BEDFORD SQUARE PUBLISHERS ACQUIRE TITLES FROM HUSBAND AND WIFE
Editor-at-Large Maxim Jakubowski is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two strikingly different books by a married couple. USA Today bestselling author Samantha Lee Howe introduces a smart and seductive new cosy crime series, Mel Greenway Investigates, while David J Howe – renowned Doctor Who authority – shares a heartwarming and delightfully geeky memoir, Who Me!
Maxim says ‘It’s not every day you get the pleasure of acquiring two very different books from authors who happen to be husband and wife! I’ve long been a fan of Sam’s fast-paced and cinematic USA Today bestselling writing, her new series introduces a gutsy British heroine and sleuth of the first order. While. David’s memoir of how the iconic TV programme changed his life is a monument to geeky charm and Terry Pratchett-like in tone, and will become indispensable to its millions of fans.
Samantha Lee Howe says:
‘I’ve always been fascinated with post-War thrillers and I love quirky independent investigators, so combining the two fed straight into my passions. In addition, I have christened this novel “co-sexy” as its cosy crime, but mixed with simmering and sexy undertones, all filleted with the twists and turns and unpredictability that I know readers enjoy in my novels. I hope readers will love Mel as much as I do!’
In contrast, David J Howe’s memoir is a nostalgic, emotional, and often humorous journey through a lifetime spent immersed in the world of Doctor Who.
‘It seems like I’ve lived my whole life to be able to write this book,’ says David J Howe. ‘I often say, if you cut me you will find Doctor Who written through my flesh like the words in a stick of rock! I feel that many readers will find echoes of their own lives in the pages, and it’s superb that a shared appreciation of a television programme can bring so much love and hope into the world.’
For both titles, Maxim Jakubowski acquired World English Language rights from Camilla Shestopal at Shesto Literary.
Bedford Square can be found at: https://bedfordsquarepublishers.co.uk/
David J Howe is at: www.howeswho.co.uk
Samantha Lee Howe is at: www.samanthaleehowe.co.uk
The plan is to publish Who Me! in October 2025, so watch out for it! Sam’s book will be published in February 2026.