Revealed: illustrated Fantastic Beasts cover

Bloomsbury Children's Books has revealed the cover of the illustrated edition of Newt Scamander’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J K Rowling... Read more

Vote now for the Diagram Prize 2017

Vote now for the 2017 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. Read more

Cover design round-up: July 2017

July's book covers showcase a "real breadth of aesthetic", says Danny Arter... Read more

Latest Books News

PRH bags rights to Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who

BBC Books and Penguin Random House Children’s UK have struck a two-series deal with BBC Worldwide to continue their line of Doctor Who publishing.... Read more
Little, Brown promotes 'talented' editorial staff

Little, Brown Book Group has made a series of promotions within its editorial department. Read more
Denise Mina makes Gordon Burn Prize shortlist

Denise Mina’s The Long Drop has made the fiction-heavy Gordon Burn Prize shortlist this year, along with two debuts. Read more
Brookmyre scoops Theakston Crime Novel award

Chris Brookmyre has scooped the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his novel Black Widow (Little, Brown). Read more

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Author Interviews

Lisa Jewell | 'I always wanted to write psychological thrillers'

Nearly 20 years after her début bestseller Ralph’s Party , Lisa Jewell reflects on her long career and her recent move into psychological thrillers. Read more
John Higgs | 'It's a book about being delighted to be British'

At a time in which the British psyche is under interrogation - and a united kingdom may itself be under threat - John Higgs' cross-country... Read more
Kiran Millwood Hargrave | girl power

Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s début novel A Girl of Ink & Stars was a massive success, winning the British Book Awards’ Children’s Book of the Year... Read more
Wizard opens new world to Jo Rowling

On 11th July 1997, The Bookseller interviewed Jo Rowling, then a little-known author, about her first novel - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. To... Read more