Hot Key Books has acquired world rights in a YA psychological thriller by James Dawson, whose debut novel was published last year.

Editor-at-large Emma Matthewson bought Say Her Name and one other title from Jo Williamson at Antony Harwood.

Dawson's Hollow Pike was published last year, and his first non-...

Faber has acquired a new YA standalone novel, Dead Ends by Erin Lange, described by the publisher as typifying a “refreshing new trend” which puts human drama to the fore.

Children’s publisher Leah Thaxton bought UK and Commonwealth rights in the title from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein, on behalf of Taryn...

If last year’s erotica boom has taught the publishing industry anything it is that the old cliché is true—sex really does sell. Something that publishers will be hoping stays true for this year too, with New Adult the latest sexy genre getting publishers excited.

So, what is New Adult? Well it is often billed as...

The new adult genre is “here to stay”, according to children’s industry figures, despite HarperCollins m.d. Victoria Barnsley this week labelling the genre “a bit of a publishers’ construct”.

Barnsley made her remark in an interview on BBC Radio Four’s “You and Yours” on Monday (...