FBF’s buzziest book wings its way to William Collins

A behavioural ecologist’s book on why humans should learn to love wasps has been snapped up by William Collins publishing director Arabella Pike.

UK and Commonwealth rights for Seirian Sumner’s Endless Forms were signed from Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit.

The book aims to replace bees as the "sweetheart of the insect world" with wasps, which Sumner says are “older and cleverer than the bee, and just as essential for the survival of our environment”.