Hachette UK buys premium notebook and diary publisher Paperblanks

Hachette UK has bought Paperblanks, described as the world’s second largest publisher of premium notebooks, journals and diaries, as part of its strategy to expand its portfolio of adjunct businesses. Read more

W H Smith sales hit 85% of 2019 levels after good Christmas trading

W H Smith has reported a "good performance" for the 20-week period to 15th January 2022, with total group revenue at 85% of 2019 levels... Read more

Trade relieved but cautious as government delays decision on UK copyright changes

The government has decided not to change copyright exhaustion laws for the time being following a consultation which led to a campaign by the industry. Read more

McEwan's 'mesmerising' Lessons signed by Cape for September release

Ian McEwan’s “ambitious and mesmerising” new novel Lessons will be published by Jonathan Cape in September. ... Read more
Summersdale swoops for Keel's 'majestic' Swan debut

Summersdale has swooped for Swan – Portrait of a Majestic Bird, from Mythical Meanings to the Modern Day, the “majestic" debut book by Dan Keel. ... Read more
Atlantic bags 'gorgeous' debut from Grudova in two-book deal

Atlantic Books has acquired Camilla Grudova's Children of Paradise, a "stunning" debut novel exploring the lives of cinema workers and sex.... Read more
Pearson profits set to rise 33% as Bird repositions business

Pearson has seen full-year group sales up 8% in 2021 with profits expected to boom by a third, the company revealed in a trading update.... Read more
Scholastic UK snaps up Huberman's magical middle-grade

Scholastic UK has signed middle-grade adventure The Day I Got Trapped in My Brain by scriptwriter, novelist and actor Amy Huberman. ... Read more
HarperCollins snares debut from Crime Junkie podcaster Flowers

HarperCollins has snapped up an "utterly fascinating, twisty tale" debut crime novel from Ashley Flowers, host of the popular true crime podcast "Crime Junkie".... Read more

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Opinion

The bottom line

Dawn Finch Writer and poet

In November 2020 I was one of the authors giving evidence during an inquiry conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Writers Groups (APWG) for their investigation... Read more
Algorithm says no

Richard Charkin Non-executive director of Bonnier Books UK and founder of Mensch Publishing
How much is too much?

Lauren Brown Author
New year cheer

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
YA is leading the way

Andreina Cordani Author

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Author Interviews

Femi Kayode | 'I've gotten a bit frustrated by the Western-model of crime fiction'

Femi Kayode’s début novel, which is based on the real-life lynching of four undergraduates in Nigeria, is the first title in a forthcoming series from... Read more
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn | 'We’re all human and we all go through the same things'

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s irresistibly titled novel will be Viking‘s lead commercial fiction début for 2022 and Netflix has already snapped up TV rights.... Read more
Warsan Shire | 'Poetry is a balm for the heart'

The first full-length poetry collection from Warsan Shire is being hailed as an ‘important cultural moment’ by publisher Chatto. Read more
Sarah Vaughan | 'I am fascinated by why people are willing to put themselves in the public eye'

Sarah Vaughan returns to the corridors of Westminster in a thrilling new story of power plays. Read more