YA Book Prize 2021 shortlist revealed; Blackman honoured
The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize has revealed its shortlist for 2021, which includes books by former winner Patrice Lawrence and two début authors, Darren Charlton and Danielle Jawando. Read more
Jonny Duddle's Gigantosaurus: Dino Spot roars into top spot
Jonny Duddle's Gigantosaurus: Dino Spot (Templar) has lumbered into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, leading the 2021 World Book Day tranche... Read more
Picador triumphs in 11-way battle for Rabess debut
Picador has triumphed in an 11-publisher auction for Everything's Fine by debut US author Cecilia Rabess, amid a scramble for rights around the world... Read more
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to publish YA LGBTQ+ romance Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.... Read more
Irish author Edna O’Brien is to be named Commander in the French “Ordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French minister of culture, in recognition of... Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has laid out his budget, announcing £6,000 “restart” grants for shops alongside an extension of furlough and the business rates holiday.
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Comedy writer and actor Daisy May Cooper has written a "wonderful and ultimately uplifting" memoir, Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her, to be released... Read more
Faber has detailed its publicity and marketing for Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, published this week, which features the first ever in-conversation public event... Read more
When we think of the past dreadful year, what is the one activity that defined our lives? Well, aside from the home schooling and working,... Read more