Francesca Riccardi
@litagentfran.bsky.social
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Literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency
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1/2 I am looking for commercial and upmarket fiction across genres. As a working class literary agent, I am particularly interested to hear from working class voices. In books, I am particularly drawn to ...
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Paperback: Deadly Treasures by Jane McParkes.
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Paperback: A Deadly Inheritance by Jane McParkes
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Deal news: HOW TO KILL YOUR BIGGEST FAN by Helen Blair, to Bolinda.
14 days ago
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HARDBACK. The Fracture by Morgan Cry.
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Proof: The Brides by Charlotte Cross
about 1 month ago
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US HARDBACK: An Ethical Guide to Murder by Jenny Morris.
about 1 month ago
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DEAL NEWS: 2 books by Morgan Cry, to Severn House.
about 1 month ago
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HARDBACK: The Hunters Club by Alis Hawkins.
about 1 month ago
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Paperback: A Curiously Convenient Demise by Hannah Hendy.
#newbooks
#crimebooks
#literaryagent
about 2 months ago
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DEAL NEWS. Til Death Do Us Part by Helen Blair writing as Helen Fellman. 1 book deal with Pan Books. Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring editor: Raphaella Demetris
about 2 months ago
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Paperback: A Merciful Sea by Katie Daysh
about 2 months ago
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PAPERBACK: The Cost by Morgan Cry.
about 2 months ago
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PAPERBACK: Male, Unknown by C.J. Griffiths.
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I Am In Print
3 months ago
π¨ Last slot available! π¨ Book an
#Agent121
with
@litagentfran.bsky.social
to chat about your book on 3 Sept.π Francesca loves character-driven commercial adult fiction with millennial appeal, diverse characters, a strong voice, hook & sense of place.
www.iaminprint.co.uk
#writingtips
#writingadvice
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DEAL NEWS π¨ 4 book deal for THE OLIVIA WELLS MYSTERIES by Jane McParkes with Bedford Square. Audio rights for books 1&2 to Audible UK. Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring editor: Carolyn Mays
4 months ago
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I Am In Print
4 months ago
#Crimewriters
are you ready to make your move? Would you like 15 mins of
#Agent121
time with a
#literaryagent
who loves your genre? Then book at
www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121
with: 3 Sept -
@litagentfran.bsky.social
4 Sept -
@katebarker.bsky.social
16 Sept - Nicky Lovick 17 Sept - Clare Coombes
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Katie Daysh || Queer histfic author βπ
4 months ago
I'm officially moving over from the bird app! Currently following as many people as I can here haha. Here are my babies, the queer Age of Sail Nightingale/Courtney series βππ³οΈβπ
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The Bookseller
4 months ago
Sandycove, an imprint of Penguin Random House, has acquired Red Flags by Belfast writer Alison Watterson, a debut crime novel where "romance is dead but dating apps are deadly"π
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Sandycove acquires Alison Wattersonβs dating-app revenge novel in five-way auction
https://ebx.sh/XAg1dc
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DEAL NEWS π¨ 2 book deal for Alison Watterson with Sandycove, Penguin Ireland. Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring editor: Joyce Dignam
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#MSWL
1/2 I am looking for commercial and upmarket fiction across genres. As a working class literary agent, I am particularly interested to hear from working class voices. In books, I am particularly drawn to ...
4 months ago
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DEAL NEWS π¨ 6 book deal for Daniel Sellers with Boldwood. Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring editor: Vic Britton
4 months ago
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DEAL NEWS π¨ 2 book deal for C.J. Griffiths with Bedford Square for medical thriller MALE, UNKNOWN + 1 more. Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring editor: Laura Fletcher
5 months ago
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Taylor Rivers
6 months ago
I am so excited to tell you all that I have a LITERARY AGENT!! I'm rep'd by
@litagentfran.bsky.social
at Kate Nash Literary Agency and I couldn't be more excited!! π₯Ήβ€οΈ
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DEAL NEWS π¨ 2 book deal for David Mark with Severn House for new novels in the DI McAvoy and Sal Delaney series'. Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring Editor: Rachel Slatter
7 months ago
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GordonJBrown (AKA Morgan Cry)
7 months ago
A wonderful review of The Cost in the Scotsman.
bit.ly/4jILrh5
@severnhouse.bsky.social
@litagentfran.bsky.social
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The Cost by Morgan Cry review: 'much that is ingenious, much that rings true'
On the surface this may seem like a standard Tartan Noir novel, but itβs much more than that, writes Allan Massie
http://bit.ly/4jILrh5
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I Am In Print
7 months ago
Is your adult novel character driven with a strong voice and sense of place? Would it be appealing to a millennial audience? Then you might like to have feedback on your query package from
@litagentfran.bsky.social
on 8th May. Book here:
www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121
#writingadvice
#amquerying
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Bloody Scotland
7 months ago
It's podcast day! Our third episode featuring two great chats with
@damedenisemina.bsky.social
and
@drjennymorris.bsky.social
has dropped now. You can listen (and catch-up with the first two episodes) here -
bloodyscotland.podbean.com
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#DoTheWriteThing
8 months ago
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Wishing Morgan Cry a very happy publication day π An intricately plotted, clever and suspenseful Scottish series debut, THE COST is available to buy now π
amazon.co.uk/dp/1448315425/
8 months ago
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Saskia Leach
8 months ago
Synopses are hard to write! Should there be spoilers? Is that enough detail? Donβt miss out on our Write Your Winning Synopsis lunchtime session this Friday with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy! Sign up here:
cornerstones.co.uk/cornerstones-xβ¦
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Very much enjoyed speaking to Lisa Marks for THE TEN. Read here:
lisamarkswrites.substack.com/p/insiders-4...
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INSIDERS #4: with literary agent Francesca Riccardi
More than just a dealmaker
https://lisamarkswrites.substack.com/p/insiders-4-with-literary-agent-francesca
8 months ago
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If youβre an
#amquerying
author looking to write or refine your synopsis, sign up to this event with the @KNLitAgency team. Tickets here:
www.cornerstones.co.uk/cornerstones...
8 months ago
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Nasheema Lennon
8 months ago
So excited for the news to be out and to be working with Harper North and
@litagentfran.bsky.social
on my next psychological thriller Going, Going, Gone ππ
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Deal News! π¨ Two book deal for Nasheema Lennon with HarperNorth for two psychological thrillers. GOING, GOING, GONE publishing November 2025 Agent: Francesca Riccardi Acquiring Editor: Daisy Watt
8 months ago
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Wishing Hannah Hendy a very happy publication day π A charming cosy crime novel which will make you laugh-out-loud, AN EXTREMELY UNLIKELY DEATH is out now π
amazon.co.uk/dp/1804364746/
8 months ago
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Wishing Daniel Sellers a very happy publication day π A secluded retreat. A storm closing in. A killer among them. MURDER AT ARDAIG CASTLE is available to buy now π
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DW8ZS8YD/
8 months ago
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Eoin is a wonderful writer and I am so pleased to be working with him β€οΈ
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8 months ago
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Wishing Janet Hunter a very happy publication day π A heart-wrenching historical novel of love, loss, and resilience, THE WOMAN AT THE STEPS is out now in ebook π
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1DBB285/
8 months ago
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Irish Literary Times
10 months ago
Solving the tragic mystery of the lost boys of Skellig Michael "The Lighthouse Keeperβs Wife by June OβSullivan is published by Poolbeg Press"
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Solving the tragic mystery of the lost boys of Skellig Michael
The tragedy a young mother faced on the Skellig in the late nineteenth century must have been as monumental as the Atlantic outcrop itself
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2025/01/28/solving-the-tragic-mystery-of-the-lost-boys-of-skellig-michael/
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The Irish Times
10 months ago
Solving the tragic mystery of the lost boys of Skellig Michael
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Solving the tragic mystery of the lost boys of Skellig Michael
The tragedy a young mother faced on the Skellig in the late nineteenth century must have been as monumental as the Atlantic outcrop itself
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2025/01/28/solving-the-tragic-mystery-of-the-lost-boys-of-skellig-michael/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc
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Wishing June O'Sullivan a very happy publication day β€οΈ A heart-wrenching story of motherhood and survival, THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S WIFE is available to buy now π
amazon.co.uk/dp/1781996768/
10 months ago
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If you had the power between life and death, what would you do? πͺβοΈ Wishing the happiest of publication days to Jenny Morris. AN ETHICAL GUIDE TO MURDER is out now in hardback, audio, and ebook. Get it here β‘οΈ
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1398534404/
10 months ago
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SomethingAboutBooks23
11 months ago
π#BookReviewπ 4βοΈ What would you do if you had the power to find out how long someone had to live & can use that power to save someone you love?
#AnEthicalGuideToMurder
by
@drjennymorris.bsky.social
can solve that very question! π Full Review π
tinyurl.com/3mzdp4fy
#BookSkyππ
#Bookblogger
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Jo P
11 months ago
ππ
#bookreview
π An ethical guide to m*rder by
@drjennymorris.bsky.social
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ This is such a brilliant book, a very unique premise, an interesting moral dilemma, this had me absolutely hooked. Full review below:
www.instagram.com/p/DEXAwowApQ...
#booksky
#bookrecs
#fivestarreads
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Jenny Morris - Ethical Guide to Murder πͺβοΈπͺ
10 months ago
I'm obsessed with this bookmark - thanks for the lovely review!
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calyx rose
10 months ago
Book launch for the incomparable
@drjennymorris.bsky.social
tonight! Streets are saying that An Ethical Guide to Murder is theee hot new
#crimantasy
book of the year
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Jenny Morris - Ethical Guide to Murder πͺβοΈπͺ
10 months ago
I am so fun to queue with
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MairΓ©ad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog)
10 months ago
#BookReview
#TheLighthouseKeepersWife
by June O'Sullivan A heart-breaking story of survival and resilience Historical fiction set on the extremely isolated island of Skellig Michael off the coast of Kerry in the Atlantic ocean New from Poolbeg Press π
www.swirlandthread.com/the-lighthou...
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11 months ago
The first in my Oxford Mysteries series featuring fearless Welsh feminist Non Vaughan & her partner in crime, closeted gay don (don't judge him, it's the 1880s) Basil Rice, has won an Earphones award from AudioFile Magazine π Very chuffed for the fabulous voice actors who play Non & Basil.
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#MSWL
Commercial and upmarket fiction across genres, especially novels with unusual behind-the-scenes locations, female friendships, a feminist bent, aspirational settings, diverse authors and experiences, and high concept βwhat ifβ premises.
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