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Boldwood Books has signed 10 more authors after reporting "impressive" financial results for 2021, with revenue up 70% to £2.7m and net profit at 30%.
The new authors range from debut writers to already established international bestsellers. All have been contracted on multi-book deals and will be published in every format simultaneously in all English-language territories. They include psychological thriller specialists Alison Stockham, Anita Waller, John Nicholl, J A Baker, Keri Beevis and Valerie Keogh, romantic escapist writer Georgina Troy and rom-com author Phoebe MacLeod.
Also new to Boldwood are Tracy Baines and Alexandra Walsh, bringing the total number of authors on Boldwood’s lists to 77.
"After an impressive financial year in 2021—with revenues and profits showing substantial growth in only our second year of trading—we are thrilled to be strengthening our author portfolio by welcoming 10 more writers to the Boldwood family," said Amanda Ridout, founder and c.e.o.
"We have now sold over six million books worldwide, across all formats, with eight titles having sold more than 100,000 units and 90% of our authors having featured in the global top 100 bestseller charts. Sales across all our formats and markets are thriving, and we look forward to further success in 2022. As ever, my thanks go to the brilliant Boldwood team (now 10-strong), our wonderfully supportive and dedicated authors, and to all our industry partners worldwide."
Boldwood, set up in 2019. achieved revenues of £1.6m in 2020, its first full financial year.