Bill Clegg is one of the book industry's most exciting new literary talents.

A literary agent who runs The Clegg Agency in New York, he released his debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family with publisher Jonathan Cape this year to a host of rave reviews and award nominations, including a place on the Man Booker long list. A family story that tells the tale of June Reid after her house and family are destroyed by a fire the night before her daughter's wedding, the novel tackles the weighty themes of grief, acceptance and recovery with understatement and sensitivity. The Independent praised its 'intricate, careful plotting' and described it as 'wise' and 'humane', while The Guardian called it 'a wonderful and deeply moving novel'. Clegg has also released two memoirs, A Portrait Of An Addict As A Young Man and Ninety Days, tackling the subject of his recovery from crack addiction, and has started a second novel about a man struggling to come to terms with dementia. The honesty, humanity and raw emotion in this book demonstrate that Clegg's voice in the industry is powerful as both an agent and author.