This week at Midas 24th-28th August
An Audiobook Lover’s Spotlight, a ROARR-some Andy Day collaboration and an exciting new hire at Midas US – here’s what’s been happening at Midas this week.
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Andy Day x ROARR!
Last week Midas secured a collaboration between ROARR Dinosaur adventure Park and bestselling children's author Andy Day.
The collaborative giveaway offered followers the chance to 'ask Andy anything' with Andy's favourite question securing a goodie bag of Dino treats including a copy of Andy's new books Dino Racers and Dylan the Dino Boy Saves the Zoo. You can see the post and dino-tastic questions here
Keep an eye out for a video from Andy with answers to the top questions.
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Audiobook Lover’s Spotlight with Manon’s Reading Books
This week Bookshop.org collaborated with content creator Manon from @manonsreadingbooks on an Audiobook Lover’s Spotlight featuring her 2026 weird girl listening guide. You can see the post here and Manon’s full list of recommendations on Bookshop.org here.
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Alison Joseph’s Instagram Launch
English crime writer and radio dramatist Alison Joseph has launched her Instagram page this week! Her books include The Sister Agnes Mysteries, Dying to Know and an Agatha Christie mystery series.
Follow Alison on Instagram for exclusive first looks at upcoming books, behind-the-scenes insights into her characters and stories and updates on forthcoming events and appearances.
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Simon & Schuster acquire new Eva Rice novel
The Bookseller and BookBrunch ran the trade announcement around Simon & Schuster’s acquisition of the latest novel from bestselling author Eva Rice, Where Are You, What Are You Doing, And Can I Do It Too? From the author of the much-beloved The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a tender, often hilarious coming-of-age story about the chaos of first love, second chances and three-point-turns. Midas is thrilled to be working alongside Simon & Schuster and Eva on this title, which will be out for all to read on 14 January, 2027.
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Midas appoints Bryan Christian as US marketing account director
Midas Group has appointed Bryan Christian as account director for marketing at Midas US, as the agency expands its marketing operation in the country.
Christian has more than 20 years’ experience across Little, Brown, Time Inc, Hyperion and HarperCollins, and most recently worked as a freelance marketing director with authors and organisations in New York and beyond.
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