The Grand Bug Hotel Checks In on 17 September 2026
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The Grand Bug Hotel is a five-star insect resort where the termites are eating the walls. Written by Ollie Silvester and Ziggy Hanaor, and illustrated by Silvester, it is the Bristol illustrator's debut graphic novel. Cicada Books, a UK indie publisher, has the 140-page middle-grade book open for pre-order now. UK release is 17 September 2026, with the US following in early 2027.
Cicada has previously published graphic novels such as Alte Zachen: Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor and Benjamin Phillips. It won two V&A awards in 2024: Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year, and Illustration for Children. The list also includes Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett, and Shushu, again by Ziggy Hanaor and Benjamin Phillips.
Inside The Grand Bug Hotel
Welcome to The Grand Bug Hotel: five-star luxury, world-famous service... and absolute mayhem.
Best friends Vex and Bo arrive with their suitcases and a very fancy brochure. The Bug Hotel looks like the holiday of a lifetime. There are bellhops in tiny hats, a glittering lobby and celebrity guests on the rooftop helipad. A Termite Queen is even carried to check-in on a royal litter. What could possibly go wrong?
Answer: Everything. Room numbers make no sense. The map might as well be modern art. Their luggage vanishes. Termite toddlers are chewing through the hotel faster than the ants can fix it. An ageing moth actress mistakes them for admirers, and dinner comes with a dress code they definitely can't meet. Meanwhile, something shady is going on behind the scenes. The hench hotel manager may not be quite what he seems...
A fast, funny graphic novel caper about keeping your head when the ceiling is literally falling in. Because in this hotel, the service is buzzing... and survival is not guaranteed.
Releasing on September 17th (UK), it will be available for pre-order at all independent bookstores.
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