Author

Katherine May

Primary Agent

Madeleine Milburn

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International Rights

Liane-Louise Smith

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Film & TV

Hannah Ladds

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Biography

Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster living in Whitstable, UK.

Her most recent memoir, Enchantment, was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times became a New York Times, Sunday Times and Der Spiegel bestseller, was adapted as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. The Wall Street Journal declared that Wintering ‘does us the great service of reminding us that we are not alone in feeling undone’. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon.

Katherine lives with her husband, son, two cats and a dog. She loves walking, sea-swimming and pickling slightly unappealing things.

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Books

Featured Book

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all

In Enchantment, Katherine May invites the reader to come with her on a journey to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe. With humour, candour, and warmth, she shares stories of her own struggles with work, family, and the aftereffects of pandemic, particularly feelings of overwhelm as the world rushes to reopen.

Craving a different way to live, May begins to explore the restorative properties of the natural world, moving through the elements of earth, water, fire, and air and identifying the quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for them. Through deliberate attention and ritual, she unearths the potency and nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our immediate environment.

Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy, Enchantment invites each of us to open the door to human experience in all its sensual complexity, and to find the beauty waiting for us there.

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The Electricity of Every Living Thing

Katherine May

Wintering

Katherine May

The Best, Most Awful Job

Katherine May

Press and Reviews

“Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy, Enchantment invites each of us to open the door to human experience in all its sensual complexity, and to…”

– BookRiot

“Beautifully written and profoundly reasoned, this introspective search for meaning will appeal to readers seeking wholeness and community.”

– Booklist

“Featuring lyrical writing and clear open-mindedness, the narrative will speak to anyone feeling lonely in the modern world...May’s pursuit of enchantment will resonate with anyone feeling…”

– Kirkus

“Luminous… Enchantment is truly enchanting. Katherine May’s authorial voice casts a spell that helps us see the magic in everything, including ourselves.”

– Martha Beck

“I can not imagine a more gracious companion. This book is a gift.”

– Krista Tippett

“A beautiful offering of light, truth and charm in these strange, dark times.”

– Anne Lamott

“If I had added a Post-it Note to every sentence in this book that made me laugh, wince in recognition, or faintly well up, I would…”

– Ceri Radford, Independent

“This is the kind of book that could well make a difference to someone's life … every mother should read it.”

– Laura Pearson, author of I Wanted You to Know

“A wonderful anthology. I enjoyed it so much - the honesty, intelligence, fury and tenderness of the essays; and, importantly and refreshingly, the range of voices…”

– Liz Berry, author of The Republic of Motherhood

“A manifesto for the value of difficult people. I loved it.”

– Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun

Katherine May

Primary Agent

International Rights

Film & TV

Biography

The Electricity of Every Living Thing

Wintering

The Best, Most Awful Job

Press and Reviews

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