Poetry looms large on Carnegie and Kate Greenaway longlists

A number of poetry titles are in the running for this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards, with titles about Norse myths, suffragettes, mental health and human rights also on the... Read more

HarperCollins signs multi-book deal with Michael Morpurgo

HarperCollins Children's has acquired world rights to four books—two novels, a novella and an illustrated gift title—by Michael Morpurgo... Read more

The Cut Out Girl wins Costa Book of the Year

Bart van Es's biography The Cut Out Girl has won the £30,000 Costa Book of the Year award... Read more

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Canongate grabs Thorn's tale of women in music

Canongate has acquired a second book from singer and author Tracey Thorn, My Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend, about "rock ‘n’ roll love affairs" and female friendship.... Read more
Ebury takes on Dodds' 'thrilling' border conflicts book

Ebury Press has acquired “a thrilling exploration of the border conflicts of tomorrow", entitled Border Wars, by Klaus Dodds, professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway.... Read more
Ellen's adult book snapped up for HQ

HQ has acquired "an epically romantic love story" by YA author Tom Ellen which will be one of its lead title for London Book Fair next... Read more
Baillie Gifford Prize boosts prize money to £50,000 in new sponsorship deal

The Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction has announced a new seven-year sponsorship agreement that will see its prize money boosted to £50,000. Read more

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David Nott | 'Healthcare is seen as a weapon'

Operating on patients in war zones has put David Nott in peril across the globe. His memoir explains why he continues to put himself in... Read more
Hannah Beckerman | 'Those repressed stories will always find their way out'

The new novel by Hannah Beckerman traces the impact of a family secret upon three generations of women. Read more
Clare Hunter | 'Embroidery became her emotional and political representative'

Interweaving stories from her own life with historical examples, Clare Hunter’s non-fiction début reframes needle-work as a powerful and political medium. Read more
Tessa Hadley | 'The domestic parochial is what novels do best'

The seventh novel by Tessa Hadley could see the author, adored by peers but often overlooked by prizes, finally reach a deserved wider readership.... Read more