Hutchinson wins five-way auction for Jessamine Chan's 'chilling' début in six-figure deal

Hutchinson has triumphed in a "fiercely-fought" five-way auction for a dystopian début novel by ex-Publishers Weekly reviews editor Jessamine Chan, securing it in a major six-figure deal... Read more

Christopher Tolkien dies, aged 95

Christopher Tolkien, who published the posthumous works of his father J R R Tolkien, has died at the age of 95. Read more

Pinch of Nom propels Pan Mac to 25% growth

Helped mightily by the breakout sensation of 2019, Pinch of Nom, Pan Macmillan was the by far the biggest-growing top British publisher of 2019, chalking up a record return in Nielsen BookScan sales. Read more

Verso buys prize-winning Guez novel on Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death'

Verso Fiction has bought a prize-winning novel by Olivier Guez about Josef Mengele's escape from justice, which has already sold 300,000 copies in France.... Read more
Alderson moves to Avon in two-book deal

Author and screenwriter Sarah Alderson is moving from Hodder imprint Mulholland to HarperCollins imprint Avon in a two-book deal, starting with a "perfect summer thriller".... Read more
HarperCollins US makes major pre-empt on Jenny Lecoat's début from Polygon

Polygon, an imprint of Scottish independent publisher Birlinn, has sold Jenny Lecoat's début novel on pre-empt to HarperCollins US in a six-figure deal.... Read more
Hodder strikes fresh two-book deal with Levison Wood

Hodder & Stoughton has struck a new two-book deal with TV star, travel writer and adventurer Levison Wood, publishing books about the decimation of the... Read more
Puffin signs Doyle's MG reimagining of A Christmas Carol

Irish author Catherine Doyle will write an “exciting and magical” middle grade Christmas tale, The Miracle on Ebenezer Street, for Puffin.... Read more
Yellow Kite signs Ella Mills for two more

Yellow Kite has signed two more books by Ella Mills, and is partnering with Fane Productions to run a theatre tour around her forthcoming book Deliciously Ella:... Read more

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The rocket league

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Editor at The Bookseller

Between 1950 and 1970s, the US and the Soviet Union (USSR) spent millions in an attempt to beat each other into space. The activity, known... Read more
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BookTech pitch-off | Super six start-ups make the cut

By Bec Evans

Co-founder at Prolifiko

Whittling down the entrants to a shortlist of five start-ups to pitch at FutureBook Live proved a tough task—so much so that an additional firm made the cut this year. Read more
Boom time?

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What is the futurebook?

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