Avon snaps up two more from Cowell

Avon Books has snapped up two more novels from author Emma Cowell, following the break-out success of her debut novel, One Last Letter from Greece, which is now being published in Germany, Denmark, Greece, Poland and Russia.

Helen Huthwaite, publisher, struck the deal for world English language rights with Kate Burke at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency. The new contract will take Cowell’s publishing through to May 2025 with her second novel, The House in the Olive Grove, publishing next month.

Huthwaite said: “Working with Emma is as dreamy as the settings for her gorgeous Greek books, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be continuing our fruitful partnership. Escapist, romantic and brimming with Mediterranean sunshine, Emma’s novels are everything you want from a summer read, ensuring that readers fall more in love with Greece with every turn of the page.”

Cowell added: “The incredible team at Avon, Harper Collins believed in my writing from the get-go, so launching my debut novel and to have found a home for my next two books with them is very exciting.”