I knew she’d be good, but what a dream. #TheTraitors

It's my one year anniversary of starting as an agent at The Blair Partnership. I'm proud to have found fantastic authors and wonderful homes for them, and I have some AMAZING books going out on submission in the coming months. Roll on 2026.

By series nine of #TheTraitors it will be 20 spies all sitting round pretending to be estate agents.

Wait, Harriet Tyce is on The Traitors? Amazing! Watching someone you know on it will be such a different experience. Go Harriet!

I’ve now had the cold from hell for four days straight. Thanks to convelescing, I also finished another Lisa Jewell and can’t remember which others I’ve read…

When Harry Met Sally is possibly my favourite film (it's unchangable, perfect), and The Princess Bride well up there too. Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery... So few directors can claim a purple patch as rich or varied.

He knows us too well.

I told our five-year-old that my wife and I are going on a date tonight and asked what he thinks we’ll be doing.

“Um, doing crosswords? Sitting down doing crosswords and drinking tea and reading books. Boring books.”

I so need to get out more.

Excellent! And damn right too.

I’m not a publisher any more! I’m an agent now. But I will ALWAYS read your spy fiction.

Radiohead at the O2 last night. Jaw-dropping, hairs standing up on your arm music.

I'm dying to know if he started right there in the middle of the trilogy. Feels like the kind of rebellious thing he might do.

NIce to hear from you, by the way! Hope all's well.

Mick Jagger gets real satisfaction from reading great books Rolling Stones frontman and his fiancée back our Get Britain Reading campaign

@eadbrookes.bsky.social Hello Adam - Mick Jagger is a fan of Spy Games! www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...

That Celebrity Traitors finale was even better than expected. It had everything you could hope for and more. Wonderful.

Thanks Eva, very kind!

Comparison Titles – The No-Nonsense Guide By Ed Wood

The latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack from @tpbagency.bsky.social written by me, on comparison titles: why they’re a thing, how they’re used in queries, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to master them.

open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...

Oooh, what are you working on?

My first takeaway from the Frankfurt Book Fair is how much I respect solo diners in hotel bars who order dessert. You do you lone wanderer!