Sceptre scoops ‘hilarious’ first collection by New Yorker cartoonist McPhail 

Sceptre has signed a “hilarious and insightful” cartoon collection by Betty Trask Prize-winner and New Yorker cartoonist Will McPhail entitled Love & Vermin.

Senior commissioning editor Charlotte Humphery acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Gordon Wise at Curtis Brown on behalf of Esther Newberg at ICM Partners for publication on 13th October 2022. 

The publisher said: “With his shrewd eye for mundane absurdities and deeply relatable urban creatures, Will McPhail is one of Britain’s most distinctive cartoonists. His cartoons, which often go viral on social media, delight in the anxieties of everyday life, skewer modern politics and capture the painful and ridiculous truths behind our behaviours.

“In his first collection, new cartoons are united with old favourites: knowing mice and eligible pigeons fill our cities, while the beloved adventures of Lady No-Kids gleefully continue. Pondering life, love and nonsense, Love & Vermin is a trove of sly wisdom and laughter.”