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

Cornerstone to publish new E L James novel in April

E L James has written a new novel, The Mister, “a Cinderella story for the 21st century”, with Cornerstone publishing globally in April 2019. Read more

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Laura Bates on writing for young adults

Writer and Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates talks to Caroline Carpenter about her first YA novel, The Burning. Read more
Verso Books launches 'bold' fiction imprint

Radical publisher Verso Books is launching its own fiction imprint this September, promising a string of "politically astute" novels. Read more
Fenton joins HQ as head of digital

Bookouture’s Abigail Fenton has joined HQ as head of digital. Read more
Small Island author Andrea Levy dies, aged 62

Andrea Levy, writer of bestselling Windrush generation novel Small Island (Headline), has died from cancer at the age of 62, with the publishing community paying tribute... Read more

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Author Interviews

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
Tim Waterstone | 'It was very cleansing to write, but also to face the ugly stuff'

Philip Jones talks to Tim Waterstone about the founding of his eponymous high street chain and how his early years formed his view of bookselling.... Read more