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📖Roy Williams on WCPxLitHub Podcast
Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher, British playwright Roy Williams discusses Dael Orlandersmith’s play Yellowman.

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🌳 New Flora & Fern picture book
This week New Frontier Publishing announced the second title in the beloved Flora & Fern picture book series by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. Flora & Fern: Kindness Along the Way is published on 9 October and is beautifully illustrated by Denise Hughes.

✨ @foliosociety.bsky.social announce Homer limited edition run
Out on the 12th August, The Folio Society is producing an epic limited edition of Homer’s The Iliad & The Odyssey, featuring Emily Wilson’s ground-breaking translations and jaw-dropping illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins.

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🥳Midas Summer Party
On Thursday, the Midas team took the afternoon off to celebrate a year of hard work and achievements, with a boat trip down the Thames and a Summer's evening at the pub.

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🕵️Divinity Games by Lou Gilmond Publication
This week, we saw the publication of Lou Gilmond's dystopian thriller, Divinity Games. The ‘terrifying’ conclusion to the Kanha and Colbey thriller series. Published by Armillary Books and available to buy now in paperback: shorturl.at/nvWoI

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🎼Association of British Orchestras
Our client, @aborchestras and its member orchestras are creating a summer of music making for children and young people this summer. For more information on what’s going on in your area this summer, visit abo.org.uk. #AnOrchestrainEverySchool

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✨Women’s Prize
We are extremely proud that the Women’s Prize Trust – the UK charity which enriches society by creating equitable opportunities for women in the world of books and beyond – has appointed Midas as its communications agency.

✏️ Two new picture books for Andy Day!
We are so excited to be working with Puffin Books
on the first picture books written by Andy Day, children’s TV superstar and author of the bestselling Dino Dad young fiction series.

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📕 Black Gold by Rob Starr Publication
This week, we saw the publication of Rob Starr's
thriller, Black Gold. A fast paced and pulse-pounding book where fraud investigator Kiara Fox is about to embark on her deadliest mission yet.

🎶Henley Music Festival 2025
What a kick off we had at Henley Festival!
The 2025 edition of the UK’s only black-tie music & arts festival – which is also a charity championing emerging talent – opened on a high note with the inimitable Diana Ross performing on its iconic Floating Stage on Wednesday.

📢 Phillip Pullman Cover Reveal
On Wednesday, we were thrilled to work with
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social to reveal Christopher Wormell’s cover art for the final volume in Phillip Pullman's
bestselling The Book of Dust sequence – The Rose Field – publishing on 23 October.

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We are so excited to be working with @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social on the first picture books from children's TV superstar and author of the bestselling 'Dino Dad' young fiction series, Andy Day!

Illustrated by Alex Patrick, 'Dylan the Dino Boy Saves Christmas' will be published on 2nd October 2025!

📢 Savage Peace by Freddie Peters
Midas are delighted to be working with author Freddie P. Peters again on the marketing for Savage Peace, the second book in her new River Swift series. Publishing 8th August and available to pre-order now.

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🐦‍🔥 Firefinch Publishers
We are delighted to be working with Firefinch Publishing - a new independent publishing house with authors at its heart. You can give them a follow at @firefinchbooks.bsky.social on all social media platforms, and visit the website lnkd.in/ez9AR2PT to find out more.

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🌺 Lucy Foley at Waterstones Reading
A busy week for Lucy Foley, hitting No.3 in the Sunday Times Bestseller chart with the paperback of The Midnight Feast and a brilliant event at Waterstones Reading, chaired by @schmotime.bsky.social

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Welcome to Firefinch. We’re a new independent publishing house with authors at our heart. Give us a follow at @FirefinchBooks on all social media platforms, join our newsletter, visit our website at www.firefinchpublishing.com and find out more about us as we launch! https://linktr.ee/firefinchbooks

Thank you to Miranda and everyone who has supported the campaign so far, you can see Miranda’s post here: t.co/ln3L128spF and the full list of fabulous summer reads here: t.co/NgzZTH3FcR

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🌺BSO x Miranda Hart
This week, Midas were thrilled to see Miranda Hart show her support for @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social Summer Reading guide and indie bookshops!

🍾 Foundry Editions author Chiara Valerio at Italian Institute of Culture
@foundryeditions.bsky.social author and Italian literary superstar Chiara Valerio took centre stage at the Italian Institute of Culture this week, in a brilliant in conversation with Olivia Laing.

Perfect for fans of silly humour and amazing adventure Dino Dad: Mystery of the Missing Egg will captivate and fascinate young readers, inspiring the start of their solo reading journeys.

🦖 Dino Dad: Mystery of the Missing Egg
The fourth instalment in Andy Day and @stevenlenton.bsky.social beloved Dino Dad series is here! Dino Dad: Mystery of the Missing Egg was published on 19th June by @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social.

Inspired by a true story, this mesmerising novel of love, family, resilience and redemption is an unmissable read for Summer 2025. Published by @orionbooks.bsky.social and available to buy now in hardback.

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📢 When the Fireflies Dance by Aisha Hassan
This week saw the publication of Aisha Hassan's debut novel, When the Fireflies Dance.

Wishing a very happy publication day to Andy Day and @stevenlenton.bsky.social's 'Dino Dad: Mystery of the Missing Egg'! Published by @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social, the fourth instalment of the beloved Dino Dad series is perfect for fans of silly humour and amazing adventure.

How to survive a millennial dinner party In Cécile Tlili’s sharp debut novel, Just a Little Dinner, the friendships of four Parisians are stretched to breaking point when they gather to eat in a hot apartment

A fab review of Cécile Tlili's 'Just a Little Dinner' (out now from @foundryeditions.bsky.social) in @thetimes.com, courtesy of @cecibrowning.bsky.social!

"It has a similar flavour to Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection...but is richer and meatier."

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A full house at Italian Cultural Institute last night, for literary superstar Chiara Valerio in conversation with Olivia Laing.

Chiara's book 'The Little I Knew', the first to be translated into English, is out now from @foundryeditions.bsky.social! www.foundryeditions.co.uk/thelittleiknew

A brilliant comment piece in @thebookseller.com today by Jasper Sutcliffe of @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social, about how to get indies on board when it comes to publishers' pre-order strategy. Some food for thought this #IndieBookshopWeek! www.thebookseller.com/comment/push...