HarperCollins and Pan Mac won't attend Frankfurt

HarperCollins and Pan Macmillan have said they won't attend Frankfurt Book Fair's physical event, scheduled to take place in October, while other UK publishers and agents say they are... Read more

Callanan calls for pandemic boost for schools and university book budgets

Publishers have all the right materials to help school and university pupils cope with the current disruption to learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic—but more funding is needed to get them... Read more

Booksellers ask for help on returns and promotions ahead of reopening

Publishers need to be flexible on returns and direct readers away from Amazon to help indies get back to business when they start reopening next month, booksellers say. Read more

HarperNonFiction nets 'one of a kind' Neville Southall book

HarperNonFiction has netted a “one-of-a-kind” book from former goalkeeper Neville Southall, exploring mental health in the modern game. Read more
Coronet acquires Adult Virgins Anonymous

Coronet has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Adult Virgins Anonymous, a novel about two 20-something virgins who meet at a support group, by YA writer... Read more
Dolan's Exciting Times optioned for TV after 'highly competitive' auction

Black Bear Pictures has optioned Naoise Dolan's debut novel Exciting Times for television. Read more
At Home with 4 Indies partners with British Book Awards

At Home with 4 Indies—the Facebook Live series spearheaded by four independent bookshops—is back with a new programme for June featuring authors shortlisted for The... Read more
Profile buys material physics book after 'hard-fought' auction

Profile Books will publish an exploration of condensed matter physics, The Physicks of Dirt by Felix Flicker. Read more
HarperCollins and Pan Mac won't attend Frankfurt's physical book fair

HarperCollins and Pan Macmillan have said they won't attend Frankfurt Book Fair's physical event, scheduled to take place in October, while other UK publishers and agents say they are... Read more

Opinion

Lockdown diaries: the agent

By Hayley Steed

Agent at Madeleine Milburn

Agents are often described as friends and therapists as well as a tough negotiators. The former really came into its own when COVID-19 hit. We... Read more
Not now, Barnard

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
Bursting the South Asian literary bubble

Pragya Agarwal Author at Bloomsbury
The academic digital revolution is here... again

Sam Herbert Co-founder at 67 Bricks
Lockdown diary: the literary editor

Federico Andornino Editorial director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Author Interviews

Eloise Williams | 'If it's a good story, wherever it's from, it deserves to be read'

Eloise Williams, Wales’ first Children’s Laureate, discusses her bewitching new novel and bringing books to new readers Read more
Jane Davidson | 'I think some of the best and most exciting ideas come out of small countries'

Jane Davidson, the driving force behind Welsh legislation putting green policy at the heart of government, reveals her motivations Read more
Helen Monks Takhar | 'I started to get really angry about the hate narrative against Millennials in the mainstream press'

The end of catcalls during her jogs caused an unexpected epiphany for journalist-turned-author Helen Monks Takhar. Read more
Simon Stephenson | 'I wanted to write something that had the feel and the scale of the movies that I grew up with'

After a career as a paediatrician and as a screenwriting, Scottish author Simon Stephenson has conjured one of 2020’s feel-good novels ... Read more

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