We’re over the moon that not one but two J&N authors have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 🎊 PARADISO 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi (Fourth Estate) and DOMINION by Addie Citchens (Europa) have both made the cut, on an impressive longlist of 16 which ‘showcase[s] the profound force, resonance and scale of fiction writing: from tackling turbulent global issues, like climate change and displacement, to examining the intensely intimate.’ You can see the full longlist here; the shortlist will be announced on April 22nd. Congratulations to both authors!

We're delighted to announce that Hayley Steed has been made a director of Janklow & Nesbit UK, in addition to her work as literary agent. In Hayley's time at the company she has overseen the growth of the commercial arm of the agency, working on bestselling books including The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg (Granta Books) and The List by Yomi Adegoke (Fourth Estate), as well as upcoming romantic fantasy debut Blood Bound and book club novel Wet Ink.Corissa Hollenbeck and Olivia Everitt are also promoted to Associate Agent and are actively building their lists in non-fiction and literary fiction respectively; visit our Submissions page to send your work to them directly.

We’re delighted that not one but two J&N UK authors have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 🎊 THE FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet (Hutchinson Heinemann) and ART CURE: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt (Cornerstone) have both made the cut, on an impressive longlist of 16 which “reflects the belief that every woman’s voice has the power to elicit and inspire change […] in an extraordinary, international celebration of women’s writing.” You can see the full longlist here; the shortlist will be announced on March 25th. Congratulations to both authors! 

Congratulations to Lyse Doucet whose 'utterly compelling' debut THE FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL (Hutchinson Heinemann) has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025!  The awards recognise the best books across fiction, non-fiction, debut fiction and children’s fiction. The shortlists will be narrowed down to four category winners on Tuesday 13th January, before one goes on to claim the Nero Gold Prize on Tuesday 4th March. "When I set up these Awards it was to celebrate great writing and great books to read and to showcase books which you would recommend to friends, family and people you know," said Gerry Ford, founder and chief executive officer of Caffè Nero. "This list more than does that. This is the strongest list of books the Nero Book Awards has seen yet and is indicative of the Awards going from strength to strength." You can find all the category shortlists for the awards here.

Huge congratulations to Janklow author Lyse Doucet whose debut non-fiction book THE FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL: A People's History of Afghanistan is longlisted for this year's Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction! The book, which tells the story of the country through the luxury Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, is published by Hutchinson Heinemann on 18th September. Robbie Millen, literary editor of the Times and the Sunday Times and chair of the judges, said: "Variety. That’s the common theme of this longlist. All the judges were impressed, delighted and relieved by the mind-quickening variety of the books that we read in terms of style, character and subject matter. It’s been a terrific reading experience. We’ve been given an insight into the original, offbeat mind of great novelists, seen how poets responded to the faith-quaking challenge of science and through the experiences of one hotel seen a country in a new light. We’ve followed a writer into the abyss of personal tragedy and soared to the heights of creativity with pop’s greatest bromance. Now we also know how far a wolf will lope to find a mate – and, shudder, how eunuchs are made. All human life can be found in the pages of these 12 remarkable books." The prize recognises and rewards the best of non-fiction and is open to authors of any nationality. It covers all non-fiction in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. The winning author will receive £50,000, with the other shortlisted authors receiving £5,000. The shortlist is to be announced on Thursday 2nd October, with the prize winner announced on Tuesday 4th November. Congratulations, Lyse! 🎉